Purchase
Poison, September 2017
Trade Size / e-Book
Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines
Crown Books for Young Readers
September 2017
On Sale: September 5, 2017
192 pages ISBN: 1101932236 EAN: 9781101932230 Kindle: B01N3BV4PH Trade Size / e-Book
Add to Wish List
Childrens
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.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
|