AMAZING STORIES OF SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Rarely does an author have the gift for spanning the divide between science, medicine and storytelling, but Forrest Maready has found his voice within this exploding genre. A masterful storyteller, Maready is able to explain complex medical and scientific phenomenon simply, often woven within the fabric of a human-sized account. Like Erik Larson or Candice Millard, Maready dives deep into historical literature in search of the interesting, the obscure, and the frightening–all in an attempt to inform and educate the reader. Maready’s works read more like detective thrillers—short chapters, fast-paced action, often with a stunning conclusion that will surprise the most astute student.

But that is not all. Maready employs his prescient scientific mind to propose the answers to many of medicine’s greatest riddles. Why did epidemic polio suddenly appear in the 1890s and disappear in the early 1950s? Why are people with neurological injuries so often left-handed? Why did food allergies suddenly appear in the 1930s? On and on his inquisitive mind takes the reader—a journey full of possibilities and answers to questions that have stumped the greatest scientific minds for decades. If you have a weekend to spare, grab a Maready book and get prepared to be entertained and enlightened!