Author : Vince Staten
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Part history, part folklore, this collection of marvelous anecdotes and curious facts--from the author of "Did Monkeys Invent the Monkey Wrench?"--takes a witty look at the drugstore, capturing all the sights, sounds, and smells of this rapidly disappearing symbol of small-town charm.
Author : Truman Lastinger
Publisher :
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 19,23 MB
Release : 2014-12-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781610055451
Life turns on small moments, those innocuous events that appear like nothing but grow into something far more lasting, and Truman Lastinger is no different. Born into a sharecropper's family in rural Georgia, Truman had no expectation of leaving his hometown or going to college--that was not the life of a sharecropper's son--but then a local pharmacist took an interest in his future and Truman flipped a coin to meet a girl. Two small events combined to change his life--transporting him from the farm to his own pharmacy.Truman collects these moments and memories that have guided his life from a little boy hitting a flaming baseball to a pharmacist fighting for his community's right to health. In turn, this autobiography, Farming to Pharmacy: Memories of a Sharecropper's Son, recounts not only his story, but the story of the rural South, of hardships imposed on the unsuspecting, of communities struggling together, and of families surviving through the absurd, tragic, and jubilant realities of daily life.
Author : Bob Zebroski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,37 MB
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1317413318
Pharmacy has become an integral part of our lives. Nearly half of all 300 million Americans take at least one prescription drug daily, accounting for $250 billion per year in sales in the US alone. And this number doesn't even include the over-the-counter medications or health aids that are taken. How did this practice become such an essential part of our lives and our health? A Brief History of Pharmacy: Humanity's Search for Wellness aims to answer that question. As this short overview of the practice shows, the search for well-being through the ingestion or application of natural products and artificially derived compounds is as old as humanity itself. From the Mesopotamians to the corner drug store, Bob Zebroski describes how treatments were sought, highlights some of the main victories of each time period, and shows how we came to be people who rely on drugs to feel better, to live longer, and look younger. This accessible survey of pharmaceutical history is essential reading for all students of pharmacy.
Author : Vince Staten
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2000-10
Category : Drugstores
ISBN : 0684854333
The author recreates the array of salves, patent medicines, and mysterious lotions packed on drugstore shelves, and brings to life the pharmacist who explained it all.
Author : Vince Staten
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0743269454
Chicken soup for the baseball lover's soul -- the inimitable Vince Staten takes you out to the ol' ballgame and answers all the baseball questions your dad hoped you wouldn't ask.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1296 pages
File Size : 25,18 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Pharmacy
ISBN :
Author : P. T. Elliott
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1466871970
Wondering what to do with all those oil drums in your yard? Does a lack of funds inspire you to race lawnmowers instead of cars, or enter cow-chip-tossing contests instead of bridge tournaments? Ever invite friends over for a fancy dinner only to realize that you're flat broke and fresh out of groceries? Look no further... P. T. Elliott and E. M. Lowry's Cracker Ingenuity is the ultimate guide to making something out of nothing - a testament to the universal truth that there's more to life than money. Herein you'll find the recipes, instructions, anecdotes, and advice of the masters who have managed not only to get by on hardly a dime, but to have a great time while doing so - from monster truck rallies to state fairs and from high rise trailer parks to four star "troats" (trailer boats).
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Pharmacy
ISBN :
Author : Vince Staten
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 10,61 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0743233840
The All-American game is highlighted in a collection of offbeat baseball lore, from player's tales and statistical delights to crazy groundskeepers and famous onlookers, humorously recounted by author during a day at the ballpark with his son.
Author : Bill Mathis
Publisher : Rogue Phoenix Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1624205437
Shaw Skogman, a taciturn, successful farmer, erupts and attempts to kill his wife and son by firing a shotgun at them. Shaw ends up with a severe leg wound but chooses to die rather than accept a lifesaving amputation. His wife and family learn more shocking things about him as they discover the separate life he led in plain sight. Elderly farmers and their spouses died. Was it of natural causes? How did he acquire so much land? What was the relationship between him and Melvin, his nervous right-hand man? Shaw’s first wife committed suicide—or did she? What roles do a gay undertaker, a closeted sheriff, and two gay teens play in discovering the answers? Finally, what secrets did his second wife have?
