On Friday, October 16, 1846, only one operation was scheduled at Massachusetts General Hospital. . . .
 That day in Boston, the operation was the routine removal of a growth from a man's neck. But one thing would not be routine: instead of using pulleys, hooks, and belts to subdue a patient writhing in pain, this crucial operation would be the first performed under a general anesthetic. No one knew whether the secret concoction would work. Some even feared it might kill the patient. 
 This engrossing book chronicles what happened that day and during its dramatic aftermath. In a vivid history that is stranger than fiction, Ether Day tells the story of the three men who converged to invent the first anesthesia –– and the war of ego and greed that soon sent all three men spiraling wildly out of control.

Ether Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It

History

Fenster, J.M.

Americas

Harper-perennial

Everyday money: How to manage your money the smart and easy way

Everyday money: How to manage your money the smart and easy way

GuildAmerica Books

Reawaken the passion behind Packard with Automobile Quarterly by appreciating the astute Packard cars, from an 1899 Model A to a 1956 Caribbean. The cars tell the story of the company; color photography and careful research tell the story of each car. The respect commanded by the Packard name has never waned. To see Packard cars in close detail and to know the stories surrounding them is to know why.

Packard: The Pride

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Automobile Quarterly

Reawaken the passion behind Packard with Automobile Quarterly by appreciating the astute Packard cars, from an 1899 Model A to a 1956 Caribbean. The cars tell the story of the company; color photography and careful research tell the story of each car. The respect commanded by the Packard name has never waned. To see Packard cars in close detail and to know the stories surrounding them is to know why.

Packard: The Pride (An Automobile Quarterly Magnificent Marque)

A social history of cheating and how American history -- through real estate, sports, finance, academics, and of course politics -- has had its unfair share of rigged results and widened the margins on its gray areas.Drawing from the intriguing (and sometimes unbelievable) true stories of the lives of everyday Americans, historian Julie M. Fenster traces the history of the weakening of our national ethics through the practice of cheating. From marital infidelity to financial fraud; rigged sports competitions to corruption in politics and the American education system; nuclear weaponry to beauty pageants; hospitals, TV gameshows, and charities; nothing and no one is exempt. And far from being ostracized, cheaters in every sphere continue to survive and even thrive, casting their influence over the rest of our society. And nowhere is this more obvious than in the recent tectonic shift in politics, where a revolution in our collective attitude toward fraudsters has ushered in a new kind of leadership. Part history of an all-American tradition, part dissection of an ongoing national crisis, Cheaters Always Win is irresistible reading -- a smart, sardonic, and scintillating look into the practice that made America what it is today.

Cheaters Always Win: The Story of America

Twelve

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Books by Fenster, J.M.

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Ether Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It

Everyday money: How to manage your money the smart and easy way

Packard: The Pride

Packard: The Pride (An Automobile Quarterly Magnificent Marque)

Cheaters Always Win: The Story of America