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The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories Peter Macinnis

The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories von Peter Macinnis

The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories Peter Macinnis


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Zusammenfassung

Historically difficult substances to trace, poisons have been used by many for their own dastardly purposes. But the truly great poisoners are those who make selective use of poisons to save human lives. With ripping yarns, unusual views of famous people, Macinnis explains the whys and wherefores of poisons and poisoning.

The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories Zusammenfassung

The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories: Poisons and poisoners Peter Macinnis

A triumphantly toxic tome. As a dedicated Macinnis fan, I relish this latest display of erudition, story-telling and fun. One of his very best.'Robyn Williams, Head, ABC Science UnitWas Abraham Lincoln really as mad as a hatter?Who poisoned Phar Lap?Can wallpaper really kill?Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater?Painting a broad canvas, from the early Egyptians to the arsenical tube wells in Bangladesh and the Sarin gas attacks in a Tokyo subway, The Killer Bean of Calabar explores the accidental and intentional tales of poisons and their use throughout history.Historically difficult substances to trace, poisons have been used by many for their own dastardly purposes, from the Great Poisoners such as Nero and Madame de Brinvilliers to the mass gassings of World War II. But the truly great poisoners are those who make selective use of poisons to save human life, not the few who use poison to take human life. Most of the medicines we take are themselves poisons - therapeutic only by virtue of being more deadly to our viruses than to us. Poisons are all around us - from the plants in our gardens and lead in our homes, to the bacteria and toxins in our bodies. With ripping yarns and unusual views of famous people, Macinnis explains the whys and wherefores of poisons and poisoning.

Über Peter Macinnis

Peter Macinnis has been involved in bringing science to the general public for many years, in print, on line and on air on the ABC. Formerly a science teacher, he has written a number of school textbooks and science readers. After leaving teaching he worked at the Powerhouse Museum and the Australian Museum. This is his third book with Allen + Unwin. He is now a full-time writer for adults and children.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue1 Poison's children2 A slew of prisoners3 Poison and food4 The detection of poison5 Poison in the medicine chest6 Cosmetic and domestic poisons7 Poisoned workplaces8 Poisonous politics9 Poison and war10 Envenomed fangs and stings11 The tiny poisonersEpilogueAcknowledgementsReferencesIndex

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR002436636
9781741141856
1741141850
The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories: Poisons and poisoners Peter Macinnis
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Allen & Unwin
20040701
256
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