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Albee, Sarah

Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines

182 pp. | Crown | September, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-101-93224-7 $23.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-101-93223-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-101-93225-4
(3) 4-6 A breezy text traces the use and abuse of medicines and poisons from prehistory to the twenty-first century. The entertaining narrative combines with liberally scattered cartoons, archival illustrations, and photographs. Myriad related sidebars are also included: "Tox Box" highlights specific poisons; "Poisoned or Not?" covers dubious deaths; "Nice Work If You Can Survive It" discusses occupations with poison risk; etc. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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