Pox: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis
£7.72
A Pox on You If You Don t Read this Book! - Pox on you if you don t read this book!, March 2, 2003Reviewer: Areader from Las Vegas, NV USAThis is the best book I have read this year, and probably the best book Ihave read in five years. Not only is the information critical forunderstanding a number of historical personages, but Hayden s writing isstimulating. Her words work their way through your system the samecompelling way syphilis worked its way through such a huge portion of thepopulation until the development of penicillin. That is, her message can tbe ignored. The need for society to put syphilis in the closet is surelyas strong a statement as the impact of the infection itself on genius,madness, and creativity. Given its unusual subject matter, this is adetective book that is hard to put down once you start it.