| Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Contributor(s): Starr, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0688176496 ISBN-13: 9780688176495 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Named one of the best books of 1998 by "Publishers Weekly, Booklist" and "Library Journal, " the award-winning definitive history of the essence of life itself--blood--returns in trade paperback. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Hematology - Medical | History - Science | History |
| Dewey: 362.178 |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6.14" W x 9.25" (1.22 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Powerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama: Blood offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popular science writing. Here is the sweeping story of a substance that has been feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times--a substance that has become the center of a huge, secretive, and often dangerous worldwide commerce. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Blood was described by judges as a gripping page-turner, a significant contribution to the history of medicine and technology and a cautionary tale. Meticulously reported and exhaustively documented. |
Contributor Bio(s): Starr, Douglas: - Douglas Starr is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Codirector of the Graduate program in Science Journalism at Boston University. A former newspaper reporter and field biologist, he has written on the environment, medicine, and science for a variety of publications including Smithsonian, Audubon, and Sports Illustrated. Starr lives near Boston with his wife and two sons. |