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Wonder DrugCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780008295707 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2024 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Description: Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non Fiction The shocking, never before told story of Americas thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She was the first victim of the notorious thalidomide epidemic. There would be over 10,000 more across 46 countries. For
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9780008295707
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-Fiction
The shocking, never-before-told story of America’s thalidomide victims
In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She was the first victim of the notorious thalidomide epidemic. There would be over 10,000 more across 46 countries.
For years the world believed the United States had avoided the catastrophe. After Frances Kelsey at the Food and Drug Administration became suspicious of the dangers of thalidomide in 1960, she led a successful fight to block its commercial approval.
But now, having probed government and corporate archives and interviewed hundreds of key players, Jennifer Vanderbes reveals a darker truth that lay buried for decades. The toxic sedative ostensibly ‘never sold’ in America was widely distributed for over five years under the guise of clinical trials, reaching hundreds of pregnant women. Scores of American babies were, in fact, born with birth defects likely caused by the drug.
Wonder Drug gives a voice to these hidden victims of the twentieth century’s biggest medical scandal, shedding light on the deceptive practices of Big Pharma that still endanger lives around the world today.
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★★★★★ 5
Great !
Format: Paperback
A great book, I’d recommend it to others ! The book came in good condition as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Outstanding Book
Format: Paperback
Great book, a classic that seems more timely now than ever! First read Dr Akbar’s book years ago and bought this updated edition to replace the copy someone borrowed & never returned (another sign of a good book when they don’t get returned). So glad to have this new copy to revisit the deep wisdom and insights Dr Akbar lays out. He explains the painful & persistent psychological & sociological chains of slavery clearly and irrefutably. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to better understand why it’s so hard to heal the terrible wounds of slavery — even today, even generations past physical shackles....
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Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Quick & Informative Read
Format: Paperback
I only called it a “quick read” because when I get warped in a book, I lose track of time. This is one of those books.
Quite an easy read.
Recently Purchased the other books that were recommended with this one.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2024
★★★★★ 5
A great read
Format: Paperback
A must read
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Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Life altering
Format: Paperback
I really read this book because it was assigned to me in my co-African-American religion class at Merritt College in Oakland, California. In 2018. This book actually inspired me to change my diet which altered my life forever. I’m really glad that I read i. This is a must read
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025