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Speaking of non-fiction, I forgot to include this one in my recommendation list:
Charlatan: America’s Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Really fascinating and interesting look at a bizarre part of American history, which is actually not all that long ago when you think about it. It’s especially fascinating to read about how many things we take for granted today about politicking and advertising and radio, and the rise of the AMA as a powerful force in medicine, and in some ways the legitimization of the medical profession itself, that the author argues can be traced back to this charlatan and the man who chased him.
If you read only one book about a man who got rich implanting goat testicles into people, read this one. Or Wuthering Heights. (It’s subtle, but it’s there.)