Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines by Albee, Sarah

Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines

Science geeks and armchair detectives will soak up this non-lethal, humorous account of the role poisons have...
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Author: Sarah Albee
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Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines by Albee, Sarah

Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines

CHF 29.27

Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines

CHF 29.27
Author: Sarah Albee
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Sarah Albee
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/05/2017
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781101932230
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2017
School Library Journal 07/01/2017
Booklist 09/01/2017 pg. 88
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 209 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Sarah Albee has written numerous nonfiction children's books, including Why'd They Wear That? Fashion as the Mirror of History; Bugged: How Insects Changed History; and Poop Happened! A History of the World from the Bottom Up. Before Sarah began her career as a children's book writer and editor, she was a newspaper cartoonist and a semi-professional basketball player. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children. You can visit Sarah at sarahalbeebooks.com, or follow her on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter at @sarahalbee.


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