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  • When Science Sheds Light on History

    Forensic Science and Anthropology

    by Philippe Charlier ...
    Translated by Isabelle Ruben ...
    "Well written and hard to put down. For anyone with an interest in forensic science, this book is a must-read."--Nigel McCrery, author of Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science "This compilation is a fascinating read for the nonspecialist and will further serve as an inspirational set of recommended readings for the next generation of forensic ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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  • The Fate of Rome

    Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire

    by Kyle Harper ...
    Series series The Princeton History of the Ancient World
    How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient worldHere is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Under the Knife

    A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations

    by Arnold vande Laar ...
    Tales of twenty-eight famous operations, from Louis XIV to Einstein, JFK, and Houdini, with "insight into the thought process and philosophy of those who cut to heal" ( Booklist).From the story of the desperate man from seventeenth-century Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his own bladder to Bob Marley's deadly toe, Under the Knife offers a wealth of fascinating and unforgettable insights ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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  • Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

    A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

    by Holly Tucker ...
    “Excellent. . . . Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating.”—The EconomistIn December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’s most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting exposé of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Black Death

    by Robert S. Gottfried ...
    A fascinating work of detective history, The Black Death traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. Gottfried demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Hour of Our Death

    by Philippe Aries ...
    An “absolutely magnificent” book (The New Republic)—the fruit of almost two decades of study—that traces the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day.A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Passions and Tempers

    A History of the Humours

    by Noga Arikha ...
    This history of the four humours "may excite passions and tempers . . . as a good work of intellectual history should. You will learn a lot from its pages." ( Washington Post).Physicians in ancient Greece believed four humours—blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler—flowed within the human body, determining a person's health, mood, and character. Not until the seventeenth century would a more ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Medicine

    by F. González-Crussi ...
    Series Book 28 - Modern Library Chronicles
    In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. González-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, González-Crussi also describes how modern medicine’s roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Black Death

    A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic

    by Thomas Asbridge ...
    “A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.“Terrific—and truly terrifying. Thomas Asbridge puts a human face—or rather multiple faces—on the Black Death.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.In the mid ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • Rats, Lice and History

    by Hans Zinsser ...
    Rats, Lice and History by Hans Zinsser is a compelling and unique exploration of the profound, often underestimated, role of infectious diseases, particularly typhus, in shaping human civilisation. Written by a distinguished bacteriologist, this classic work transcends traditional historical narratives by placing the humble rat and its parasitic passenger, the louse, at the centre of momentous ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Black Death: A History from Beginning to End

    Pandemic History

    by Hourly History ...
    Series series Pandemic History
    Sweeping across the known world with unchecked devastation, the Black Death claimed between 75 million and 200 million lives in four short years. In this engaging and well-researched book, the trajectory of the plague's march west across Eurasia and the cause of the great pandemic is thoroughly explored.Inside you will read about...✓ What was the Black Death?✓ A Short History of Pandemics✓ ... Read more

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  • The Black Death and the Transformation of the West

    by David Herlihy ...
    In this small book David Herlihy makes subtle and subversive inquiries that challenge historical thinking about the Black Death. Looking beyond the view of the plague as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy finds evidence for its role in the advent of new population controls, the establishment of universities, the spread of Christianity, the dissemination of vernacular cultures, and even the rise of ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD