Charlatan: The Fraudulent Life of John Brinkley
Author(s): Pope Brock
This is the enormously entertaining story of how a fraudulent surgeon made a fortune by inserting goats' testes into impotent American men.
So-called 'Doctor' John Brinkley became a world renowned authority on sexual rejuvenation in the 1920s, with famous politicians and even royalty asking for his services. His nemesis was Dr Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, but it took him fifteen years to destroy Brinkley in a dramatic courtroom showdown. In the meantime, despite mounting evidence that his quack treatments killed many patients, Brinkley became a millionaire.
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An outrageous story of medical fraud, greed and sex treatment The rise and fall of the most successful 'quack doctor' of all time A page-turning, character-led narrative of eye-watering entertainment CHARLATAN has recieved fantastic reviews: 'Mr Brock describes with suitable bounce and sardonic gusto what Brinkley got away with. If it is only half-true, he is still a mouth-opening monument to American credulity' Daily Mail 'CHARLATAN is a superbly crafted and enthralling account of the life and times of an imposter' Financial Times 'A rollicking, funny, brilliantly readable book' Mail on Sunday 'One of the pleasures of Brock's joyful romp is the skill with which he locates Brinkley in his place and time' Sunday Telegraph 'In this very funny biography, Brock describes how Brinkley got rich on goat gonads' Daily Telegraph
"The story of Brinkley, a man of many parts and all of them devious, is told in this enthralling book that captures the period as well as the man" HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
A former staff writer at GQ, Pope Brock has written for ROLLING STONE, ESQUIRE, LIFE, TALK and THE SUNDAY TIMES
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.246
- : 05 February 2009
- : 198mm X 129mm X 21mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Pope Brock
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 615.856092
- : 344
- : Illustrations, ports.
