--- product_id: 51024790 title: "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything" brand: "lydia kangnate pedersen" price: "VT7731" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51024790-quackery-a-brief-history-of-the-worst-ways-to-cure store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything **Brand:** lydia kangnate pedersen **Price:** VT7731 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by lydia kangnate pedersen - **How much does it cost?** VT7731 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51024790-quackery-a-brief-history-of-the-worst-ways-to-cure) ## Best For - lydia kangnate pedersen enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted lydia kangnate pedersen brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything ## Images ![Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91M0NaK8FdL.jpg) ![Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1TeU2C6kyL.jpg) ![Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91VU5ilCcCL.jpg) ![Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91k3FRqImxL.jpg) ![Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91xo0l+cvOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hilariously written, easy, FUN read! *by E***E on May 4, 2023* LOVED this book. The writing is so entertaining, and so many fun facts included for those of us who enjoy non-fiction. I can’t tell you how many times I <> laughed out loud (or snorted) reading this! LOLing is A little awkward on early morning or late night flights, but totally worth it. I would often have to read my friends/family passages of it because they were so *golden*. ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT and have been recommending it to all my friends! Was going to lend it to my dad who has a medical background but I’m just going to buy him a copy instead so I don’t have to give up my copy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a gold mine of information *by T***R on November 21, 2017* As a medical professional, I have read many books about quackery and have even published some articles about the subject, and this is the best one I have ever read. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything is well illustrated, covers most every well-known example, and is very well written by a qualified medical doctor. I was surprised how many quacks and the persons they fooled were highly educated professionals and university professors. The author even covers the putative cold-water cure that fooled the famous popularizer of evolution, Charles Darwin (p. 173-179). My only concern was Dr. Albert Abrams, who graduated from a world renowned medical school at age 19. Was he fooled in the Scientific American exposure of his radionics scam that made him very rich by the blood of a Guinea pig, as Dr. Kang claimed on page 311, or a rock roster, as another source claimed. Abrams was led to believe that the source was a human, and diagnosed the client as having a very human disease. This event ended up exposing his scam. Another issue was the very small and hard to read type face. Nonetheless, the book was a gold mine of information. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A light-hearted, quick, and fun read, but in need of an update. *by J***L on May 26, 2025* This a good overview of bad medicine and the charlatans that prosletyzed them. There is a lot of good material to learn, and my only two gripes are that it had gone into more depth and discussed more bad medicines, but then already hefty 490 pages would easily be over 1000. My second minor gripe is the tone gets a bit too sparky and on-the-nose. The quips, asides, and light joking make this book very approachable, but it also comes across as too much when it occurs every third paragraph, sometimes more. However, this is a good read for people interested in the subject.I would be interested in an updated version that covers the covid era. "Quackery" oftens treats the best medicine, up to World War 2, sometimes beyond, but we all know that quackery still exists in the modern age, right ivermectin? ## Frequently Bought Together - Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything - Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases - The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51024790-quackery-a-brief-history-of-the-worst-ways-to-cure](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/51024790-quackery-a-brief-history-of-the-worst-ways-to-cure) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*