ANGEL OF DEATH: THE STORY OF SMALLPOX
Book ID/图书代码： 08296014B74382
English Summary/英文概要： Angel of Death tells a lively and powerful tale: the story of our battle against smallpox, once humankind’s greatest killer, but ultimately the only disease that we have successfully eradicated from the planet. By skilfully weaving together previously neglected voices with the personal experiences of colourful historical figures such as Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Edward Jenner, Gareth Williams breathes life into one of the most exciting success stories in the history of medicine.
Filled with original and engaging insights into the anti-vaccination movement and the alarming unlearned lessons of smallpox, Angel of Death will appeal to all those moved by the thrill of discovery and the individual’s fight against adversity.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《死亡天使》讲述了一个生动有力的故事：是我们与天花斗争的故事，把一度是人类最大杀手的疾病，成功地变成了唯一一个永远从这个星球上根除的疾病。威廉姆斯将之前被否定的声音和多个历史人物，如玛丽•蒙塔古夫人，爱德华詹纳的个人经验巧妙地编织在一起，成就了医学史上最让人兴奋的成功著作之一。
《死亡天使》一书对反对接种疫苗运动有着原始而迷人的洞察力，也讲了关于天花的教训，这让人惊恐，不学而知的疾病。所有会被发现打动的人和那些对抗逆境的个人都会被此书吸引。(YYW)
Awards/获奖情况：2010年年度英国维康信讬书奖入围作品
“该著作生动的写出了天花带给人们的恐惧和人们如何成功用疫苗将其根除的故事，这是在1796年，格洛斯特郡的乡村医生倡导的。这段历史蕴含着十分现代的信息，此书今日关注公共健康的人们的必读之物”—马克•霍顿是BBC电视主播和布里托斯大学考古学教授。
Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2010
’This extraordinary book brings alive the sheer horrors of smallpox and how mankind has managed to wipe it out using vaccination, pioneered by a Gloucestershire country doctor in 1796. This history has a very modern message, and this book needs to be read by everyone interested in public health today.’ - Mark Horton, presenter of BBC TV’s Coast and Professor of Archaeology, University of Bristol
About the Author/作者介绍： 威廉姆斯于1952年生于格拉斯哥，在贝尔法斯特长大，他的英语老师是诗人麦克朗利。
他得过剑桥大学克莱尔学院的公开奖学金，在1977年学医，取得名誉博士学位。
继伦敦和日内瓦的初级职位之后，他于1988年搬去了利物浦，组建了一支研究小组，后来凭借他们对糖尿病和肥胖症的研究成了国际知名的研究小组。1995年，他成了布里斯托尔医学系的教授。2003年8月，他成了那儿的医学系系主任和医学教授，现在致力于医学教育。
姆斯发表了200多篇医学研究论文，大部分是关于糖尿病和肥胖症的，他编辑和创作了20多本医学类书籍。与约翰皮克普共同编著的糖尿病教科书和肥胖症教科书是该领域的优秀教科书，这两本书获得了多个奖项，包括BMA年度书籍奖。他其他没那么严肃的文章包括《关于松鼠坚果的案例研究》和《用巧克力来诊断青春期》都由朋友和他合著。
Gareth Williams was born in Glasgow in 1952 and grew up in Belfast, where he was taught English by the poet Michael Longley.
He won an Open Scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge to read medicine and qualified as a doctor with Honours in 1977.
After junior posts in London and Geneva, he moved to Liverpool in 1988 and built up a research group that became internationally renowned for its work on diabetes and obesity. He became a Professor of Medicine in 1995. From 2003-8, he was Dean of Medicine in Bristol and remains there as Professor of Medicine, now focusing on medical education.
Gareth has published about 200 scientific papers, mostly on diabetes and obesity, and edited or written over 20 medical books. The Textbook of Diabetes and Handbook of Diabetes (both with John Pickup) are leading texts in the field and have won several prizes, including BMA Book of The Year. His less serious articles include a case report on Squirrel Nutkin and the use of chocolates to diagnose puberty - both of which have dogs as co-authors.
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