Poison : deadly deeds, perilous professions, and murderous medicines
Book |
First edition. |
Crown Books for Young Readers,
New York :
[2017]
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainfleet | J 615.9 ALB | Children - Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | J615.9 Alb | Children - Non-Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
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"A humorous and informative book that traces the role poisons have played in human history from antiquity to the present. Part history, part chemistry, part whodunit"--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781101932230 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1101932236 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: x, 182 pages : illustrations (some colour)print
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
- General Note: LSC 23.99
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references, filmography, Internet addresses and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Bad solutions : an introduction to poisons -- No bane, no gain : poisons in the ancient world -- That's classic : poison in ancient Greece and Rome -- Poisons, potions, and witches' brews : the Middle Ages -- The wretched Renaissance -- Crime and corruption : the sinister seventeenth century -- Murder and medicine in the Age of Reason -- Bad heir days : poisons in the nineteenth century -- Twentieth-century tox -- New and noxious : poisons in the twenty-first century and beyond.