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 Extra! Listen to author Deborah Blum talk about poisons on NPR’s Talk of the Nation/ Science Friday |
The Poisoner’s Handbook is now out in paperback and a New York Times Best Seller! This critically acclaimed book was named by Amazon as one of the top 100 books of 2010. Read the reviews! The New York Times: “The Poisoner’s Handbook is an inventive history that, like arsenic mixed into blackberry pie, goes down with ease.” The Washington Post: Not only is "The Poisoner's Handbook" as thrilling as any "CSI" episode, but it also offers something even better: an education in how forensics really works. (more) The Dallas Morning News: In this bubbling beaker of a book, she mixes up a heady potion of forensic toxicology, history and true crime. Her account of the ongoing battle between scientists and killers in Jazz Age New York is more startling than any CSI: NY script. (more) BookPage: The Poisoner’s Handbook is that rare nonfiction book that has something for everyone, whether you are a true-crime aficionado, a political-history buff, a science geek or simply a fan of well-written narrative suspense. (more) Read more... Other titles from Deborah Blum
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