Books by Dirk Wittenborn
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review 1: Pharmakon is a fascinating look at the beginnings of America's huge dependence on mood aids as well as the inner workings of early drug trials. Each of the family members was unique in their own way and very well developed. I agree with other readers that the first half of the...
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review 1: I loved, loved, loved this book!! Wow--what can I say!! This novel portrayed a look at a family in the 1950s whose father was into psychopharmacology. He was involved in an experiment with a fellow female researcher when a test subject went off the deep end and it lead to a catas...
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review 1: I enjoyed this well-written book about a US family in the 50s and 60s, and how their lives are affected by the then booming "pill-popping" culture, and the never-ending search for "happiness". At times, the book is depressing, at times you see yourself or family members in the c...