THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT Roger Maltby Professor of Anaesthesia, University of Calgary, Canada £29.95,  978-1-85315-512-3,  240pp,  Paperback,  June 2002 Winner of First Prize in the Basis of Medicine category, BMA Medical Book Competition 2003, and the Anesthesia History Association's David M. Little Prize

Reviews
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 2003
I found Roger Maltby's book a pleasure to read, invariably informative, nicely illustrated, and well edited. It should find a place in the libraries of all anaesthesia departments and medical schools.

Student BMJ
For wannabe anaesthetists who would like some background on their aspirations this is a must. For the rest of us, this can definitely be something that is entertaining to dip into.

Medical Sciences History, Volume 18, 2002
The short biographies are well written and by reading them it is possible to put flesh on the bare bones of history. Many of the names are still alive and some are still practising anaesthetists. There is a wealth of information in these concise biographies.

British Journal of Anaesthesia
It is imaginative in concept and successful in execution. Buy it, dip into it, and enjoy it.

George Biro, The Newsletter of the Australian Society for the History of Medicine
you do not have to be an anaesthetist to enjoy sampling it

Reader's Review
[I] was riveted…read it from cover to cover. It is beautifully printed. I have no doubt it will raise the profile of our specialty – what a brilliant idea.

Journal of Medical Biography, 2003
It is an interesting and valuable volume, which should be housed on the shelves of every hospital anaesthetic department… this handbook is easy to dip into as light relief between cases, when preparing for case sessions and while revising for examinations!

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, December 2002
Maltby has filled a gap in anaesthetic literature…a very readable text.

Retired Fellows Newsletter, December 2002
This volume contains much valuable and carefully researched information for the medical historian, besides being a fascinating read for general readers, whether medical or non-medical.

Anaesthesia & Analgesia, 2003
fascinating personal descriptions…I commend it to old and young anaesthesiologists.

European Academy of Anaesthesiology Newsletter
a fascinating read…one of the residents at the reviewer's hospital was so overwhelmed by the entertaining nature of the book that…he promptly ordered a copy for himself.

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Well written and fully illustrated…It provides information that is always interesting…no one could read this book without learning something [it] deserves a place in all departmental libraries.

European Academy of Anaesthesiology
A fascinating read.

Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association
Richly illustrated…a pleasure to read.

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