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1) Poisoning
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Explore the near-invisible crime of poisoning and the way a toxicology lab finds the evidence.
2) Poisoning
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Discusses different types of poisons, including those found in the air, in foods, in animals, and in plants, as well as how to avoid poisons and first aid for treating someone who has been poisoned.
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Although the culprit behind food poisoning is often invisible to the eye, food-borne illnesses represent a colossal health issue spanning a wide range of problems and solutions. This program explores the causes of food contamination, the symptoms and ailments it produces, and the methods for preventing it. Viewers are introduced to bacteria, viruses, fungi, molds, and yeasts that threaten unsuspecting consumers, as well as dangerous cooking temperature...
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The second book in the critically acclaimed medieval mystery series featuring Sir Geoffrey Mappestone
In the year 1101, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone returns to his home at Goodrich Castle on the Welsh border. He is travelling in the company of a knight who claims to be carrying an urgent message for King Henry I. When the knight is killed during an ambush, Geoffrey feels obliged to deliver the message to the King himself, but quickly regrets...
In the year 1101, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone returns to his home at Goodrich Castle on the Welsh border. He is travelling in the company of a knight who claims to be carrying an urgent message for King Henry I. When the knight is killed during an ambush, Geoffrey feels obliged to deliver the message to the King himself, but quickly regrets...
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This is the story of four students whose education is interrupted by an education.
It is a journey through time space and mind where they learn not only about the world but themselves. We come into this world so weak and undeveloped that we can't even hold our own heads up and with a brain so complicated it will not finish growing for another 25 years. With these meager resources we must face a very hostile world we know nothing about while having...
10) TV Poisoning
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A man about to expose a criminal on Television is poisoned by a glass of water. Three other people, however, drank the water without ill effects! Boston Blackie and Mary Wesley seem to be settling in to watch a TV show with Inspector Faraday. As the set warms up they see Inspector Faraday and three other men seated around a table. Mary comments that the Inspector seems a little nervous as he keeps hitting the water pitcher, and so does another member...
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Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner traces the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and uncovers how those once entrusted...
TOP TEN PICKS FOR MARCH BOOKS - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
BEST TRUE CRIME PICKS IN MARCH - CRIMEREADS
MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 - LITHUB
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner traces the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and uncovers how those once entrusted...
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As the world's population continues to grow and consume, litter, chemicals, and a host of other harmful products overrun our land, air, and water. This intriguing volume examines the various pollutants and human activities that threaten the natural world, with a special look at deforestation and desertification.
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Is your marriage at risk right now? If either you or your spouse believes that: A relationship will only work with the right person If a relationship is right, you shouldn't have to work at it If you really loved me, I wouldn't have to tell you what I want Falling out of love means that the relationship is in trouble You should avoid hurting your partner's feelings in order to preserve your relationship Your marriage is heading for trouble! Real relationships...
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The series that inspired the major motion picture! Jonah Hex, a mysterious bounty hunter and thinking man's killer, was a hero to some, and a villain to others-and his name was spoken in whispers. He had no friends but he did have two companions: death and the smell of gun smoke.
18) Golden in death
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"In the latest thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder with a mysterious motive--and a terrifying weapon. Pediatrician Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that could be opened into two halves. When he pried it apart, highly toxic airborne fumes entered his body--and killed him. After Eve Dallas calls the hazmat team--and...
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Continue your study of the body with infections that affect the skin and bloodstream, including the powerful sepsis infection, which is responsible for 10% of deaths in the United States. Get the facts on necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating bacteria, and travel back 40 years to follow the evolution of the resistant bacteria MRSA.
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In this devastating exposé, investigative journalist Jon Mitchell reveals the shocking toxic contamination of the Pacific Ocean and millions of victims by the US military.
For decades, US military operations have been contaminating the Pacific region with toxic substances, including plutonium, dioxin, and VX nerve agent. Hundreds of thousands of service members, their families, and residents have been exposed—but the United
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