{"product_id":"9781416592334","title":"Cause of Death: A Perfect Little Guide to What Kills Us","description":"FACE IT. WE CAN GO ANYTIME. \u003cbr\u003e BUT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Death becomes you, and it's just another fact of life explored in \u003ci\u003eCause of Death,\u003c\/i\u003e a revealing abundance of startling data, false perceptions, bizarre fallacies, and some totally unexpected statistics about how, why, when, and where we all bite the dust, check out, buy the farm, kick the bucket, and all those other euphemisms for perishing after falling out of bed (roughly 1,800 fitful sleepers a year). It also answers questions most people never even consider (but should): \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Do crocodiles kill more people than alligators? \u003cbr\u003e Are we more prone to commit suicide or murder? \u003cbr\u003e How many still die from leprosy? \u003cbr\u003e Does salmonella have anything to do with salmon? \u003cbr\u003e Can the condition of your toenails predict your mortality? \u003cbr\u003e What's the connection between kitty litter and brain damage? \u003cbr\u003e Has irony ever killed anyone?* \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Disease, accidents, occupational hazards, poisons, plagues, infections, murder, fauna and fungi, insect bites, war, and even bison. What's the most popular killer of the decade? The rarest? How many deaths per year by age? Gender? Location? Time of day? Stupidity? All this and more in a book you really shouldn't be living without. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * Yes! While experimenting with the safe preservation of food in snow, Sir Francis Bacon caught a cold and died.","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152446767344,"sku":"9781416592334","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416592334_p0.jpg?v=1763726991","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416592334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}