Nine pints
a journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood
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Author
Publication
2018 - Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
88,250 words, Guess
Page Count
353 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL26978141M
- ISBN-139781627796378
- ISBN-101627796371
- OCLC Control Number1021809819
- Library of Congress Control Number2018013647
Classifications
- DDC612.1/1
- LCCQP91 .G37 2018
Description
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.
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