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To Sam O’Brien, our editor, and the rest of the brilliant team at Workman—thank you for finding a home for Quackery, and making it polish up to a high shine. This was seriously fun. Seriously weird sometimes, but seriously fun.
A very special thanks to the librarians and staff at the University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Library of Medicine. John Schleicher provided a wonderful tour through the historical archives. Mary Helms paved the way there and has been so supportive of this project. Cameron Boettcher shared some amazing photos with us. And to all the librarians who searched out the article requests for things that included “cannibalism” and “arsenic poisoning”—thank you for not calling the Police Department.
Lydia Kang
To my best friend and partner in life, Bernie Su, who worked as my unpaid editor and consultant. To my children—thanks for never freaking out when I yelped out random, bizarre things during the writing of this manuscript. To Dr. Chang-Wuk Kang, and my brother, Dr. Richard Kang, you both embody grace, the intelligence, and strength in your work and lives. To my mom, Kyong-Ja, who never stops looking out for me—love from me to you. Alice, for the never-ending sisterly support. To Dana, Ohsang—huge hugs, always. And to my gaggle of nieces and nephews—your auntie is weird and you don’t care and I love ya for that. To all my Su family—your love, support, and curiosity are always appreciated.
I have so many friends in the medical world who offered advice and support—Angela Hawkins, Chris Bruno, Gale Etherton, and Fedja Rochling, amongst many others. My clinic support staff and my colleagues—thank you for taking such great care of my wonderful patients with me. Lois Colburn, thank you for your gift of quacky books and your enthusiasm. To Cynthia Leitich Smith, for your time and expertise. Sydnee Schmidt, for all the bibliography help, and Emalee Napier, for keeping the world around me organized. Lots of love to Dushana, Tonya, Maurene, Cindy, Anna, Ellen, Ariane, and many others who supported me during this busy year. To Sarah Fine, who is my writing rock. Rock on, darling.
And finally to Nate, my partner in poisonous crime—you are the chillest dude I know, and you’re beyond awesome. Let’s get dinner with our SO’s soon, okay?
Nate Pedersen
Lydia Kang—thanks for your mind-blowing efficiency, speed, and medical accuracy. You were the perfect coauthor. Let’s do this again sometime.
Paul Collins and Scott Carney for generously offering advice when I first started freelancing as a journalist. And Simon Winchester for telling me to stop freelancing and try writing a book instead.
James Danky for all the support through the years.
Rebecca Rego-Barry of Fine Books & Collections magazine, for the writerly support, editorial input, and for providing a home for so many of my articles.
Deschutes Public Library.
Deschutes County Historical Society & Museum.
Kelly Cannon-Miller for co-conspiring.
Thomas Pedersen for always being there and always cheering me on.
April Genevieve Tucholke for too many damn things to name.
In Memory of
Einar and Beulah Pedersen, Neil Whitehead, Norman Kane, and especially my mother, Donna Pedersen.
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About the Authors
LYDIA KANG, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician and author whose novels include Control, Catalyst, The November Girl, and A Beautiful Poison.
NATE PEDERSEN is a freelance journalist whose work appears in numerous publications including The Guardian, The Believer, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
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