{"product_id":"9781529967784","title":"Dangerous Miracle : The Extraordinary History of Antibiotics – and How We’re Burning Through Them","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Liam Shaw\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eResearch methods: general\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 August 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 25 | 250g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntibiotics. Invented by microbes. Mined by humans. And now running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Combines the passion of Robert Macfarlane with the incisiveness of Patrick Radden Keefe … Brilliant’ Rachel Clarke, Spectator ‘This history of scientific discovery and corporate greed chronicles arguably the most significant technological advance of the 20th century … A lively history and a stark warning’ Sunday Times, Best Books of the Year 2025The discovery of antibiotics is one of humanity’s greatest achievements, saving millions of lives and changing the world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, unlike other drugs, each time we take antibiotics we use up a finite resource. And now we are running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the spellbinding story of how we learned to harness the fossil fuels of medicine – and an urgent call to adapt, so they can hold a place in our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Excellent … highly readable’ Henry Marsh‘Brilliant’ Tim Spector‘Wonderful … thrilling’ Venki Ramakrishnan‘An enjoyable and absolutely essential read’ Kate Bingham‘A fascinating deep dive’ Sarah Gilbert‘Eye-opening … a vital call to arms’ Matthew Cobb‘This book is a triumph’ Science\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57393487446391,"sku":"9781529967784","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781529967784.jpg?v=1787136601","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781529967784","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}