The Resource The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist
The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist
Resource Information
The item The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "HP Newquist's thrilling volume explores the dark and often gruesome tales about blood. Though common among living beings, this substance is anything but ordinary. People have always feared and respected blood. It spills out at both birth and death--its bright red color like a warning sign--indicating events of the utmost significance. Ancient civilizations couldn't perform religious rituals without the revered liquid. Doctors up through the nineteenth century attempted to cure mysterious illnesses by draining their patients' blood. Scientists only recently began to understand this fascinating fluid: how its microscopic components nourish the entire body, why simple transfusions don't always work, and that bloodletting likely killed people who otherwise would have lived. But back before people understood what blood really was, they had to weave their own explanations. Whether vampire legends, medieval medical practices, and Mayan sacrificial rites fascinate or terrify, this comprehensive (and sometimes horrific) investigation into blood's past and present will surely enthrall. And if this account is a little blood-curdling, well, that's half the fun!"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 152 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547315843
- Label
- The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins
- Title
- The book of blood
- Title remainder
- from legends and leeches to vampires and veins
- Statement of responsibility
- HP Newquist
- Subject
-
- Blood -- Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Careers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Blood
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "HP Newquist's thrilling volume explores the dark and often gruesome tales about blood. Though common among living beings, this substance is anything but ordinary. People have always feared and respected blood. It spills out at both birth and death--its bright red color like a warning sign--indicating events of the utmost significance. Ancient civilizations couldn't perform religious rituals without the revered liquid. Doctors up through the nineteenth century attempted to cure mysterious illnesses by draining their patients' blood. Scientists only recently began to understand this fascinating fluid: how its microscopic components nourish the entire body, why simple transfusions don't always work, and that bloodletting likely killed people who otherwise would have lived. But back before people understood what blood really was, they had to weave their own explanations. Whether vampire legends, medieval medical practices, and Mayan sacrificial rites fascinate or terrify, this comprehensive (and sometimes horrific) investigation into blood's past and present will surely enthrall. And if this account is a little blood-curdling, well, that's half the fun!"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Newquist, H. P.
- Dewey number
- 612.1/1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP91
- LC item number
- .N45 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Blood
- Blood
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Careers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-149) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1378357
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 152 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547315843
- Isbn Type
- (trade)
- Lccn
- 2011025134
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1378357
- (OCoLC)743431904
- Label
- The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-149) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1378357
- Dimensions
- 27 cm.
- Extent
- vii, 152 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547315843
- Isbn Type
- (trade)
- Lccn
- 2011025134
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1378357
- (OCoLC)743431904
Subject
- Blood -- Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Careers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Blood
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery
Genre
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-book-of-blood--from-legends-and-leeches-to/4CAfNTTU3zM/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-book-of-blood--from-legends-and-leeches-to/4CAfNTTU3zM/">The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/">Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-book-of-blood--from-legends-and-leeches-to/4CAfNTTU3zM/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/portal/The-book-of-blood--from-legends-and-leeches-to/4CAfNTTU3zM/">The book of blood : from legends and leeches to vampires and veins, HP Newquist</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stevensmemlib.org/">Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
