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THIRTEEN

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I
LLUSTRATION
C
REDITS

In the order of appearance.
Statue of Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini, circa 1545: photo by the author; diagram of Galen’s conception of the circulatory system, from
The Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood
by Charles Singer, 1922: courtesy of the Kalmanovitz Library, University of California, San Francisco; woodcut of woman applying leeches, 1639: courtesy of the National Library of Medicine; portrait of William Harvey, from
The Discovery of the Circulation of the Blood
by Charles Singer, 1922: courtesy of the Kalmanovitz Library, University of California, San Francisco; sixteenth-century engravings of the four temperaments by Virgil Solis: courtesy of the National Library of Medicine; snapshot of the Hayes siblings: photo provided by the author; portrait of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek: courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library (Picture File); replica of a Leeuwenhoek microscope: courtesy of Al Shinn; Be Here for the Cure sticker: courtesy of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation © 1992; publicity shot from
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet,
1940: from author’s personal collection; illustration of Holmes and Watson, from
The Strand,
vol. VI, July–Dec., 1893: courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library; photo of Paul Ehrlich in his laboratory: courtesy of the Paul Ehrlich Institute; butterfly needle: photo by the author;
The Reward of Cruelty
by William Hogarth, 1751, from
The Works of William Hogarth,
vol. II, 1833: courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library; engraving of blood transfusion operation, from
Scientific American,
Sept. 5, 1874: courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library; portrait of Elizabeth Bathory: courtesy of Dennis Báthory-Kitsz (
www.bathory.org
); photo of Queen Victoria and Prince Leopold, 1862: The Royal Archives © 2004 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; “Action Comics” #403 © 1971 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.; “Your Blood Can Save Him” poster: courtesy of the American Red Cross Museum. All rights reserved in all countries.; engraving of Leonardo da Vinci: courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library (Picture File); photo of Jay Levy, 1984: courtesy of Dr. Jay Levy; illustration of Odysseus by Jacomb Hood, from
The Boy’s Odyssey
by Walter C. Perry, 1901: courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library.

A
CKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people helped bring this book to life. I would like to thank the doctors and specialists who shared with me their expertise: Dr. Susan Barnett, Rosemary Cozzo, Dr. Jay Gladstein, Mary Kay Grossman, R.D., Richard Harveston, Dr. Shawn Hassler, Dr. Jay Levy, Martin Pugh, and Dr. Edward Winger. Special thanks to Dr. Donald Abrams for giving the final manuscript a thorough medical checkup.

I am grateful to Cindy Neveu, Jerry Orcoff, Christine Pullum, and Al Shinn for sharing their personal stories; to Steven Barclay and Maurice Sendak for their support, loving as well as practical; to my fearless first draft readers, Jamie Inman and Lisa Michaels; to Kathryn and Dan Mayeda for their faith and encouragement; and to Ballantine senior editor Dana Isaacson and editorial assistant Deirdre Lanning for all their good work. I consider myself fortunate for the continued guidance of two wonderful women, my agent, Wendy Weil, and Ballantine editor-in-chief Nancy Miller, whose thoughtful suggestions and editing helped bring the manuscript to its final form.

I could never have started or completed this book, however, were it not for Steve Byrne, my partner in life and in writing. He gave his blood to my
Five Quarts,
literally and figuratively, and made sure every last word here was polished and heartfelt and true.

A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

B
ILL
H
AYES
is the author of the national bestseller
Sleep Demons: An Insomniac’s Memoir.
His work has been published in
The New York Times Magazine
and
Details,
among other publications, and at
Salon.com
. He lives in San Francisco with his partner, Steve.

A
LSO BY
B
ILL
H
AYES

Sleep Demons: An Insomniac’s Memoir

Author’s note: Some names have been changed in the memoir sections of this book.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hayes, Bill.

Five quarts: a personal and natural history of blood / Bill Hayes.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Blood 2. Medicine—History. I. Title.

QP91.H454 2004

612.1′1—dc22 2004050171

eISBN: 978-0-345-48215-0

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