Not for the squeamish!

Oooh, something kinda gross, just in time for Halloween!  If you have a weak stomach, you may want to stay away from The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins by H. P. Newquist.  No, it's not completely disgusting, but you will see a bit of the red stuff as the author discusses everything from what blood is made up of to the amazing things that blood does for your body, and from old-time medical treatment (leeches! blood-letting!) to creatures both real and imagined that want to drink your blood.  There's even some cool information about unusual blood that other animals have.  Did you know that the blood from an icefish is clear?  And blood from a horseshoe crab is blue??  Check this out...if you dare...and learn what rare disease can turn a person's blood...green.