My Kindle library holds a multitude of "science" books aimed at a lay audience. Dr Harris's Surgery: The Ultimate Placebo is one of the more successful. In terms of audience, it credits its readers with intelligence. Harris, more than most writers in the genre, struggles to make understandable concepts and techniques we would normally never have to wrap our minds around. But academically he feels he has to present them and convince us of their legitimacy. In this case
statistically. The detail is comprehensible but OMG boring. Harris at least succeeds better than most. To be "popular" does not mean he has to justify himself to his peers. Usually there are peer-reviewed papers for this. Making radical ideas clear to the great unwashed is a rare gift in its own right which few have. It requires time and dedication and not the thin sneers we so often see in the academic community. Harris tries truly hard - and succeeds. It could be shorter and punchier, treading on a few toes. But there you go! - John.Stackhouse
Flip to back
Flip to front
Save on selected Bestselling Children's books.
Includes Bluey, Peter Rabbit, Spot, Peppa Pig, Roald Dahl and more. Click to explore.
Customers who bought this item also bought
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Save on selected Bestselling Children's books.
Includes Bluey, Peter Rabbit, Spot, Peppa Pig, Roald Dahl and more. Click to explore.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Customer reviews
Review this product
Top reviews from other countries
Lisa
One of the most important books this century for patients and clinicians
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2016Verified Purchase
MISS RACHEL A SMITH
One Star
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2018Verified Purchase
Vicente Ruiz Garcia
La MBE y la cirugia parece que no casan mucho
Reviewed in Spain on 23 August 2019Verified Purchase
Italiano Gianluca
Obbligatorio leggerlo
Reviewed in Italy on 10 October 2016Verified Purchase
Fernando Marco
Una visión diferente de la cirugia
Reviewed in Spain on 21 November 2019Verified Purchase
