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"Excellent…Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating." —The Economist

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"Ingenious, engaging, and disquieting…Tucker masterfully narrates a rich tale about the competing passions of faith, politics, and knowledge." -- Boston Globe
"Multilayered and engrossing…a riveting story." -- Seattle Times
"Tucker’s sleuthing adds drama to an utterly compelling picture of Europe at the moment when modern science was being shaped." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Smart and addictive." -- Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook
"Blood Work is fascinating and richly-researched, giving us a gory glimpse of the dawn of our scientific age." -- Carl Zimmer, author of She Has Her Mother's Laugh
"Blood Work is a magnificent story of the heady days when transfusions were first being performed. There is drama, intrigue, discovery and revelation in this tale and the writing is terrific." -- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone

Blood Work A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 22/05/2012
      ISBN13: 9780393342239, 978-0393342239
      ISBN10: 0393342239
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      Science: general issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "Excellent…Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating." —The Economist

      Trade Review
      "Ingenious, engaging, and disquieting…Tucker masterfully narrates a rich tale about the competing passions of faith, politics, and knowledge." -- Boston Globe
      "Multilayered and engrossing…a riveting story." -- Seattle Times
      "Tucker’s sleuthing adds drama to an utterly compelling picture of Europe at the moment when modern science was being shaped." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
      "Smart and addictive." -- Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook
      "Blood Work is fascinating and richly-researched, giving us a gory glimpse of the dawn of our scientific age." -- Carl Zimmer, author of She Has Her Mother's Laugh
      "Blood Work is a magnificent story of the heady days when transfusions were first being performed. There is drama, intrigue, discovery and revelation in this tale and the writing is terrific." -- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone

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