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The Atlas of Disease - Mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the zika virus by Sandra Hempel
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in history. But what is vital in all of this is how the disease spreads and develops. In The Atlas of Disease, Sandra Hemple reveals how m ...Show more
The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed by Sandra Hempel
$40.00 NZD
Category: General Biography
This is the story of how an infamous murder case led to the birth of modern toxicology. In the 19th century criminal poisoning with arsenic was frighteningly easy. For a few pence and with few questions asked, it was possible to buy enough poison to kill off an entire family, hence arsenic's popular nam ...Show more
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