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Blood : a very short introduction / by Cooper, Chris(Christopher Scott).;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A history of blood -- What is blood? -- Fighting disease -- Haemoglobin -- Blood pressure and blood flow -- Blood transfusion -- Epilogue: the future of blood.PHYSIOLOGY. Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had profound cultural and historical significance and plays an important role in religious ritual. Blood was one of the four humours in early Western medicine and is still probably the major diagnostic tool in the doctor's armoury. In this Very Short Introduction, Chris Cooper analyses the components of blood, explains blood groups, and looks at transfusions, blood tests, and blood-borne diseases. He considers what the future may hold, including the possibility of making artificial blood, and producing blood from stem cells in the laboratory.
Subjects: Blood.; Hematology.;
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Blood : the stuff of life / by Hill, Lawrence,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Go careful with that blood of mine: blood counts -- We want it safe and we want it clean: blood, truth, and honour -- Comes by it honestly: Blood and belonging -- From humans to cockroaches: blood in the veins of power and spectacle -- Of presidential mistresses, Holocaust survivors, and long-lost ancestors: secrets in our blood.Offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us today. Blood runs red through every person's arteries, and fulfills the same functions in every human being. However, as much as the study and use of blood has helped advance our understanding of human biology, its cultural and social representations have divided us perennially. Blood pulses through religions, literature, and the visual arts, and every time it pools or spills, we learn a little more about what brings human beings together and what divides them. Is a fascinating historical and contemporary interpretation of blood, as a bold and enduring determinant of identity, race, culture, citizenship, belonging, privilege, deprivation, athletic superiority, and nationhood. -- Amazon.com.
Subjects: Blood; Individuality.; Race relations.; Ethnic relations.; Ethnicity.; Human evolution.; Social evolution.; Sang; Blood.;
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Blood : an epic history of medicine and commerce / by Starr, Douglas P.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-414) and index.Documents the history of the use of human blood in medicine and the development of its collection by blood banks into a worldwide commerce.
Subjects: Blood banks;
© 2002., Perennial,
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Bad blood / by Sage, Lorna.;
Subjects: Sage, Lorna;
© 2003., Perennial,
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Paper & blood / by Hearne, Kevin,author.;
"There's only one Al MacBharrais. Though other Scotsmen may have dramatic mustaches and a taste for fancy cocktails, Al also has a unique talent: He's a master of ink and sigil magic. In his gifted hands, paper and pen can work wondrous spells. But Al isn't quite alone: He is part of a global network of sigil agents who use their powers to protect the world from mischievous gods and strange monsters. So when a fellow agent disappears under sinister circumstances in Australia, Al leaves behind the cozy pubs and caf̌s of Glasgow and travels to the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria to solve the mystery.The trail to his colleague begins to pile up with bodies at alarming speed, so Al is grateful his friends have come to help-especially Nadia, his accountant who moonlights as a pit fighter. Together with a whiskey-loving hobgoblin known as Buck Foi and the ancient Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, along with his dogs, Oberon and Starbuck, Al and Nadia will face down the wildest wonders that Australia-and the supernatural world-can throw at them, and confront a legendary monster not seen in centuries" -- Front jacket flap.
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Magic; Murder; Monsters;
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Blood magick / by Roberts, Nora.; Ericksen, Susan.;
Performed by Susan Ericksen."County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O'Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which carries soaps, lotions, and candles for tourists, made with Branna's special touch. Branna's strength and selflessness hold together a close circle of friends and family--along with their horses and hawks and her beloved hound. But there's a single missing link in the chain of her life: love... She had it once--for a moment--with Finbar Burke, but a shared future is forbidden by history and blood. Which is why Fin has spent his life traveling the world to fill the abyss left in him by Branna, focusing on work rather than passion. Branna and Fin's relationship offers them both comfort and torment. And though they succumb to the heat between them, there can be no promises for tomorrow. A storm of shadows threatens everything that their circle holds dear. It will be Fin's power, loyalty, and heart that will make all the difference in an age-old battle between the bonds that hold their friends together and the evil that has haunted their families for centuries"--Container.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Love stories; Audiobooks.; Businesswomen; Witches; Magic;
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Blood magick / by Roberts, Nora,;
"County Mayo is rich in the traditions of Ireland, legends that Branna O'Dwyer fully embraces in her life and in her work as the proprietor of The Dark Witch shop, which carries soaps, lotions, and candles for tourists, made with Branna's special touch. Branna's strength and selflessness hold together a close circle of friends and family--along with their horses and hawks and her beloved hound. But there's a single missing link in the chain of her life: love... She had it once--for a moment--with Finbar Burke, but a shared future is forbidden by history and blood. Which is why Fin has spent his life traveling the world to fill the abyss left in him by Branna, focusing on work rather than passion. Branna and Fin's relationship offers them both comfort and torment. And though they succumb to the heat between them, there can be no promises for tomorrow. A storm of shadows threatens everything that their circle holds dear. It will be Fin's power, loyalty, and heart that will make all the difference in an age-old battle between the bonds that hold their friends together and the evil that has haunted their families for centuries"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Love stories; Businesswomen; Witches; Magic;
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Innocent blood / by James, P. D.;
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Birthparents; Young women; Adoptees; Adoption;
© 2001., Simon & Schuster,
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Blood justice / by Henderson, Tom.;
Subjects: Serial murders; Ludwig, Nancy.; Eby, Margarette.; Gorton, Jeffrey.; Serial murderers;
© 2004., St. Martin's Paperbacks,
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Blood defense / by Clark, Marcia.; Gilbert, Tavia,narrator.;
Read by Tavia Gilbert.Samantha Brinkman, an ambitious, hard-charging Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, is struggling to make a name for herself and to drag her fledgling practice into the big leagues. Sam lands a high-profile double-murder case in which one of the victims is a beloved TV star, and the defendant is a decorated veteran LAPD detective. It promises to be exactly the kind of media sensation that would establish her as a heavy hitter in the world of criminal law. Though Sam has doubts about his innocence, she and her two associates (her closest childhood friend and a brilliant ex-con) take the case. Notorious for living by her own rules and fearlessly breaking everyone else's, Samantha pulls out all the stops in her quest to uncover evidence that will clear the detective. But when a shocking secret at the core of the case shatters her personal world, Sam realizes that not only has her client been playing her, he might be one of the most dangerous sociopaths she's ever encountered.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Legal fiction (Literature); Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Criminal defense lawyers; Women lawyers; Murder; Police; Trials (Murder);
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