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A Taste for Poison
2025-07-10 14:00:00 2025-07-10 15:00:00 America/Chicago A Taste for Poison An entertaining blend of science, true crime, and murder mystery, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores the effects of poisons on the human body, and examines the motives of killers in plotting murder. Northbrook Public Library - Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Thursday, July 10
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-10 14:00:00 2025-07-10 15:00:00 America/Chicago A Taste for Poison An entertaining blend of science, true crime, and murder mystery, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores the effects of poisons on the human body, and examines the motives of killers in plotting murder. Northbrook Public Library - Pollak Room AB - First Floor

Northbrook Public Library

Pollak Room AB - First Floor

An entertaining blend of science, true crime, and murder mystery, Dr. Neil Bradbury explores the effects of poisons on the human body, and examines the motives of killers in plotting murder.

Dr. Neil Bradbury is a professor of physiology and biophysics at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and author of A Taste for Poison.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult Learning |

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