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By Miguel A. Faria, Jr. 403 pp. Macon, Ga., Hacienda, 1994. $41.95. ISBN 0-9641077-0-8.

How is one to describe a book in which chapter 1 begins with the words "In the beginning . . ." and that then proceeds to discuss, in 32 chapters, the history of humanity and the development of medicine and medical ethics — up to, and including, the ill-fated Clinton health plan? The book has been written by a practicing neurosurgeon with wide-ranging interests. Its sweep through history is demonstrated by the 30 photographic plates of such mythological and historical figures as Osiris, Hippocrates, and Vesalius. The political leanings of the author, who escaped Cuba at the age of 13, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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