Paul Craddock is Honorary Senior Research Associate in the Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences at UCL Medical School in London. His PhD explored how transplants have for centuries invited reflection on human identity, a subject on which he has also lectured internationally. Spare Parts, which won a Special Commendation from the Royal Society of Literature, is his first book.
A fascinating book
*Daily Mail*
Compelling
*The Sunday Times*
The charm of Spare Parts comes from situating these landmarks in a
wider history of ideas
*Spectator*
A thrilling and often terrifying ride through transplantation and
the theories and techniques that made it possible . . .
tantalizing
*The New York Times*
Anyone interested in the history of surgery will find much to amaze
and startle in Paul Craddock's Spare Parts: A Surprising History of
Transplants
*Independent*
Excellent . . . Much has been written about this subject, but with
Spare Parts Paul Craddock has achieved something unique: a serious,
entertaining and thoroughly researched work that usefully sets the
history of transplantation in the context of the evolution of ideas
about the human body
*TLS*
Craddock combines meticulous scholarship with wry wit in lucid
prose which is all the more powerful for being understated . . .
Spare Parts is a triumph
*Roger Kneebone, author of 'Expert'*
I read Spare Parts with my mouth open, my eyes popping and my brain
fizzing. It's a fascinating exploration of just how far humans will
go to stay on the right side of death. I can't think of any other
book whose pages will make you laugh, gasp, grimace and wince.
Spare Parts is a triumph of medical story-telling
*Michael Brooks, author of 'The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook' and
'Science(ish)'*
This is a fascinating and sure-footed exploration of the medical,
historical and mythological landscape in which humans use parts
from each other to make themselves whole. With compassion and
insight, Paul Craddock elucidates vital questions about what it
means to be human and to realise our dreams of survival
*Dr Emily Mayhew, author of 'Wounded' and 'The Four Horsemen'*
This is a captivating and absorbing read that surprises on every
page whether it be from prosthetic noses of the 16th Century to
modern day bio-printing and stem cell technology
*Professor Dame Sue Black, author of 'All That Remains'*
Paul Craddock's book is a veritable tour de force, a tantalising
journey through human efforts in understanding science, medicine,
personal beliefs and ourselves over the past centuries . . .Packed
with stories which bring to life the personalities, the heroes and
villains, and, with benefit of hindsight, the sometime frankly
incredulous ideas, we get a unique and inspiring tapestry of events
. . . A thoroughly good read
*Barry Fuller, Professor of Surgical Sciences at UCL Medical
School*
This compelling and impeccably researched history of transplant
surgery puts you right at the heart of the gruesome action. An
enthralling read
*Richard Hollingham, author of 'Blood and Guts'*
A riveting journey through the story of anatomical alchemy, Spare
Parts is a fascinating read filled with adventure, delight and
surprise
*Rahul Jandial, surgeon and author of 'Life on a Knife’s Edge'*
Spare Parts is such a pleasure to read, filled with so many
fascinating characters and stories that seem almost too crazy to be
real; I found myself chuckling, shaking my head and yet proud to be
a part of this field. This is a must read for anyone that has ever
been touched by transplantation or the gift of donation, a book
that makes us proud of our macabre past and excited about what can
only be a limitless future
*Josh D Mezrich, author of 'How Death Becomes Life'*
Stuffed with eccentric characters and questionable experiments,
this is a joyful romp through a fascinating slice of medical
history
*Wendy Moore, author of 'The Knife Man'*
A perfect blend of history, science and humanity on a thrilling
journey around old and new parts of the human body
*Matt Morgan, author of 'Critical'*
Spare Parts uncovers the gripping birth of sharing body parts, and
significantly, tells us all of our current 'good ideas and
innovations' have been thought of and tested already - we are
simply adding to the mix. This visceral book offers us an
unparalleled historical treatise, as the world of complex
transplantation continues to unravel and change
*Daniel Saleh, award-winning consultant plastic and reconstructive
surgeon*
With curious and clinical precision ... Craddock raises questions
about how we relate to one another, what stories we choose to
privilege and who gets to tell them
*Irish Times*
By turns delightful and disturbing, even the most seasoned of
medical history buffs will be astonished by Spare Parts. A
thoroughly engrossing read that I couldn't put down. Hit that order
button -- you won't regret it
*Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art*
An accessible and wide-ranging account . . . Amid the toe-curling
descriptions of vivisected dogs and doomed trial runs at
human-to-human tooth transplants are hopeful and inspiring accounts
of how farmers and embroiderers shared their knowledge with medical
practitioners . . . Thoroughly researched and appealingly
digressive, this fascinating medical and cultural history sheds
light on what it means to be human
*Publishers Weekly*
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