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The genie in the bottle : 64 all new commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life / Joe Schwarcz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwarcz, Joe.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemistry--Humor.
- Chemistry.
- Chemistry--Popular works.
- Chemistry--Miscellanea.
- Questions and answers.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Humor.
- Physical Description:
- 311 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.H. Freeman, 2001.
- Contents:
- Health Matters
- Surviving the Rat Race 21
- Thalidomide: A Bitter Lesson 25
- The Dark Side of the Sun 29
- Cures Me, Cures Me Not 37
- The Crab Shell Game 42
- Wondering about Wort and Grapefruit 47
- Nothing to Rave About 53
- Flushing out the System 57
- Jumpin' Jimson Weed 61
- Kissing Toads 65
- Willow Power 69
- Snake Oil for Aching Joints 73
- Oil You Need to Know 77
- Scents and Scents Ability 81
- The Man with the Silver Sock 85
- Mercury: Mysterious and Deadly 89
- Food Matters
- You Are What You Eat 95
- Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot 99
- The Evolution of Margarine 103
- A Different Twist on Licorice 108
- Chocolate Lovers Rejoice 112
- Berry Good News 116
- Just Give Me the Flax 120
- Remember This 124
- Cheers for Sour Cherries 128
- Bitter Water and Sweet Science 132
- Feeding the Diet Industry 136
- Green Peas, Please 140
- Chemistry Here, There, Everywhere
- The Genie in the Bottle 145
- Appearing Aliens and Disappearing Urine 149
- A Bang of a Discovery 153
- By All Indications 157
- The Magic of Secret Inks 161
- Blast from the Repast 164
- Out of the Blue, in Prussia 168
- Roots and Wings of Red 172
- Out of the Frying Pan 176
- Asbestos Panic 180
- Murder by Thallium 184
- Danger down the Drain 188
- The Poop on Methane 192
- Mulish on Borax 196
- The Silly Side of Flubber 199
- From Jewelry to Jupiter 203
- High on Helium 208
- Harnessing Hydrogen 212
- Sticky Chemistry 216
- Learning From the Past
- Playing with Fire 227
- A Man and His Elements 230
- Have a Drink for Dr. Snow 234
- The Man Who Lost His Head Twice 238
- You've Got to Hand It to Ignaz 242
- Mesmerizing Medicine 246
- The Chew-Chew and Do-Do Man 251
- The Catty Dr. Katterfelto and His Noxious Insects 255
- Conquering with Conkers 258
- From Obscure Physics to Practical Medicine 262
- The Not-So-Miraculous Elixir 267
- Silly Stuff
- Bending Spoons or Bending Minds? 271
- Down on the Biodynamic Farm 278
- The Goat Gland Doctor 282
- A Writer and a Magician Among the Spirits 287
- In a Lather over Toiletries 290
- pHooey to Make Health Claims 294.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Canada : ECW Press, 2001.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0716746018
- OCLC:
- 47384846
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