内容简介
Powerfullyinvolvingnarrativeandincisivedetail,clarityandinherentdrama:Bloodoffersinabundancethequalitiesthatdefinethebestpopularsciencewriting.Hereisthesweepingstoryofasubstancethathasbeenfeared,revered,mythologized,andusedinmagicandmedicinefromearliesttimes—asubstancethathasbecomethecenterofahuge,secretive,andoftendangerousworldwidecommerce.WinneroftheLosAngelesTimesBookPrize,Bloodwasdescribedbyjudgesas"agrippingpage-turner,asignificantcontributiontothehistoryofmedicineandtechnologyandacautionarytale.Meticulouslyreportedandexhaustivelydocumented."...
作者简介
DonaldL.MagginistheauthorofStanGetz:ALifeinJazz.Awriterandbusinessman,hehasproducedjazzconcertsbysuchartistsasMaxRoach,SonnyStitt,JamesMoody,RolandHanna,EubieBlake,andRobertaFlack.HewasaboardmemberoftheAmericanJazzOrchestra,servedintheCarterWhiteHouseforthreeyears,isaneditoroftheliteraryjournalTheReadingRoom,andisatrusteeoftheCathedralofSt.JohntheDivineinNewYork.