Author Description

Marion is director of the Center for Congenital Disorders at the Montefiore Medical Center in New York, and he is also the author of a novel and three other non-fiction books. He writes compellingly and takes on some irresistible subjects, including George III's urine and the American Revolution, Napoleon's size, Lincoln and Dr. Marfan's syndrome, the molecular genetics of the Russian revolution, and JFK and compound F, along with the topic announced in the title. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.