Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners

Gorgeous book 🖤💚🖤💚 This book is chalk full of interesting information and history. It's not dry at all and it's the kind of coffee table boom that everyone asks about. The cover is beautiful and the pages feel like good quality. Overall I love it and my husband agrees!

I adore how this book looks, the colours on the front, and how skulls appear on the page edges is just too cool! I adore authors who go the extra mile with little things like this! I love how informative this book is, bite sized information that can be further pursued if desired! This will make a perfect gift too...time for another book!

Not only does this appeal to the historical fans or the budding alchemists, but the writer takes an almost anyhropological approach to poisons in our history and relationship to these deadly botanicals

Great read for researchers and history buffs. Like a lot of people, I got into true crime podcasts and have been curious about how some of these poisoners did what they did. This book is a fantastic source of information!

Oh man guys this book is stunning. They illustrations the colors the language all perfectly together. I need every single one of these and they just feel and look good.

I wish it was more in depth about plants and such, as I enjoy learning about all kinds of botanicals, but for a casual read - not bad. It has mostly brief intro into kinds of poisons and some historical examples, that's about it. Towards the end of the book it gets too political, goes into spy and cold war stuff and blames Russia for pretty much every political attempt to assassination, forgetting that all of those poisons that were developed originally by USSR had great opportunity to be spread across all former Soviet republics (and farther) in the late 90s during the fall of USSR, whether through theft or corrupt members of the military, lol.

Another great book that I got from the library but decided to buy it for myself. Information is included about many different poisons, the history of famous cases, and detailed descriptions and pictures of various toxins.

So I purchased this book because it looked like fun an ohh boy was it. All of the history details made reading this book much more fun, like the pages on jack the ripper and the parts about England earlier in the last century were very interesting. I new history had a lot to do with death but poisoning an what came of certain prisoner's really had me going. I really loved the lay out of the poisons an where they individually played a role and even some of the answers to what to compounds did it was quite mesmerizing. Although I bought and read the book I am definitely keeping this one and rereading it in the future I was also thinking of making it a family keep sake and writing on the front empty pages. I also hope to find more books as knowledgeable as this one. So five stars for me!

What sets this book apart is its meticulous research and the author's ability to present complex information in an accessible and compelling manner. It strikes the perfect balance between scholarly detail and narrative flow, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts and true crime aficionados alike. Whether you're drawn to tales of ancient concoctions, notorious poisoners, or the forensic science behind solving poison-related crimes, this book has it all. A thoroughly enjoyable read that deserves its five-star rating – "Poison" is a dark delight for those with a taste for history's macabre mysteries.

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This book is a very interesting and fascinating dive into the topic of substances that kill, drug or otherwise offend. It covers a wide range of poisonous substances and puts them into rich historical context, while still being very interesting and fun to read. This book is very beautifully illustrated and contains a wide range of depictions

Such a beautiful book, so well written with gorgeous illustrations, superb book for anyone interested in Poisons 🖤

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