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"A thoughtful account of the rise, fall, and subsequent rise again of thalidomide's fortunes." -- Richard Horton, editor of "The Lancet," in "The New York Review of Books." In this riveting medical detective story, Trent Stephens and Rock Brynner recount the history of thalidomide, from... read more

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The birth of Utopia in the 1950s proclaimed an era of new dreams.

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  1. Rock Brynner (Author)
  2. Trent D. Stephens

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0738204048
Page Count: 208

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