A Taste for Poison. Eleven Deadly Substances and the Killers who Used Them / Bradbury Neil / Книга на Английском (Bradbury Neil); Harpercollins, 2022

As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring — and popular — weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict?

In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and narrative crime nonfiction, Dr Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes —some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved — are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function.

Drawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the fascinating tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins, showing how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon’s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a fascinating tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive — or don’t.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	9780008484552
Автор(ы)	Bradbury Neil
Вес	0.5
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2022
Жанр	письма, эссе, интервью
Издатель	Harpercollins
Издательство	HarperCollins
Кол-во страниц	293
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	293
Обложка	твердый переплёт, суперобложка
Оформление обложки	суперобложка
Тип обложки	твердая