{"product_id":"natures-poisons-justin-brower-9780393541199","title":"Nature's Poisons: Tales of the World's Most Wicked Creations","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we think about \"toxins\" today, we're most likely to think of human-made pollutants; by contrast, what is \"natural\" feels safe. But as forensic toxicologist Justin Brower shows in \u003cem\u003eNature's Poisons\u003c\/em\u003e, from poisonous vines to venomous creatures, fungal toxins to deadly foods, there's plenty to beware in nature, too. Taking us on a tour of our poisonous world, he reveals how these toxins have been tools of murder and war, but also of medicine, recreation, and ritual. We witness a nineteen-year-old Arthur Conan Doyle's self-experimentation with gelseminum, discover the truth about truth serums, and learn to think twice about eating that mushroom or berry in the forest. \u003cem\u003eNature's Poisons\u003c\/em\u003e unveils evolution's creativity and humanity's ingenuity while exploring the dark side of nature and human impulses. Beauty and danger, harm and healing can exist within the very same leaf, seed, or fang--and in every one is a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Brower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393541193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393541199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Justin Brower","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874670260479,"sku":"9780393541199","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natures-poisons-justin-brower-9780393541199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}