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A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants
- Author
- Rebecca E. Hirsch
- Narrator
- Amanda Troop
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 25 February 2025
- Run Time
- 3 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Explore the strange and remarkable stories of poisonous and even deadly plants.
Science, history, and true crime converge in an informative and exciting look at Mother Nature's ghoulish garden. From a hallucinogenic fungus linked to the Salem Witch Trials to the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother, learn how certain plants evolved toxicity to avoid being consumed by predators and became the predator on their own.
In A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds author Rebecca Hirsch takes you on a wild journey to look at how toxic chemicals in the natural world have been used for medicine, warfare, and sinister acts of foul play. Tread lightly as we explore these plants' ominous deeds.
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Details
- Author
- Rebecca E. Hirsch
- Narrator
- Amanda Troop
- Duration
- 3 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9798331925260
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Illness and specific physical health conditions
Synopsis
"Should you encounter any of the plants in this book, do not treat them lightly. They can kill you. Or cause you unbearable agony. Or land you in jail. Consider yourself warned."Explore the strange and remarkable stories of poisonous and even deadly plants.Science, history, and true crime converge in an informative and exciting look at Mother Nature's ghoulish garden. From a hallucinogenic fungus linked to the Salem Witch Trials to the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother, learn how certain plants evolved toxicity to avoid being consumed by predators and became the predator on their own.In A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds author Rebecca Hirsch takes you on a wild journey to look at how toxic chemicals in the natural world have been used for medicine, warfare, and sinister acts of foul play. Tread lightly as we explore these plants' ominous deeds.
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