{"title":"Douglas Starr","description":"Douglas Starr is codirector of the Center for Science and Medical Journalism and a professor of journalism at Boston University. His book Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce won the 1998 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and became a PBS-TV documentary special. A veteran science, medical, and environmental reporter, Starr has contributed to many national publications, including Smithsonian, Audubon, National Wildlife, Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor,  and Time,  and has served as a science editor for PBS-TV. He lives near Boston.","products":[{"product_id":"the-killer-of-little-shepherds-a-true-crime-story-and-the-birth-of-forensic-science-paperback","title":"The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Gold Dagger Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating true crime story that details the rise of modern forensics and the development of modern criminal investigation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher terrorized the French countryside, eluding authorities for years, and murdering twice as many victims as Jack The Ripper. Here, Douglas Starr revisits Vacher's infamous crime wave, interweaving the story of the two men who eventually stopped him--prosecutor Emile Fourquet and Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, the era's most renowned criminologist. In dramatic detail, Starr shows how Lacassagne and his colleagues were developing forensic science as we know it. Building to a gripping courtroom denouement, \u003ci\u003eThe Killer of Little Shepherds \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting contribution to the history of criminal justice.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376620863711,"sku":"9780307279088","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/4OqTaBUS4O9780307279088.webp?v=1789218181"},{"product_id":"blood-an-epic-history-of-medicine-and-commerce-paperback","title":"Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama: \u003cem\u003eBlood\u003c\/em\u003e offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popular science writing. Here is the sweeping story of a substance that has been feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times--a substance that has become the center of a huge, secretive, and often dangerous worldwide commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book\u003c\/em\u003e Prize, \u003cem\u003eBlood\u003c\/em\u003e was described by judges as \"a gripping page-turner, a significant contribution to the history of medicine and technology and a cautionary tale. Meticulously reported and exhaustively documented.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama: \u003cem\u003eBlood\u003c\/em\u003e offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popular science writing. Here is the sweeping story of a substance that has been feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times--a substance that has become the center of a huge, secretive, and often dangerous worldwide commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book\u003c\/em\u003e Prize, \u003cem\u003eBlood\u003c\/em\u003e was described by judges as \"a gripping page-turner, a significant contribution to the history of medicine and technology and a cautionary tale. Meticulously reported and exhaustively documented.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376803545311,"sku":"9780688176495","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Ggs2CFiRjn9780688176495.webp?v=1789225379"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/douglas-starr.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}