In the Kingdom of the Sick : A Social History of Chronic Illness in America (Hardcover)

from DavidWineberg

Can I get an ounce of respect with that? You have to take Kingdom of the Sick for what it is – a cry of frustration. If you're looking for answers, you won't find them. If you're looking for breakthroughs, you won't find them. If you're looking for reinforcement that you are not alone, there's ...

from billsearth

The author does a very good job guiding the reader through the social history of illness. The author references many books, studies, and experts, up to forty per chapter so the content is pretty factual and well researched. In comparing this book to her previous book, I enjoyed the earlier book a...

from NTE

Let me first say, that it's complicated for me to talk about this book, particularly in any sort of unbiased way, since I'm in it. Quite a bit, actually: Over the course of the last four years, Laurie's been interviewing me, and asking me a bunch of thoughtful, challenging, questions - both speci...

from NTE

Let me first say, that it's complicated for me to talk about this book, particularly in any sort of unbiased way, since I'm in it. Quite a bit, actually: Over the course of the last four years, Laurie's been interviewing me, and asking me a bunch of thoughtful, challenging, questions - both speci...