Acceptable Risk

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robin Cook 著
• 出版社 Berkley
• 出版时间 1996-02
• ISBN 9780425151860
• 定价 66.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Prozac-likedrugsarebeingprescribednotonlyfortheiroriginalpurposesbutincreasinglytoalterindividualpersonalitiestocurrentlyvaluednorms.Withdead-onaccuracyandtheprescienceoftomorrow'sheadlines,RobinCookexplorestheperilousintersectionwherefameandunfathomablelucrewaylayandseducetheverybestandbrightestofthosesworntodonoharm.WhenneuroscientistEdwardArmstrongbeginsdatingKimberlyStewart,adescendantofawomanwhowashangedasawitchatthetimeoftheSalemwitchtrials,hetakesadvantageoftheopportunitytodelveintoapettheory:thatthe"devil"inSalemin1692hadbeenahallucinogenicdruginadvertentlyconsumedwithmold-taintedgrain.Inanattempttoprovehistheory,EdwardgrowsthemoldhebelievesresponsiblefromsamplestakenfromtheStewartestate.Inabrilliantdesigner-drugtransformation,thepoisonbecomesUltra,thenextgenerationofantidepressantswithtrulystartlingtherapeuticcapabilities.AcceptableRiskisastoryofquest:aresearcher'squestfortheultimatedrugandawoman'squestforself-understanding.Unbeknownsttoeitherperson,thetwoseeminglyseparatequestscollidewithdevastatingconsequences.Aresearcheronthevergeofmarketingtheultimatepsychotropicdrugdecidestoexperimentonhimself--withcatastrophicresults.4cassettes.

【作者简介】

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