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A Brief History of Poisons Jungle nothing compares to the creationsPoisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favorite whiskey, medicine, and well water. They have been used to cure diseases as well as incapacitate and kill. They smooth wrinkles, block pain, stimulate and enhance athletic ability. In this entertaining and fact filled book, science writer Peter Macinnis considers poisons in all their aspects. He recounts stories of the celebrated poisoners