| International Standard Book Number |
9781250359650 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781250359643 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1250359643 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Alker, Ashely, author.
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| Title Statement |
99 ways to die : and how to avoid them / Ashely Alker, MD.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xiii, 365 pages ; 25 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The birth of 99 ways to die -- Infections -- Vaccine-preventable diseases -- Heart diseases -- Brain diseases -- Sex -- Drugs -- Animals -- Poison -- Food -- Locomotion -- Crime -- The elements -- Warfare -- The afterlife.
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| Summary, Etc. |
An illuminating, hilarious, and practical guide to 99 of the most terrifying ways to die and how to avoid them from an emergency medicine doctor. Dr. Ashely Alker is a self-described death escapologist -- or, in more familiar terms, an emergency medicine doctor. She has seen it all, from flesh-eating bacteria to the work of a serial killer to the more mundane but no less deadly, and her work outwitting the end has uniquely prepared her to write this book. Dr. Alker manages to shock readers while making them laugh, educating them on how to outsmart a wide range of deadly situations and conditions. Many of the chapters include stories from her experiences in life and medicine, at times heartwarming, others heartbreaking. Sections include explorations of sex, poison, drugs, biological warfare, disease, animals, crime, the elements, and much more. An Anthony Bourdain-style greatest hits tour of death, 99 Ways to Die is entertaining while it informs. Full of valuable advice and wild stories, this riveting read might just save your life.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Death.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Survival Humor.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Death Humor.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Wit and humor in medicine.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Medical emergencies Personal narratives.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Medical emergencies Anecdotes.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Humor.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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