Nine Pints by Rose George Summary
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Dive into the $20 billion mystery flowing through your veins. "Nine Pints" explores blood's miraculous journey from Nazi wartime tactics to menstrual taboos. Bill Gates calls it "fascinating" - discover why this vital fluid is our 13th most-traded global commodity.
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The River That Runs Through Us All
Every three seconds, someone receives blood from a complete stranger. Think about that for a moment-right now, as you read this sentence, someone's life is being saved by a fluid that contains iron atoms forged in dying stars and carries the salt of ancient seas. We casually donate 13% of our supply, confident our bodies will regenerate it completely, yet we cannot manufacture a single drop in any laboratory. Blood is simultaneously ordinary and miraculous, a substance more valuable than oil that connects every human being in ways both literal and profound. This crimson river flowing through our veins holds stories of scientific breakthroughs, cultural taboos, corporate greed, and extraordinary human courage-stories that reveal as much about society as they do about biology.
The Business of Giving
The Creatures That Still Heal
The Pioneers Who Changed Everything
When Blood Becomes Poison
The Blood We Fear to Name
The Blood That Binds Us
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