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    Nine pints : a journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood / Rose George.
    by George, Rose, 1969-
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    Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
    Call #:612.11 G348n
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    9781627796378 (hc.)
    Alternate title: 
    9 pints : a journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood
    Journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood
    Edition: 
    1st ed.
    Description: 
    353 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
    Bibliography: 
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents: 
    My pint -- That most singular and valuable reptile -- Janet and Percy -- Blood borne -- The yellow stuff -- Rotting pickles -- Nasty cloths -- Code red -- Blood like Guinness: the future.
    Summary: 
    A freelance journalist explores the science, traditions and myths surrounding blood, from ancient bloodletting practices to the development of mass blood donations during the Blitz and from researchers working on synthetic blood to the lucrative business of plasma transfusions.
    Genre: 
    Microhistory.
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