About the book
Rose George, author of The Big Necessity, examines blood as a substance that carries life, makes people faint, spreads infections and trades as a commodity worth more than oil. It ranges from ancient bloodletting to the liquid biopsy, a blood test that promises to diagnose cancer and other diseases. George profiles Janet Vaughan, who organized the world's first mass blood donation system during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, whose sanitary pad work for developing countries earned him the nickname Menstrual Man. She looks at the lucrative plasma trade, in which the US is called the OPEC of plasma, at the taboo around menstruation, and at research into synthetic blood. Each person carries roughly nine pints of blood.
Bill Gates, who likes books that go deep on a single topic, put it on a 2019 summer reading list and called it full of interesting facts, noting the author's personal connection to the subject.
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Bill Gates (Founder/Microsoft)
If you get grossed out by blood, this one probably isn’t for you. But if you’re like me and find it fascinating, you’ll enjoy this book by a British journalist with an especially personal connection to the subject. I’m a big fan of books that go deep on one specific topic, so Nine Pints (the title refers to the volume of blood in the average adult) was right up my alley. It’s filled with super-interesting facts that will leave you with a new appreciation for blood.
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