description: " Praise for The Devil's Doctor Brilliant... This prodigiously learned volume can only reinforce Ball's reputation as one of our most versatile and gripping science writers. John Carey " ( Sunday Times )"Stirring and fascinating reading... This is a remarkable piece of work, entertaining and edifying in a way in which so few biographies are. Niall Griffiths " ( Telegraph )"'This biography is a study of a culture as well as of a man, and in analysing the life and thought of Paracelsus, Ball brings to light a largely forgotten phase of human understanding. It is a considerable achievement.' Peter Ackroyd " ( The Times )"[A] wonderfully rich biography... Inspiring and important.'" ( Guardian )" Praise for Critical Mass : 'This is a wide-ranging and dazzlingly informed book. I can promise you'll be amazed.' Bill Bryson " ( Daily Express )
language: English
title: Devil's Doctor
titlecomplete: Devil's Doctor
genres: Chemistry, Medicine, History Of Medicine, Biography, Science, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Alchemy, History, Religion
ratings_count: 275
publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux