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Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines

by Sarah Albee

2021-01-04 11:05:47

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Science geeks and armchair detectives will soak up this non-lethal, humorous account of the role poisons have played in human history. Perfect for STEM enthusiasts!   For centuries, people have been poisoning one another—changing personal ... Read more
Science geeks and armchair detectives will soak up this non-lethal, humorous account of the role poisons have played in human history. Perfect for STEM enthusiasts!
 
For centuries, people have been poisoning one another—changing personal lives and the course of empires alike.
 
From spurned spouses and rivals, to condemned prisoners like Socrates, to endangered emperors like Alexander the Great, to modern-day leaders like Joseph Stalin and Yasser Arafat, poison has played a starring role in the demise of countless individuals. And those are just the deliberate poisonings. Medical mishaps, greedy “snake oil” salesmen and food contaminants, poisonous Prohibition, and industrial toxins also impacted millions.
 
Part history, part chemistry, part whodunit, Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines traces the role poisons have played in history from antiquity to the present and shines a ghoulish light on the deadly intersection of human nature . . . and Mother Nature. Less

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File size10 X 8.06 X 0.77 in
Print pages192
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
Publication date September 5, 2017
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781101932247
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Sarah Albee
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Sarah Albee writes children's books for many age groups and under a number of pseudonyms. She has had three of her books appear on the New York Times Bestseller list. Before she began her career ...

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