A humorous look at how people have been caring for their teeth since biblical times explores how the painful, sometimes fatal procedures of the past have developed into the high-tech protocols of today

The Excruciating History of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & Oral Oddities from Babylon to Braces

Wynbrandt, James

Health, Fitness & Dieting

St Martins Pr

For those on both sides of the dreaded dentist's chair, James Wynbrandt has written a witty, colorful, and richly informative history of the art and science of dentistry. To all of those dental patients whose whine rises in tandem with that of the drill, take note: You would do well to stifle your terror and instead offer thanks to Apollonia, the patron saint of toothache sufferers, that you face only fleeting discomfort rather than the disfiguring distress, or slow agonizing death oft meted out by dental-care providers of the past. The transition from yesterday's ignorance, misapprehension, and superstition to the enlightened and nerve-deadened protocols of today has been a long, slow, and very painful process.
For example, did you know that: *Among the toothache remedies favored by Pierre Fauchard, the father of dentistry, was rinsing the mouth liberally with one's own urine. *George Washington never had wooden teeth. However, his chronic dental problems may have impacted the outcome of the American Revolution. *Soldiers in the Civil War needed at least two opposing front teeth to rip open powder envelopes. Some men called up for induction had their front teeth extracted to avoid service. *Teeth were harvested from as many as fifty thousand corpses after the Battle of Waterloo, a huge crop later used for dentures and transplants that became known as "Waterloo Teeth."

St. Martin's: Griffin

Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry

Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry., to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue. In a series of interviews with Neeleman's friends, associates, and high-ranking officials in both business and aviation, this books tells the store of Neeleman and explores the rules of success he both lives and builds his companies by.

Business & Money

Biography & History

wiley

Executive Retirement Management: A Manager's Guide to the Planning and Implementation of a Successful Retirement

Leedy, Jack J.

Management & Leadership

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An extremely important U.S. ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is a mysterious land to most Americans, who may know it only as the place where Islam originated and Islamic fundamentalism is a powerful force. In recent years, the relationship between the governments of the United States and Saudi Arabia has created a need and desire for a greater understanding of Saudi Arabia among Western students and general readers alike. A language barrier and the closed nature of the Saudi Arabian society have done little to invite or ease open inquiry to all but trained academics and linguists. A Brief History of Saudi Arabia redresses the lack of suitable references to this unique and important country and offers a balanced, informed perspective on its long history.

A Brief History of Saudi Arabia

History

Middle East

Traces the history of Saudi Arabia, from its pre-Islamic origins, through the rise of the House of Saud, to issues facing the country today.

A Brief History Of Saudi Arabia

Gerges, Fawaz A.

Checkmark Books

A Brief History of Pakistan

Pakistan has assumed strategic importance on the world stage, acting as both a linchpin in the global war on terrorism and a swing state in the conflict between democracy and dictatorship, and between Islamic and secular rule. How did it come to occupy such a position, and what are the historical precedents for its present course?

Presents the major events, people, and traditions that have shaped Pakistan. This title includes coverage on the The land and its people; The Indus Valley Civilization; The Vedic Age in Pakistan; The Mogul Period; British rule; The struggle for independence; Partition; Civilian and military rule; and, Islamization of Pakistan.

Asia

Offers lay readers and professionals alike a reference to congenital disorders and birth defects. This volume contains more than 1,000 entries, appendixes providing tables of statistics and directories of service and support groups, and an introductory history of human genetics.

The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects, Third Edition (Library of Health and Living)

Ludman, Mark D

Diseases & Physical Ailments

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The Excruciating History of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & Oral Oddities from Babylon to Braces

The Excruciating History of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & Oral Oddities from Babylon to Braces

Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry

Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry

Executive Retirement Management: A Manager's Guide to the Planning and Implementation of a Successful Retirement

A Brief History of Saudi Arabia

A Brief History Of Saudi Arabia

A Brief History of Pakistan

A Brief History of Pakistan

The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects, Third Edition (Library of Health and Living)