Rotten Bodies

Rotten Bodies
Author: Kevin Siena
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2019-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300245424

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A revealing look at how the memory of the plague held the poor responsible for epidemic disease in eighteenth-century Britain Britain had no idea that it would not see another plague after the horrors of 1666, and for a century and a half the fear of epidemic disease gripped and shaped British society. Plague doctors had long asserted that the bodies of the poor were especially prone to generating and spreading contagious disease, and British doctors and laypeople alike took those warnings to heart, guiding medical ideas of class throughout the eighteenth century. Dense congregations of the poor—in workhouses, hospitals, slums, courtrooms, markets, and especially prisons—were rendered sites of immense danger in the public imagination, and the fear that small outbreaks might run wild became a profound cultural force. Extensively researched, with a wide body of evidence, this book offers a fascinating look at how class was constructed physiologically and provides a new connection between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and the ravages of plague and cholera, respectively.

Rotten Bodies

Rotten Bodies
Author: MR Steven Jenkins
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-05-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780993283611

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We all fear death's dark spectre, but in a zombie apocalypse, dying is a privilege reserved for the lucky few. There are worse things than a bullet to the brain-much worse. The dead are walking, and they're hungry. Steven Jenkins, bestselling author of Fourteen Days and Burn The Dead, shares six zombie tales that are rotten for all the right reasons. Meet Dave, a husband and father with a dirty secret, who quickly discovers that lies aren't only dangerous...they're deadly. Athlete Sarah once ran for glory, but when she finds herself alone on a country road with an injured knee, second place is as good as last. Working in a cremation facility, Rob likes to peek secretly at the faces of his inventory before they're turned to ash. When it comes to workplace health and sanity, however, some rules are better left unbroken. Howard, shovelling coal in the darkness of a Welsh coalmine, knows something's amiss when his colleagues begin to disappear. But it's when the lights come on that things get truly scary. Six different takes on the undead, from the grotesque to the downright terrifying. But reader beware: as the groans get louder and the twitching starts, you'll be dying to reach the final page. "Utterly hair-raising, in all its gory glory!" CATE HOGAN - Author of One Summer

Rotten!

Rotten!
Author: Anita Sanchez
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2019
Genre: Biodegradation
ISBN: 1328841650

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Describes the process of decomposition, discussing the role of decomposers such as sharks, vultures, and earthworms, and includes experiments demonstrating how decomposition supports new life.

Something Rotten

Something Rotten
Author: Heather L. Montgomery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1547601876

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An ALA Notable book An Orbis Pictus Recommended title When Heather L. Montgomery sees a rattlesnake flattened on the side of the road, her first instinct is to pick it up and dissect it--she's always wanted to see how a snake's fangs retract when they close their mouths, and it's not exactly safe to poke around in a live reptile's mouth. A wildlife researcher with a special penchant for the animals that litter the roadways, Heather isn't satisfied with dissecting just one snake. Her fascination with roadkill sets her off on a journey from her own backyard and the roadways of the American South to scientists and kids in labs and homes across the globe. From biologists who use the corpses of Tasmanian devils to investigate cures for a contagious cancer, to a scientist who discovered a whole new species of bird from a single wing left behind, to a boy rebuilding animal bodies from the bones up, to a restaurant that serves up animal remnants, Heather discovers that death is just the beginning for these creatures. This engaging narrative nonfiction is an eye-opening and irreverent look at the dead and dying animals that we pass by without a second thought--as well as a fascinating insight to the scientific research process.

Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)

Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 29
Release: 1995-10-19
Genre:
ISBN:

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The official records of the proceedings of the Legislative Council of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, the House of Representatives of the Government of Kenya and the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya.

The Works of Robert Boyle, Part I Vol 5

The Works of Robert Boyle, Part I Vol 5
Author: Michael Hunter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 621
Release: 2024-08-07
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1040244122

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Including all Robert Boyle's published works, this is the first seven volumes of a 14-volume set. All texts are fully annotated and comprehensively indexed. Works originally in Latin are presented in their contemporary English translations.

Eddie Rotten's FrequenZ: Alpha

Eddie Rotten's FrequenZ: Alpha
Author: William Howser
Publisher: William Howser
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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They came from the sky… Loud pulses of sound that changed the world in a fraction of a second. At first, no one, especially Eddie Rotten, knew what caused them, but everyone was there to witness the startling results. As the birds fell from the skies and the dead rose, Eddie and his family fought for survival against the unknown forces that had shifted the equilibrium of society. Had the government developed a radical new method of population control? Why did the news outlets remain dark on the issue? Conspiracy theories flourish as Eddie, along with his family and the newly formed Zombie Fight Clubs, fight to right the moral order and shed light on the most heinous cover-up in human history. Decide for yourself what is real and what isn’t…

The Natural History of Plants

The Natural History of Plants
Author: Anton Kerner von Marilaun
Publisher:
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1895
Genre: Botany
ISBN:

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War X

War X
Author: Tim Blackmore
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2011-10-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1442613882

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"War X is an explosive introduction to the discussion of modern warfare and a timely consideration of industrial warfare. It is also a deliberation on the startling world of new weapons development and the indescribable future of war that beckons."--BOOKJACKET.