* Plague-Busters! is chock full of awesomely appalling medical history that is sure to delight audiences, and possibly even spark interest for some future pathologists. * Shelf Awareness, starred review, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! * * Engaging, informative, but also gross. * SLJ Reviews, starred review, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! * Fans of Albee's Poison will feel right at home with this darkly comedic piece of nonfiction. * The Horn Book, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! * A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days. * Kirkus Reviews, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! * An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . . . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists. * Booklist, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! * * Meticulously researched and compulsively readable. * Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER * * An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER * This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . . . What a triumph. * Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER * Atmospheric . . . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination. * Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART *
