1 option
Nine pints : a journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood / Rose George.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- George, Rose, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blood.
- Medical Subjects:
- Blood.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- 353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
- Summary:
- Explores the science, traditions, and myths surrounding blood, from ancient bloodletting practices to the development of mass blood donations during the Blitz and from researchers working on synthetic blood to the lucrative business of plasma transfusions.
- Contents:
- My pint
- That most singular and valuable reptile
- Janet and Percy
- Blood borne
- The yellow stuff
- Rotting pickles
- Nasty cloths
- Code red
- Blood like Guinness : the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781627796378
- 1627796371
- OCLC:
- 1021809819
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.