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Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood

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From ancient Rome, where gladiators drank the blood of vanquished foes to gain strength and courage, to modern-day laboratories, where machines test blood for diseases and scientists search for elusive cures, Bill Hayes takes us on a whirlwind journey through history, literature, mythology, and science by way of the great red river that runs five quarts strong through our bodies. As much a biography of blood as it is a memoir of how this rich substance has shaped one man’s life, Five Quarts is by turns whimsical and provocative, informative and moving.

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Reviews:

“This beguiling brew of fascinating scientific facts and illuminating, poignant anecdotes makes Five Quarts something like blood itself: vital and pulsing with energy.”
— Entertainment Weekly

“Playful and powerful . . .profoundly moving . . . Hayes writes with so much panache that reading this book is thrilling.”
— The Boston Globe

“Bill Hayes is on his way to becoming one of those rare authors who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and make you glad he did. . . . [Five Quarts is] a breezy ride of a book that . . . equips even a casual reader with the knowledge to gain new insights into life.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“Hayes’s fascination with scientific discovery is matched by his unerring sense for the right phrase, the right anecdote, to draw others into his delight and wonder.”
— The Advocate

“The perfect gift for the phlebotomist in your life.”
— Newsweek (Top Pick of the Week)

FULL REVIEW: San Francisco Chronicle, 2-6-2005

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Books by Bill Hayes

  • How New York Breaks Your Heart

    February 13, 2018
  • Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me

    February 14, 2017
  • The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray’s Anatomy

    January 6, 2008
  • Sleep Demons: An Insomniac’s Memoir

    March 7, 2018
  • Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood

    February 21, 2005

Recent Essays

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    August 29, 2018
  • New Essay in NYT Magazine on 1981-1983

    May 14, 2018
  • Oliver Sacks: A Composer and His Last Work

    November 26, 2017
  • Out Late With Oliver Sacks

    August 30, 2016
  • In Praise of Impracticality

    November 29, 2014

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