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  | | Nine Pints A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2019 by Granta Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-614-9, ISBN: 1-84627-614-4 "Most humans contain between nine and twelve pints of blood. Here Rose George, who probably contains nine pints, tells nine different stories about the liquid that sustains us, discovering what it reveals about who we are. In Nepal, she meets girls challenging the taboos surrounding menstruation; in the Canadian prairies, she visits a controversial plasma clinic; in Wales she gets a tour of the UK's only leech farm to learn about the vit ..." |
 | | Ninety Percent of Everything(Reprint) Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate by Rose George Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2014 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-1-250-05829-4, ISBN: 1-250-05829-5 "On ship-tracking Web sites, the waters are black with dots. Each dot is a ship; each ship is laden with boxes; each box is laden with goods. In postindustrial economies, we no longer produce but buy, and so we must ship. Without shipping there would be no clothes, food, paper, or fuel. Without all those dots, the world would not work. Yet freight shipping is all but invisible. Away from public scrutiny, it revels in suspect practices, d ..." |
 | | Deep Sea and Foreign Going Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Brings You 90% of Everything by Rose George Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Portobello Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-299-8, ISBN: 1-84627-299-8 "Deep Sea and Foreign Going" |
 | | The Big Necessity The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-1-250-05830-0, ISBN: 1-250-05830-9 "One smart book delving deep into the history and implications of a daily act that dare not speak its name Newsweek Bodily waste is common to all and as natural as breathing We prefer not to talk about it but we should even those of us who take care of our business in pristine sanitary conditions Disease spread by bodily waste kills more people worldwide every year than any other single cause of death Even in the United States nearly two ..." |
 | | The Big Necessity(1st Edition) The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2009 by Holt Paperbacks Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-9083-3, ISBN: 0-8050-9083-5 "“One smart book . . . delving deep into the history and implications of a daily act that dare not speak its name.” —NewsweekAcclaimed as “extraordinary” (The New York Times) and “a classic” (Los Angeles Times), The Big Necessity is on its way to removing the taboo on bodily waste—something common to all and as natural as breathing. We prefer not to talk about it, but we should—even those of us who take care of our business in pristine, ..." |
 | | Nine Pints A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2018 by Granta ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-612-5, ISBN: 1-84627-612-8 "From a prize-winning writer, a fascinating exploration of blood: the stuff of life, the stuff of nightmares, and one of the most expensive liquids on the planet." |
 | | Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Other Perversities Pop Culture of the 1970s and 1980s by George Rose Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by Ten Speed Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58008-924-1, ISBN: 1-58008-924-0 "Celebrity culture in the 1970s and 1980s, through the lens of an award-winning photojournalist.As a young photographer working in Los Angeles in the 1970s and 1980s, George Rose had his shutter finger on the pulse of the Hollywood scene, documenting film premieres and award ceremonies, arena concerts and Sunset Strip nightclubs. From Oscar-winning actors and filmmakers to punk rockers and porn stars, this stylish book presents visual hi ..." |
 | | Deep Sea and Foreign Going Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Brings You 90% of Everything by Rose George Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2013 by Portobello Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-263-9, ISBN: 1-84627-263-7 "Deep Sea and Foreign Going An unprecedented voyage through the shady world of international shipping, the hidden industry upon which our world turns and our future depends Full description" |
 | | Ninety Percent of Everything Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate by Rose George Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2013 by Metropolitan Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-9263-9, ISBN: 0-8050-9263-3 "Eye-opening and compelling, the overlooked world of freight shipping, revealed as the foundation of our civilizationOn ship-tracking websites, the waters are black with dots. Each dot is a ship; each ship is laden with boxes; each box is laden with goods. In postindustrial economies, we no longer produce but buy. We buy, so we must ship. Without shipping there would be no clothes, food, paper, or fuel. Without all those dots, the world ..." |
 | | Nine Pints(1st Edition) A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2018 by Metropolitan Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62779-637-8, ISBN: 1-62779-637-1 "An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don’t even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, th ..." |
 | | The Big Necessity(Updated) Adventures in the World of Human Waste: The World of Shit by Rose George Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2009 by Portobello Books Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-070-3, ISBN: 1-84627-070-7 "The Big Necessity Takes us underground to the sewers of NYC and London and overground, to meet the heroes of India's sanitation movement, American sewage schoolteachers, the Japanese genius of toilet technology, and the biosolids lobbying team. This title also proves that shit doesn't have to be a dirty word. Full description" |
 | | The Big Necessity(1st Edition) The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2008 by Metropolitan Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8271-5, ISBN: 0-8050-8271-9 "An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage—and entertainProduced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly, and hidden by euphemism, bodily waste is something common to all and as natural as breathing, yet we prefer not to talk about it. But we should—even those of us who take care of our business in pristine, sanitary conditions. For it’s not only in developing countries that human waste i ..." |
 | | The Big Necessity(1st Edition) by Rose George Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Portobello Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-069-7, ISBN: 1-84627-069-3 "Produced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly, hidden by euphemism, excrement is rarely out in the open in 'civilised' society, but the world of waste - and the people who deal with it, work with it and in it - is a rich one. This book takes us underground to the sewers of Paris and London and overground, to meet the heroes of India's sanitation movement, the Japanese genius at the cutting edge of toilet technology, and the bioso ..." |
 | | A Life Removed Hunting for Refuge in the Modern World by Rose George Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2004 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-101905-5, ISBN: 0-14-101905-0 "Asylum-seeker'; refugee'. All the major British political parties have brought these words to the top of the political agenda. Some newspapers shout about the swarms' of refugees arriving on our shores; others criticise our government's lack of humanitarian principles. But what do we know about the refugees themselves what it means to leave your home, your family, your past? Rose George has travelled to Liberia and Ivory Coast and also ..." |
 | | Flesh & Blood(1st Edition) Photographers' Images of Their Own Families by Alice Rose George, Abigail Heyman, Ethan Hoffman, Friends Of Photography, Andy Grundberg, Ann Beattie Hardcover, 190 Pages, Published 1992 by Picture Project ISBN-13: 978-0-9632551-0-5, ISBN: 0-9632551-0-X "Flesh & Blood dramatically reveals family life- intimate, joyful, and poignant - through the personal family pictures of many of the world's finest photographers. Selecting from wallet snapshots, private albums, and museum walls, the editors viewed a wealth of emotional and insightful images taken by more than 500 photographers. Because of the intimacy that is evoked by family events and family members, these are the images that photog ..." |
 | | Hope Photographs(1st Edition) by Alice Rose George, Lee Marks, Alice L. George, George/ Marks Hardcover, 189 Pages, Published 1998 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-54228-6, ISBN: 0-500-54228-7 "Even without uttering the word, hope is with us as an instinct, a feeling, an impulse, as an insistent human reflex in the face of negativism and despair. The photographs in this collection were assembled to make hope more than a reflex; in the face of these wonderful testaments to human optimism and nobility, our sense of hope manifests itself in all its marvelous power. A belief that we have value, than humanity has nobility, was the ..." |
 | | Nine Pints(Unabridged) by Rose George, Karen Cass Cd, Published 2019 by Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Sacd, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-72133-598-5, ISBN: 1-72133-598-6 "An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don’t even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, th ..." |
 | | The Big Necessity(Unabridged) The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters by Rose George, Karen Cass Cd, Published 2019 by Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-72133-605-0, ISBN: 1-72133-605-2 |
 | | Nine Pints A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood by Rose George 304 Pages, Published 2018 by Metropolitan Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62779-638-5, ISBN: 1-62779-638-X "There is patchy written evidence, according to medieval historian Dr. Katherine Harvey, but Gilbert the Englishman (Gilbertus Anglicus) wrote of “gonorrhoea,” a condition caused by the “flowing of man's seed against his will,” that could be ..." |
 | | Nine Pints A Journey Through the Mysterious, Miraculous World of Blood by Rose George Published 2018 by Portobello Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-613-2, ISBN: 1-84627-613-6 "Most humans contain between nine and twelve pints of blood. Here Rose George, who probably contains nine pints, tells nine different stories about the liquid that sustains us, discovering what it reveals about who we are." |
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