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11%OFFFrank Swain - How to Make a Zombie: The Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control - 9781851689446 - V9781851689446
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How to Make a Zombie: The Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control

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Description for How to Make a Zombie: The Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control Paperback. A super-duper rollicking investigation of the social myth and scientific reality of zombies, from the ingredients of Haitian zombie poison to raising decapitated dogs from the dead, and from behavioural control using brain-implanted electrodes to parasitic wasps and nefarious viruses that take over others' bodies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.

Join a notorious pop science punk as he investigates real zombie reports from around the world. It's terrifying!

The search for the means to control the bodies and minds of our fellow humans has been underway for millennia, from the sleep-inducing honeycombs that felled Pompey’s army to the Voodoo potions of Haiti. Now, Frank Swain, the force behind Science Punk, has joined the quest, digging up genuine zombie research:

 • dog heads brought back to life without their bodies

• secret agents dosing targets with zombie drugs

• parasites that push their hosts to suicide or ... Read more

• the elixir of life hidden in an eighteenth-century painting

This mind-bending and entertaining excavation of incredible science is unlike anything you’ve read before.

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Product Details

Publisher
oneworld
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851689446
SKU
V9781851689446
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Frank Swain
Frank Swain is the founder of SciencePunk, the popular SEED ScienceBlogs site devoted to the weird and wonderful fringes of science. As a science writer, he is preoccupied with how our innovations shape our future and ourselves. His work has appeared in New Scientist, Arc, Slate, Stylist, Wired, the Guardian, Eureka and more, and on BBC Radio 4 and Bravo. ... Read more

Reviews for How to Make a Zombie: The Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control
"Swain serves up a ghoulish treat - the real-life zombies of science and nature! Packed full of bizarre research and jaw-dropping tales, his book succeeds in being simultaneously entertaining, informative, and slightly unnerving, since it turns out that the zombies are, quite likely, you and I." Alex Boese, bestselling author of Elephants on Acid and Electric Sheep "Frank Swain's gripping ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for How to Make a Zombie: The Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control


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