Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce

图书标准信息

• 作者 Douglas Starr 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2000-03
• ISBN 9780688176495
• 定价 162.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 496页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Powerfullyinvolvingnarrativeandincisivedetail,clarityandinherentdrama:Bloodoffersinabundancethequalitiesthatdefinethebestpopularsciencewriting.Hereisthesweepingstoryofasubstancethathasbeenfeared,revered,mythologized,andusedinmagicandmedicinefromearliesttimes—asubstancethathasbecomethecenterofahuge,secretive,andoftendangerousworldwidecommerce.WinneroftheLosAngelesTimesBookPrize,Bloodwasdescribedbyjudgesas"agrippingpage-turner,asignificantcontributiontothehistoryofmedicineandtechnologyandacautionarytale.Meticulouslyreportedandexhaustivelydocumented."...

【作者简介】

DonaldL.MagginistheauthorofStanGetz:ALifeinJazz.Awriterandbusinessman,hehasproducedjazzconcertsbysuchartistsasMaxRoach,SonnyStitt,JamesMoody,RolandHanna,EubieBlake,andRobertaFlack.HewasaboardmemberoftheAmericanJazzOrchestra,servedintheCarterWhiteHouseforthreeyears,isaneditoroftheliteraryjournalTheReadingRoom,andisatrusteeoftheCathedralofSt.JohntheDivineinNewYork.