{"product_id":"nine-pints-paperback","title":"Nine Pints - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRose George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening exploration of blood, the life giving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don't even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, the few tablespoons of blood discharged by 800 million women are still regarded as taboo: menstruation is perhaps the single most demonized biological event. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRose George, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Necessity\u003c\/i\u003e, is renowned for her intrepid work on topics that are invisible but vitally important. In \u003ci\u003eNine Pints\u003c\/i\u003e, she takes us from ancient practices of bloodletting to the breakthrough of the \"liquid biopsy,\" which promises to diagnose cancer and other diseases with a simple blood test. She introduces Janet Vaughan, who set up the world's first system of mass blood donation during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as \"Menstrual Man\" for his work on sanitary pads for developing countries. She probes the lucrative business of plasma transfusions, in which the US is known as the \"OPEC of plasma.\" And she looks to the future, as researchers seek to bring synthetic blood to a hospital near you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning science and politics, stories and global epidemics, \u003ci\u003eNine Pints\u003c\/i\u003e reveals our life's blood in an entirely new light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNine Pints \u003c\/i\u003ewas named one of Bill Gates' recommended summer reading titles for 2019. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRose George\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Necessity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNinety Percent of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. A freelance journalist, she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She lives in Yorkshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47337481634041,"sku":"9781250230683","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U0dnQmhQYkNlRkYrZStJVmZEdGpZQT09.webp?v=1769682449","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/nine-pints-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}