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The Common Touch by J H Leavesley - 1985: A Doctor's Diverting Look at Fourteen Famous Patients
by J H Leavesley
The Common Touch: A Doctor's Diverting Look at Fourteen Famous Patients
by J H Leavesley
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Dr Jim Leavesley, a medical practitioner from Perth, Western Australia, broadcast a series of programs on ABC Radio's The Body Program, dealing with the illnesses of some famous patients. His entertaining accounts of these men and women from the past have been gathered together in this book which looks at how the patients dealt with their ailments and the way they affected the course of history.
The patients are Joan of Arc • Henry VIII • George III • Mozart • Beethoven • Nelson • Florence Nightingale • Napoleon • Lady Flora Hastings • Abraham Lincoln • Van Gogh • Franklin D Roosevelt • Winston Churchill and J F Kennedy.
Dr Jim Leavesley, a medical practitioner from Perth, Western Australia, broadcast a series of programs on ABC Radio's The Body Program, dealing with the illnesses of some famous patients. His entertaining accounts of these men and women from the past have been gathered together in this book which looks at how the patients dealt with their ailments and the way they affected the course of history.
The patients are Joan of Arc • Henry VIII • George III • Mozart • Beethoven • Nelson • Florence Nightingale • Napoleon • Lady Flora Hastings • Abraham Lincoln • Van Gogh • Franklin D Roosevelt • Winston Churchill and J F Kennedy.
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- ISBN 10 0006367143
- ISBN 13 9780006367147
- Publisher Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Place of Publication Sydney
- Date Published 1985
- Keywords leavesley, common, touch, doctor, famous, patients, medical, historical, true, story, ailment, history, joan, arc, henry, george, mozart, beethoven, nelson, florence nightingale, napoleon, flora hastings, abraham lincoln, van gogh, franklin roosevelt, win
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What Killed Jane Austen? : And Other Medical Mysteries
by Biro, George, Leavesley, J. H
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- 9780752459103 / 0752459104
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SIMULATED EFFECTS OF OIL-SHALE DEVELOPMENT ON THE HYDROLOGY OF PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO: PROFESSIONAL PAPER 908
by Weeks, John B., George H. Leavesley, Frank A. Welder, and George J. Saulnier, Jr
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Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1974. Soft cover. The hydrology of the oil-shale-rich area is described and digital watershed and pround-water models are used to simulate the hydrologic system. 84 pages with maps, graphs, tables and references, plus the folded map in the rear pocket. Bound in original gray stiff paper covers lettered in black. Small date stamp and numbers on the front cover. A very good plus copy.
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Mystique, Magic and Medicine. The Healing Art of Ancient Times
by Leavesley, J H
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- 9780642527646 / 0642527644
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Sydney: ABC Enterprises, 1987. 108pp, bw ills. Or card covers. Minor rubbing, spine a bit scuffed and slightly faded. The fourth book based on the author's ABC RAdio programs this volume traces the passage of medicine from pre-history to the classical period of Greece and Rome.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 8vo.
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A Mixed Medical Bag: a Doctor Looks at Past and Present Quirks and Idiosyncracies
by Leavesley, J H
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- 9780642529848 / 0642529841
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Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1985. 128 pages, Remainder marker line on the lower page edges. Paperback. Essays from talks given on ABC radio programs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.
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Potions and Panaceas Physicians and Prophets - Medicine in the Bible the Talmud The Koran and the Vedas
by Leavesley, J H
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Paperback.
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Potions And Panaceas : Physicians And Prophets
by J.H. Leavesley
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- 9780733300349 / 0733300340
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ABC Enterprises, Australia, 1990. Softcover. Good. Softcover. 103 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: ABC Enterprises, Australia, 1990. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Page edges slightly foxed. Minor edgewear to covers. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Medicine & Health; ISBN: 0733300340. ISBN/EAN: 9780733300349. Inventory No: 12082004.. 9780733300349
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A Mixed Medical Bag : A Doctor Looks at Past and Present Quirks and Idiosyncracies
by Leavesley, J. H
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Georgetown, South Australia, Australia
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Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1985. some wear to covers, otherwise book clean and tight.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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