Download or read book Snake Oil and Other Preoccupations written by John Diamond and published by Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At his death from cancer, journalist John Diamond had completed six chapters of "an uncomplimentary look at the world of complementary medicine". Written with total candour and his usual wit, they appear here together with a selection of emails, press articles, and excerpts from his final notebook.