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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood

Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood

Rose George

From a prize-winning writer, a fascinating exploration of blood: the stuff of life, the stuff of nightmares, and one of the most expensive liquids on the planet.
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Most humans contain between nine and twelve pints of blood. Here Rose George, who probably contains nine pints, tells nine different stories about the liquid that sustains us, discovering what it reveals about who we are. In Nepal, she meets girls challenging the taboos surrounding menstruation; in the Canadian prairies, she visits a controversial plasma clinic; in Wales she gets a tour of the UK's only leech farm to learn about the vital role the creatures still play in modern surgery; and in a London hospital she accompanies a medical team revolutionising the way we treat trauma. Nine Pints reveals the richness and wonder of the potent red fluid that courses around our bodies, unseen but miraculous.

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Title - Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood

Edition -

Author - Rose George

ISBN 13 - 9781846276125

Imprint - Granta Books

Publisher - Granta Books

Date Published - 25/10/2018

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 153 x 234 x 23mm

Weight - 448 g

Languages - English