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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
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The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
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Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
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Strange Chemistry: The Stories Your Chemistry Teacher Wouldn't Tell You
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Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
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The Double Helix
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Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World
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The Periodic Table
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The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison
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The Joy of Chemistry: The Amazing Science of Familiar Things
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
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The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance
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Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life
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Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture
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The Sceptical Chymist
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A Perfect Red
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Chemistry: The Central Science
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The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug
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Lithium: A Doctor, a Drug, and a Breakthrough
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Madame Curie: A Biography
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Why Things Break: Understanding the World By the Way It Comes Apart
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The Diamond Makers
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Concerning the Nature of Things
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Roald Hoffmann on the Philosophy, Art, and Science of Chemistry
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Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
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Chemistry of Alchemy: From Dragon's Blood to Donkey Dung, How Chemistry Was Forged
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Molecules That Changed the World
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