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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Arcade Pub
Publication date
May 15, 2011
Pages
239
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781611450149
ISBN-10
1611450144
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$12.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Poisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favorite whiskey, medicine, and well water. They have been used to cure diseases as well as incapacitate and kill. They smooth wrinkles, block pain, stimulate and enhance athletic ability. In this entertaining and fact-filled book, science writer Peter Macinnis considers poisons in all their aspects. He recounts stories of the celebrated poisoners in history and literature, from Nero to Thomas Wainewright, and from the death of Socrates to Hamlet and Peter Pan.
From cyanide to strychnine, from Botox to ricin and Sarin gasÂhave you ever wondered about their sources? Where do they come from? How do you detect something that can kill you in a matter of seconds? Macinnis methodically analyzes the science of these killing agents and their uses in medicine, cosmetics, war, and terrorism. With wit and precision, he weighs these questions and many more: Was Lincolnâs volatility caused by mercury poisoning? Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For anyone who has ever wondered and been afraid to ask, here is a rich miscellany for your secret questions about toxins.
From cyanide to strychnine, from Botox to ricin and Sarin gasÂhave you ever wondered about their sources? Where do they come from? How do you detect something that can kill you in a matter of seconds? Macinnis methodically analyzes the science of these killing agents and their uses in medicine, cosmetics, war, and terrorism. With wit and precision, he weighs these questions and many more: Was Lincolnâs volatility caused by mercury poisoning? Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For anyone who has ever wondered and been afraid to ask, here is a rich miscellany for your secret questions about toxins.
Editions
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Arcade Pub (May 15, 2011)
9781611450149 | details & prices | 239 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Poisons permeate our world.
About: Poisons permeate our world.
Reprint edition from Arcade Pub (May 5, 2006)
9781559708104 | details & prices | 239 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.99
About: A tour of the many applications of common toxins traces their origins and detection processes as well as their use in medicine, food, cleaning products, cosmetics, and war, in an account that also cites the utilization of poisons throughout history and in key literary works.
About: A tour of the many applications of common toxins traces their origins and detection processes as well as their use in medicine, food, cleaning products, cosmetics, and war, in an account that also cites the utilization of poisons throughout history and in key literary works.
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