{"product_id":"9781101932247","title":"Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience geeks and armchair detectives will soak up this non-lethal, humorous account of the role poisons have played in human history. Perfect for STEM enthusiasts!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For centuries, people have been poisoning one another—changing personal lives and the course of empires alike. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From spurned spouses and rivals, to condemned prisoners like Socrates, to endangered emperors like Alexander the Great, to modern-day leaders like Joseph Stalin and Yasser Arafat, poison has played a starring role in the demise of countless individuals. And those are just the deliberate poisonings. Medical mishaps, greedy “snake oil” salesmen and food contaminants, poisonous Prohibition, and industrial toxins also impacted millions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Part history, part chemistry, part whodunit, \u003ci\u003ePoison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines\u003c\/i\u003e traces the role poisons have played in history from antiquity to the present and shines a ghoulish light on the deadly intersection of human nature . . . and Mother Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035311816944,"sku":"9781101932247","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101932247_p0.jpg?v=1763690118","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101932247","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}