{"product_id":"the-age-of-cures-how-american-scientists-saved-your-life-9781668067833","title":"The Age of Cures: How American Scientists Saved Your Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBillion Dollar Molecule\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Antidote\u003c\/i\u003e, a revisionist, passionate history of the pharmaceutical industry, detailing how the nascent industry ushered in an age of cures.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the past thirty-five years, the acclaimed author Barry Werth has been covering one of the most consequential and underappreciated stories of our time--the rise of pharmaceutical companies, along with the science of drug research and the people who make it all happen. Now he delivers \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating, in-depth history of the birth of the pharmaceutical industry in the United States, and reveals how that industry created the \"miracle drugs\" that have saved billions of lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the early part of the 20th century, patients routinely died from the flu, if they didn't contract a deadlier disease such as rubella, mumps, or polio first. But with advances in technology, the young talent at universities across the country, and the significant investment from a federal government eager to prepare for a second world war, medicine exploded in the 1930s to the 1960s to finally meet the needs of a sick populace. Vitamins, penicillin, wide-spectrum antibiotics, cortisone, a polio vaccine, and cancer chemotherapy revolutionized health care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Werth brings medicine's unsung heroes--including Max Tishler, James Conant, George Merck, Alfred Newton Richards, Vannevar Bush, and Selman Waksman--to life in this impassioned and compelling chronicle of the golden age of scientific progress. He also shows us how this crucial investment in science modernized the United States, establishing a scientific powerhouse for decades to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A lively work of science history, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e is a case study of the values that made American research a model for the world, and a reminder of how society relies on investments in its scientists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Werth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668067833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Werth is an award-winning journalist and the author of eight books. His landmark first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Billion-Dollar Molecule\u003c\/i\u003e, recounts the founding and early struggles of a startup pharmaceutical company, Vertex, in its quest for the perfect drug. His sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Antidote\u003c\/i\u003e, continues the story of Vertex as it emerges as a leader in delivering breakthrough medicines. \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Cures\u003c\/i\u003e, the final book in his trilogy, introduces readers to the founding visionaries of the pharmaceutical revolution. Werth's articles have appeared in\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He has taught journalism and nonfiction writing at Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and Boston University. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Barry Werth \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48969071329437,"sku":"9781668067833","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b5aa0051-e622-405c-8da8-ea93c5a2ea24.jpg?v=1790753665","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-age-of-cures-how-american-scientists-saved-your-life-9781668067833","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}