This Will Kill You - Couverture souple

Newquist, HP

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312540620 ISBN 13 : 9780312540623

Editeur : Griffin, 2009

Synopsis

Have you been attacked by a great white shark? Gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Been exposed to anthrax? No, you haven't, or you'd be dead. This Will Kill You reveals the intriguing facts behind the many ways humans bite the dust in encounters with deadly bugs, hungry predators, natural disasters, and freak occurrences. Thoroughly researched and illustrated, not to mention thoroughly hilarious, this book describes in deathly detail what happens to the body when it's struck by lightning, slimed by a dart frog, or flung from a mountaintop.

No other book has ever peaked under the Grim Reaper's robe in such a straightforward and irreverent way. With a foreword by a physician at the Mayo Clinic, an afterword by a funeral director, lists of history's most notable deaths, and a unique death rating system, everything you need to know about the ways in which we go are included in these pages.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

HP Newquist has authored more than a dozen books for both children and adults, including the critically acclaimed THE GREAT BRAIN BOOK (Scholastic, 2005). To prepare for his book For Boys Only, Mr. Newquist went scuba diving with sharks in Australia, climbed the Great Pyramid in Egypt, drove some really fast cars, learned a few magic tricks, and read more books than he can count.

Rich Maloof contributed to This Will Kill You from St. Martin's Press.

Jim Shinnick illustrated This Will Kill You from St. Martin's Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312540620
• ISBN 13: 9780312540623
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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