Reviews

"Markel creates rich portraits of men who shared, as he writes of Freud, a 'particular constellation of bold risk taking, emotional scar tissue, and psychic turmoil.'"
--"The New Yorker"
"Terrific . . . This rich, engrossing book reminds us of the strangeness of even heroic destinies."
--Richard Rayner, "Los Angeles Times"

"[A] rich, revelatory new book . . . . [Markel is] a careful writer and a tireless researcher, and as a trained physician himself, Markel is able to pronounce on medical matters with firmness and authority."
--Lev Grossman, "TIME"
"[An] incisive--and often damning--story of the "miracle drug cocaine.." . . Elegantly subversive . . . . The author's insights and analytical skills make "An Anatomy of Addiction" an irresistible cautionary tale"
--Deborah Blum, "The Wall Street Journal"
"A splendid history. . . [Markel is a] fluent, incisive and often subtly funny writer."
--Michael Sragow, "The Baltimore Sun "
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