The very talented Michelle Richmond mentioned Dr. Olaf in her SF Chronicle blog, City Lights. And my friend Jen sent a fabulous photo of Dr. Olaf (as the book appears on the new release browsing shelf in the SF public library):
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Although its focus is on the past, Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain casts a sobering light on contemporary medicine...
Menger-Anderson has written an intelligent and humorous history of the science of brains--and the brains of science.
Her research into such fashionable therapeutic disciplines as phrenology and mesmerism not only helps readers understand what her characters understand, but contributes to a lively exploration of universal themes...when writers put their ardent love for researching a historical period at the service of plot and character development, the results can be vivid and intense, as well as thrilling.