Tag: Poison

Most Delicious Poison The Story of Nature’s Toxins-From Spices to Vices


Free Download Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins-From Spices to Vices by Noah Whiteman
English | October 24th, 2023 | ISBN: 031638657X | 304 pages | True EPUB | 21.08 MB
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted-and addicted-to them, in this "magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force" (Neil Shubin).

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The most remarkable woman in England Poison, celebrity and the trials of Beatrice Pace


Free Download John Carter Wood, "The most remarkable woman in England: Poison, celebrity and the trials of Beatrice Pace"
English | ISBN: 0719086175 | 2012 | 288 pages | PDF | 116 MB
This book offers the first in-depth study of one of the most gripping trials of inter-war Britain, that of farmer’s wife Beatrice Pace for the arsenic murder of her husband. A riveting tale from the golden age of press sensationalism, the book offers insights into the era’s justice system, gender debates and celebrity culture. Based on extensive research, it locates the Pace saga in the vibrant world of 1920s press reporting and illuminates a forgotten chapter in the history of civil liberties by considering the debates the case raised about police powers and the legal system.

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Islam and Nihilism My Poison and My Cure


Free Download Yusuf Ponders, "Islam and Nihilism: My Poison and My Cure"
English |ASIN : B0C9SNDTT1 | 2023 | 157 pages | PDF | 1088 KB
In this book, the author seeks to make clear the growing problem of nihilism prevalent throughout the world. The feeling of the meaninglessness of life has more and more people in its grip, and this book explains the root causes of this issue, along with outlining its effects. This is done as a type of diagnosis of an illness which is connected to growing problems of depression and suicide which nearly everyone has either experienced themselves first hand, or knows someone who has. Religion, and more specifically, Islam, is offered as a cure to this illness, and step by step it is shown how Islam has within its framework the antidote to many of the issues caused by nihilism, along with providing a toolkit to many of the common obstacles/objections that impede the way towards Islamic Monotheism.

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Big and Little Poison Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers


Free Download Clifton Blue Parker, "Big and Little Poison: Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers"
English | 2002 | pages: 334 | ISBN: 0786414006 | EPUB | 2,6 mb
The Waner brothers, Paul and Lloyd-also known as "Big Poison" and "Little Poison"-played together for fourteen seasons in the same Pittsburgh outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. More than half a century after retiring, they still rank as the best-hitting brothers in major league history with a combined 5,611 hits-517 more than the three Alou brothers, 758 more than the three DiMaggio brothers, and 1,400 more than the five Delahanty brothers. And both Waners are in the Hall of Fame, the only playing brothers so honored.

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