Chances are you, or others in your home, use a poisonous substance to wash dishes, do laundry, or clean the toilet, oven or sink. This book takes you on a fascinating tour of the toxic substances found in your home and enlightens you about some that are supposed to be but really aren't. Filled with historical trivia and interesting nuggets, it's the kind of home poisoning book you'll pick up not just in a panic, but to read for pleasure. So, please, read it before you need it.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
The best safeguard against accidental poisoning in the home is ... information. Jim Morrelli debunks a lot of basic myths and offers many surprising revelations about what is and what isn't poisonous around the home. He covers not just the kitchen, workshop, and yard, but also the great outdoors, with detailed information about poisonous plants and animals, how to identify them, and how to treat poisonings of one kind or another. He points out that the most truly dangerous aspect of any kind of poisoning is panic. With this book as a guide, you can avoid panic and proceed with a clear head to reverse the effects of nearly all kinds of poisoning. It ought to be in everyone's home library.
From Booklist
Like electioneering and public broadcasting fundraisers, hazardous household chemicals lurk constantly, threatening periodically to poison contemporary existence. Sources of information about them usually possess the literary flair of software manuals and tax instructions, exacerbating an already dangerous situation by so boring readers that they keel over into pools of the very toxic wastes about which they are seeking information. Not Morelli's book. In part 1, Morelli conducts a comprehensive household tour, covering animal-borne hazards, yard-based dangers, and potential problems inside, room by room; his treatment of poisonous toads ("Needless to say, humans shouldn't eat toads") is nearly as memorable as the preceding advice on treating gila monster bites, nor are the more mundane nippings of rabid critters neglected. Part 2 turns to the medicine chest and the potentially dangerous substances commonly within it--analgesics, antiseptics, prescription drugs, etc. Throughout, Morelli's conversational tone imparts information while avoiding boredom. Well-written and informative are rarely paired in household safety books. Go for it. Mike Tribby
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
