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Do books put you to sleep? Not this one.....
Posted by newsman on August 11, 2004 at 19:27:27:
Of all the books that have ever put me to sleep after page one, The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat is one that didn't....
A complete and pleasant surprise, with author Eric Lax somehow turning history (the discovery of penicillin and how it was turned into one of the world's greatest wonder drugs) into a page-turning mystery of monumental satisfaction to the reader. What an achievement !