Nine Pints : A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood (Hardcover)

from Dreesie

The average adult human has 9 pints of blood, and in this book Rose George has 9 different chapters exploring the history, science, and industry of blood. She looks at bleeding and leeches (historical and modern leech raising and use), the development of England's blood bank system during WWII, b...

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Thanks to the LTER program, I've had the pleasure of reading biographies of butter, rain, wine, breakfast, and now, blood. "Nine Pints" is indeed a biography of the amazing fluid that courses through each one of us. Author Rose George takes us on a swim -- the components that make blood what it i...

from fiberdzns

Nine pints refers to the amount of blood an average human has in their body. This book covers the past, present, and future of blood. Leeches, both past and present use, blood transfusions, blood typing, blood banks, menstruation, Aids, hemophilia, DNA sequencing, and synthetic blood are all cove...

from RickLA

Nine Pints is all about blood. The author, Rose George, writes in much detail about every aspect of this marvelous substance which flows through our bodies. She covers in depth the history of its use, how it works in the body, the use of transfusions, menstruation, HIV and other diseases, and the...

from BethanyLynnFox

Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood is an exciting look into the history and uses of blood. I found the blood very informative and I learned a lot of new facts about blood. The book is not too technical and breaks down things into laymans terms that are easy ...