{"title":"Chemistry","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"science-and-cooking-physics-meets-food-from-homemade-to-haut-9780393634921b","title":"Science and Cooking: Physics Meets Food, From Homemade to Haute Cuisine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBased on the popular Harvard University and edX course, \u003ci\u003eScience and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e explores the scientific basis of why recipes work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spectacular culinary creations of modern cuisine are the stuff of countless articles and social media feeds. But to a scientist they are also perfect pedagogical explorations into the basic scientific principles of cooking. In \u003ci\u003eScience and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, Harvard professors Michael Brenner, Pia Sörensen, and David Weitz bring the classroom to your kitchen to teach the physics and chemistry underlying every recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do we knead bread? What determines the temperature at which we cook a steak, or the amount of time our chocolate chip cookies spend in the oven? \u003ci\u003eScience and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e answers these questions and more through hands-on experiments and recipes from renowned chefs such as Christina Tosi, Joanne Chang, and Wylie Dufresne, all beautifully illustrated in full color. With engaging introductions from revolutionary chefs and collaborators Ferran Adria and José Andrés, \u003ci\u003eScience and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e will change the way you approach both subjects—in your kitchen and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817333166160,"sku":"9780393634921B","price":16.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780393634921-l.jpg?v=1785864595"},{"product_id":"the-elements-a-visual-history-of-their-discovery-9780500024539b","title":"The Elements: A Visual History of Their Discovery","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis book offers a largely chronological illustrated guide to how the chemical elements were discovered over the past three millennia. It provides a view not just of how we came to understand what everything is made of but also of how chemistry developed from a trial-and-error craft of making and transforming substances into a rational modern science that provides us with new materials, drugs, and much else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile other books have described the properties of the chemical elements and often delved into their histories, none has done so in this highly visual manner. The closest comparison is Theodore Gray’s illustrated book \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Elements\u003c\/span\u003e - but this does not take a historical approach as this does here. The pictorial material for this subject is very rich, including some gorgeous alchemical documents as well as portraits, colour charts, woodcuts of mining, artefacts such as John Dalton’s wooden balls, advertisements (for example, for radium 'cures') and postage stamps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book contains separate short sections for each element or groups of related elements, which are gathered into several sections to order the sequence into several chronological eras of element discovery. Included are short 'interludes' (or 'feature spreads') presenting important intellectual milestones in how we think about elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 192 illustrations","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817426128976,"sku":"9780500024539B","price":15.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780500024539-l.jpg?v=1785864832"},{"product_id":"chemistry-50-ideas-you-really-need-to-know-9781848666672b","title":"Chemistry (50 Ideas You Really Need to Know)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eChemistry is at the cutting edge of our lives. How does a silicon chip work? How can we harness natural products to combat human disease? And is it possible to create artificial muscles?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProviding answers to these questions and many more,\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know\u003c\/span\u003e is an engaging guide to the world of chemistry. From the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology, chemistry offers some fascinating insights into our origins, as well as continuing to revolutionize life as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 50 short instalments, this accessible book discusses everything from the arguments of the key thinkers to the latest research methods, using timelines to place each theory in context - telling you all you need to know about the most important ideas in chemistry, past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents include: Thermodynamics, Catalysts, Fermentation, Green Chemistry, Separation, Crystallography, Microfabrication, Computational Chemistry, Chemistry Occurring in Nature, Manmade Solutions: Beer, Plastic, Artificial Muscles and Hydrogen Future.","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817539113040,"sku":"9781848666672B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781848666672-l.jpg?v=1785865309"},{"product_id":"how-science-works-the-facts-visually-explained-9781465464194b","title":"How Science Works: The Facts Visually Explained","description":"The simplest most visual guide to science - ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill artificial intelligence take over the world? How does gene therapy work? What are the Higgs boson, stem cells, and gravitational waves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScience can be dauntingly complex, and it can be hard to separate the fundamental truths of \"good\" science from the much-hyped pseudoscience that often appears in the media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith clear, easy-to-understand graphics and hundreds of fascinating facts, How Science Works demystifies both core and cutting-edge science and answers the question that spark our curiosity.","brand":"DK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817566638160,"sku":"9781465464194B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781465464194-l.jpg?v=1785865425"},{"product_id":"a-slow-death-83-days-of-radiation-sickness-9781942993544b","title":"A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness","description":"Japan's worst nuclear radiation accident took place at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokaimura, northeast of Tokyo, on 30 September 1999. The direct cause of the accident was cited as the depositing of a uranyl nitrate solution—containing about 16.6 kg of uranium, which exceeded the critical mass—into a precipitation tank. Three workers were exposed to extreme doses of radiation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHiroshi Ouchi, one of these workers, was transferred to the University of Tokyo Hospital Emergency Room, three days after the accident. Dr. Maekawa and his staff initially thought that Ouchi looked relatively well for a person exposed to such radiation levels. He could talk, and only his right hand was a little swollen with redness. However, his condition gradually weakened as the radioactivity broke down the chromosomes in his cells.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe doctors were at a loss as to what to do. There were very few precedents and proven medical treatments for the victims of radiation poisoning. Less than 20 nuclear accidents had occurred in the world to that point, and most of those happened 30 years ago. This book documents the following 83 days of treatment until his passing, with detailed descriptions and explanations of the radiation poisoning.","brand":"Vertical","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817600487504,"sku":"9781942993544B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781942993544-l.jpg?v=1785865586"},{"product_id":"most-delicious-poison-the-story-of-nature-s-toxins-from-spic-9780316386678b","title":"Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins—From Spices to Vices","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—to them, in this “magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force” (Neil Shubin).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxglove leaf, a magic-mushroom cap, a marijuana bud, or an apple seed, and we find a bevy of strange chemicals. We use these to greet our days (caffeine), titillate our tongues (capsaicin), recover from surgery (opioids), cure infections (penicillin), mend our hearts (digoxin), bend our minds (psilocybin), calm our nerves (CBD), and even kill our enemies (cyanide). But why do plants and fungi produce such chemicals? And how did we come to use and abuse some of them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on cutting-edge science in the fields of evolution, chemistry, and neuroscience, \u003ci\u003eMost Delicious Poison\u003c\/i\u003e reveals: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The origins of toxins produced by plants, mushrooms, microbes, and even some animals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The mechanisms that animals evolved to overcome them \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How a co-evolutionary arms race made its way into the human experience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This perpetual chemical war not only drove the diversification of life on Earth, but also is intimately tied to our own successes and failures. You will never look at a houseplant, mushroom, fruit, vegetable, or even the past five hundred years of human history the same way again.","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817601175632,"sku":"9780316386678B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780316386678-l.jpg?v=1785865584"},{"product_id":"scrubbing-the-sky-inside-the-race-to-cool-the-planet-9781773272085b","title":"Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFinalist for the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction – Alberta Literary Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn in-depth look at the people and the science behind our attempts to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere with direct air capture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on interviews with stakeholders at the intersection of climate science, energy technology, and public policy, Paul McKendrick's investigation traces more than 20 years of technological development with direct air capture, from Biosphere 2; to multi-million dollar promises from Richard Branson, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk; to the opening of Orca, the world's largest commercial direct air capture facility, in Iceland in 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe question of what will be necessary for direct air capture to reach a meaningful scale, and how much it will cost, has fueled intense scientific and political debate, and spurred a value chain that spans finance, industry, technology, policy, and academia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcKendrick's clear and riveting prose presents the full story of this fascinating pursuit for the first time, inviting readers to learn more about this critical climate intervention option.","brand":"Figure 1 Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817833762896,"sku":"9781773272085B","price":10.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781773272085-l.jpg?v=1785866597"},{"product_id":"stuff-matters-exploring-the-marvelous-materials-that-shape-o-9780544483941b","title":"Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World","description":"Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are the sorts of questions that renowned materials scientist New York Times bestselling author Mark Miodownik constantly asks himself. Studying objects as ordinary as an envelope and as unexpected as concrete cloth, he uncovers the fascinating secrets that hold together our physical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Stuff Matters, Miodownik explores the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor to the foam in his sneakers. Full of enthralling tales of the miracles of engineering that permeate our lives, his stories of analysis will make you see stuff in a whole new way.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818431287376,"sku":"9780544483941B","price":8.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780544483941-l.jpg?v=1785871634"},{"product_id":"the-second-kind-of-impossible-the-extraordinary-quest-for-a-9781476729930b","title":"The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter","description":"When leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the 1980s, scientists thought they knew all the conceivable forms of matter. The Second Kind of Impossible is the story of Steinhardt’s thirty-five-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom. It begins with a curious geometric pattern that inspires two theoretical physicists to propose a radically new type of matter—one that raises the possibility of new materials with never before seen properties, but that violates laws set in stone for centuries. Steinhardt dubs this new form of matter “quasicrystal.” The rest of the scientific community calls it simply impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Kind of Impossible captures Steinhardt’s scientific odyssey as it unfolds over decades, first to prove viability, and then to pursue his wildest conjecture—that nature made quasicrystals long before humans discovered them. Along the way, his team encounters clandestine collectors, corrupt scientists, secret diaries, international smugglers, and KGB agents. Their quest culminates in a daring expedition to a distant corner of the Earth, in pursuit of tiny fragments of a meteorite forged at the birth of the solar system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteinhardt’s discoveries chart a new direction in science. They not only change our ideas about patterns and matter, but also reveal new truths about the processes that shaped our solar system. The underlying science is important, simple, and beautiful—and Steinhardt’s firsthand account is “packed with discovery, disappointment, exhilaration, and persistence...This book is a front-row seat to history as it is made” (Nature).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818829385808,"sku":"9781476729930B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781476729930-l.jpg?v=1785873474"},{"product_id":"capturing-snowflakes-winter-s-frozen-artistry-9780760369715b","title":"Capturing Snowflakes: Winter's Frozen Artistry","description":"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The snow may seem unvaried to the naked eye, but the microscope reveals an amazing menagerie of beautiful crystalline forms. Building on the pioneering work of Wilson Bentley (1865-1931), Libbrecht has developed techniques for capturing images of snow crystals in unprecedented detail. While wondering at the hundreds of exquisite snowflake portraits, find:\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe science behind snowflakes, including how they form on a molecular level and the complex process that guarantees each one’s uniqueness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField notes from Libbrecht’s photographic expeditions to the frozen north \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe taxonomy of snowflakes and examples of each type: simple plates and prisms, columns and needles, capped columns, sectored plates, stellar plates, stellar dendrites, triangular crystals, double plates, split plates, split stars, and even rare twelve-branched snowflakes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuotations about the wonder of snowflakes and nature from Aristotle, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is a breathtaking look at the works of art that melt in an instant.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Voyageur Press (MN)","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42818933096528,"sku":"9780760369715B","price":8.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780760369715-l.jpg?v=1785873985"},{"product_id":"periodic-table-with-chemistry-formulas-sparkcharts-9781411470682b","title":"Periodic Table with Chemistry Formulas (SparkCharts)","description":"The information you need - concisely, conveniently, and accurately. ","brand":"Sparknotes","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819100147792,"sku":"9781411470682B","price":2.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781411470682-l.jpg?v=1785874658"},{"product_id":"the-killer-strain-anthrax-and-a-government-exposed-9780060522797b","title":"The Killer Strain: Anthrax and a Government Exposed","description":"A lethal germ is unleashed in the U.S. mail. A chain of letters spreads terror from Florida to Washington, from New York to Connecticut, from the halls of the U.S. Congress to the assembly lines of the U.S. Postal Service. Five people die and ten thousand more line up for antibiotics to protect against exposure. A government already outsmarted by the terrorist hijackers of 9\/11 stumbles, leaving workers vulnerable and a diabolical killer on the loose. The Killer Strain is the definitive account of the year in which bioterrorism became a reality in the United States, exposing failures in judgment and a flawed understanding of the anthrax bacteria's capacity to kill. With the pace and drama of fiction, this book goes behind the scenes to examine the confused, often bungled response by federal agencies to the anthrax attacks of 2001. It shows how the Bush administration's efforts to control information and downplay risk led to mistakes that ultimately cost two postal workers their lives.","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819101196368,"sku":"9780060522797B","price":7.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780060522797-l.jpg?v=1785874653"},{"product_id":"nose-dive-a-field-guide-to-the-world-s-smells-9780143110897b","title":"Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World's Smells","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate guide to the smells of the universe – the ambrosial to the malodorous, and everything in between – from the author of the acclaimed culinary guides \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOn Food and Cooking \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKeys to Good Cooking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFrom Harold McGee, James Beard Award-winning author and leading expert on the science of food and cooking, comes an extensive exploration of the long-overlooked world of smell. In Nose Dive, McGee takes us on a sensory adventure, from the sulfurous nascent earth more than four billion years ago, to the fruit-filled Tian Shan mountain range north of the Himalayas, to the keyboard of your laptop, where trace notes of phenol and formaldehyde escape between the keys. We'll sniff the ordinary (wet pavement and cut grass) and the extraordinary (ambergris and truffles), the delightful (roses and vanilla) and the challenging (swamplands and durians). We'll smell one another. We'll smell ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThrough it all, McGee familiarizes us with the actual bits of matter that we breathe in—the molecules that trigger our perceptions, that prompt the citrusy smells of coriander and beer and the medicinal smells of daffodils and sea urchins. And like everything in the physical world, molecules have histories. Many of the molecules that we smell every day existed long before any creature was around to smell them—before there was even a planet for those creatures to live on. Beginning with the origins of those molecules in interstellar space, McGee moves onward through the smells of our planet, the air and the oceans, the forest and the meadows and the city, all the way to the smells of incense, perfume, wine, and food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHere is a story of the world, of every smell under our collective nose. A work of astounding scholarship and originality, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNose Dive\u003c\/span\u003e distills the science behind the smells and translates it, as only McGee can, into an accessible and entertaining guide. Incorporating the latest insights of biology and chemistry, and interweaving them with personal observations, he reveals how our sense of smell has the power to expose invisible, intangible details of our material world and trigger in us feelings that are the very essence of being alive.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819404955728,"sku":"9780143110897B","price":11.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780143110897-l.jpg?v=1785875773"},{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-the-periodic-table-unlocking-the-mysterie-9781770858107b","title":"The Secret Life of the Periodic Table: Unlocking the Mysteries of All 118 Elements","description":"The Secret Life of the Periodic Table gives a fascinating insight into the discovery and use of all 118 elements. It uncovers fascinating and sometimes incredible stories of how Mendeleev's table was formulated and the individual elements found.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains the fundamentals of atomic science and brings to life each element's character and place in our universe in a bright and engaging way.","brand":"Firefly Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819494150224,"sku":"9781770858107B","price":12.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781770858107-l.jpg?v=1785876155"},{"product_id":"ap-chemistry-prep-4-practice-tests-complete-content-review-s-9780593516775b","title":"AP Chemistry Prep (25th Edition)","description":"A comprehensive AP Chemistry exam-preparation guide covering the major chemistry concepts tested by the College Board. It provides targeted test-taking strategies, chapter practice drills, laboratory procedures and equipment review, and four full-length practice tests—three in the book and one online—with detailed answer explanations.","brand":"Princeton Review","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872445042768,"sku":"9780593516775B","price":7.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780593516775-l.jpg?v=1785876320"},{"product_id":"napoleon-s-buttons-how-17-molecules-changed-history-9781585423316b","title":"Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed  History","description":"Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance - which, in turn, can result in great historical shifts. With lively prose and an eye for colorful and unusual details, Le Couteur and Burreson offer a novel way to understand the shaping of civilization and the workings of our contemporary world.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819620044880,"sku":"9781585423316B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781585423316-l.jpg?v=1785876653"},{"product_id":"ingredients-the-strange-chemistry-of-what-we-put-in-us-and-o-9781524744298b","title":"Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Delivers an enthusiastic introduction to nutritional epidemiology . . . Using simple illustrations and his trademark humor to demystify scientific analysis that doesn't always prove cause and effect, Zaidan empowers readers to make their own dietary decisions.”\u003ci\u003e —Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. George Zaidan reveals what will kill you, what won’t, and why—explained with high-octane hilarity, hysterical hijinks, and other things that don’t begin with the letter \u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eINGREDIENTS\u003c\/i\u003e offers the perspective of a chemist on the stuff we eat, drink, inhale, and smear on ourselves. Apart from the burning question of whether you should eat those Cheetos, Zaidan explores a range of topics. Here’s a helpful guide:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Stuff in\u003ci\u003e this \u003c\/i\u003ebook:\u003cbr\u003e- How bad is processed   food? How sure are we?\u003cbr\u003e- Is sunscreen safe?   Should you use it?\u003cbr\u003e- Is coffee good or bad   for you?\u003cbr\u003e- What’s your disease   horoscope?\u003cbr\u003e- What is that public   pool smell made of?\u003cbr\u003e- What happens when you   overdose on fentanyl in the sun?\u003cbr\u003e- What do cassava   plants and Soviet spies have in common?\u003cbr\u003e- When will you die?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuff in other books:\u003cbr\u003e- Your carbon footprint\u003cbr\u003e- Food sustainability\u003cbr\u003e- GMOs\u003cbr\u003e- CEO pay\u003cbr\u003e- Science funding\u003cbr\u003e- Politics\u003cbr\u003e- Football\u003cbr\u003e- Baseball\u003cbr\u003e- Any kind of ball,   really\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Zaidan, an MIT-trained chemist who cohosted CNBC’s hit \u003ci\u003eMake Me a Millionaire Inventor\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote and voiced several TED-Ed viral videos, makes chemistry more fun than Hogwarts as he reveals exactly what science can (and can’t) tell us about the packaged ingredients sold to us every day. Sugar, spinach, formaldehyde, cyanide, the ingredients of life and death, and how we know if something is good or bad for us—as well as the genius of aphids and their butts—are all discussed in exquisite detail at breakneck speed.","brand":"Dutton Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819792207952,"sku":"9781524744298B","price":8.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781524744298-l.jpg?v=1785877389"},{"product_id":"the-story-of-co2-is-the-story-of-everything-how-carbon-dioxi-9780063036987b","title":"The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow carbon dioxide, the world’s most important substance, shaped the planet’s past and present—and holds the key to our future \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarbon dioxide: this seemingly simple and ubiquitous substance is fundamental to how our planet works. All life is made from CO2, and its behavior on this planet has kept Earth bizarrely habitable for hundreds of millions of years. In its workings lie both the splendor of our world and the potential for life’s destruction. In short, it is the most important substance in history. But why is CO2 as essential to life on Earth as it is capable of destroying it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen reveals carbon dioxide’s fundamental role in the operation and maintenance of our planet. Starting at the beginning of time and working all the way up to our present reality, he illuminates how CO2 has been responsible for the planet’s many deaths and rebirths, the evolution of life, and the development of modern human society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarbon dioxide’s movement through rocks, air, oceans, and life has kept our planet’s climate livable, its air breathable, and its oceans hospitable to complex life for more than five hundred million years. And only by understanding CO2 in the context of deep Earth history can we see how it gave rise to today’s industrial economy—and more clearly recognize what it means to be churning through hundreds of millions of years of old life in the form of fossil fuels and converting it all to carbon dioxide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith groundbreaking research and a clear-eyed perspective, Brannen shows how a deep exploration into the mechanics of the carbon cycle and the history of our planet can provide hope for averting environmental catastrophe in the future. It all starts with a richer understanding of the essential role of one substance. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869945172048,"sku":"9780063036987B","price":16.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780063036987-l.jpg?v=1785878204"},{"product_id":"the-science-of-everyday-life-why-teapots-dribble-toast-burns-9781782439608b","title":"The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHave you ever wondered why ice floats, how the GPS on your mobile phone works (and what it has to do with Einstein), or why woollen jumpers shrink in the wash?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fascinating scientific tour of household objects, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe One Show\u003c\/span\u003e's resident scientist Marty Jopson explains the answers to all of these, and many more, baffling questions about the chemistry and physics of the stuff we use every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlways entertaining and with no special prior scientific knowledge required, this is the perfect book for anyone curious about the science that surrounds us.","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820140040272,"sku":"9781782439608B","price":6.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781782439608-l.jpg?v=1785878646"},{"product_id":"the-elements-bible-the-definitive-guide-to-350-years-of-scie-9780228101130b","title":"The Elements Bible: The Definitive Guide to 350 Years of Scientific Discovery","description":"From the discovery of the very first elements to the naming of the most recent elements in 2016, this book makes every daunting scientific concept understandable and memorable, and explains everything you need to know about the fundamental materials that make up our world.","brand":"Firefly Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820239294544,"sku":"9780228101130B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780228101130-l.jpg?v=1785879034"},{"product_id":"half-lives-the-unlikely-history-of-radium-9781643137483b","title":"Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating, curious, and sometimes macabre history of radium as seen in its uses in everyday life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all the radioactive elements discovered at the end of the nineteenth century, it was radium that became the focus of both public fascination and entrepreneurial zeal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf Lives\u003c\/i\u003e tells the fascinating, curious, sometimes macabre story of the element through its ascendance as a desirable item – a present for a queen, a prize in a treasure hunt, a glow-in- the-dark dance costume – to its role as a supposed cure-all in everyday twentieth-century life, when medical practitioners and business people (reputable and otherwise) devised ingenious ways of commodifying the new wonder element, and enthusiastic customers welcomed their radioactive wares into their homes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLucy Jane Santos—herself the proud owner of a formidable collection of radium beauty treatments—delves into the stories of these products and details the gradual downfall and discredit of the radium industry through the eyes of the people who bought, sold and eventually came to fear the once-fetishized substance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a new history of radium as part of a unique examination of the interplay between science and popular culture.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820399202384,"sku":"9781643137483B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781643137483-l.jpg?v=1785879605"},{"product_id":"the-inheritor-s-powder-a-cautionary-tale-of-poison-betrayal-9781780222226b","title":"The Inheritor's Powder: A Cautionary Tale of Poison, Betrayal and Greed","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIn the nineteenth century it was criminally easy to bump off unwanted relatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Household Thrown into Chaos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlumstead village, 2 November 1833. Wealthy landlord, George Bodle is taken violently ill. He dies within hours. When his wife, daughter and two maids are also taken ill, there is only one terrifying explanation . . . arsenic poisoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Murder Most Foul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, while arsenic was readily available over the counter in the 1800s, poisoning was almost impossible to prove. As the evidence mounted up, a picture emerged of bitter family rivalries, brewing resentment, greed and ill-will.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Sensational Tale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this account of one of history's most notorious poisonings, Sandra Hempel tells the story of the birth of toxicology - the science of poison - and of a mystery which gripped the nation.","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820528078928,"sku":"9781780222226B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781780222226-l.jpg?v=1785880107"},{"product_id":"chemistry-the-50-most-elemental-concepts-in-chemistry-each-e-9781577151517b","title":"Chemistry: The 50 Most Elemental Concepts in Chemistry, Each Explained in Under a Minute (Know It All)","description":"You may be familiar with atoms and molecules, but do you know why certain particles behave differently from others, or what happens when they join together? What are polymers and why are they so useful? Why is energy released when an atom splits, and where does it come from? How many nanocars would fit across the diameter of a human hair?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnow-It-All Chemistry breaks the subject down into the 50 most significant ideas that help us understand the nature of matter, explaining each using just 300 words and an image. Explore the properties and behaviors of solids, liquids, and gases, and examine the elements of the periodic table. Discover the structures of natural and synthetic materials and their fascinating range of uses, from fuel and food to manufacturing and medicine. Come to grips with chemical equations, acids and bases, nuclear fission, and the laws of thermodynamic, and find out how the particles around and inside you are making it all possible.","brand":"Wellfleet Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820603609168,"sku":"9781577151517B","price":7.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781577151517-l.jpg?v=1785880393"},{"product_id":"elements-an-illustrated-history-of-the-periodic-table-100-po-9781627950947b","title":"Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (100 Ponderables, Revised and Updated Edition)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIn 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the world with the Periodic Table. It contained 63 elements, many more than the four--earth, water, fire, and air--established in the ancient world, but less than half the total in our modern table. Mendeleev believed there were many elements still to come. He was right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith over 300 illustrations, this essential guide to the Periodic Table, tracks the history of a powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the Universe. The journey begins just as the first cities are forming, and follows the contributions made by philosophers, alchemists, industrialists, and great scientists as they gather forces to create this masterpiece of accumulated knowledge. The story includes Democritus of ancient Greece who said that the four elements of nature must be made of atoms otherwise our world is just an illusion, and the French aristocrat Antoine Lavoisier, who was the first to show that water is not an element at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the ancient Greek philosophers to the alchemist who boiled urine until it glowed in the dark, to the British inventor who described the powerful effect of electricity on a dead body to Mary Shelley (before she wrote Frankenstein) to the theologian who observed mice becoming unconscious when dangled over brewing beer, the discovery of the elements is a story with many chapters. The thoughts and deeds of great thinkers always make great stories and here are a hundred of the most significant. Each story relates a confounding puzzle that became a discovery and changed the way we see the world. We call these \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePonderables\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes a 12-page removable fold-out Timeline History of the Periodic Table, as well as a chart of the elements which includes the four latest additions to the Periodic Table (Tennessine, Nihonium, Moscovium, and Oganesson).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Elements\u003c\/span\u003e is part of the bestselling \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e100 Ponderables\u003c\/span\u003e series which tackles STEM subjects by partnering lively text about significant milestones with stunning illustrations. Every book includes a timeline\/chart poster which puts these milestones in historical context. Perfect for smart kids and curious adults!","brand":"Shelter Harbor Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820656693328,"sku":"9781627950947B","price":11.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781627950947-l.jpg?v=1785880594"},{"product_id":"modeling-neural-circuits-made-simple-with-python-9780262548083b","title":"Modeling Neural Circuits Made Simple With Python","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible undergraduate textbook in computational neuroscience that provides an introduction to the mathematical and computational modeling of neurons and networks of neurons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the brain is a major frontier of modern science. Given the complexity of neural circuits, advancing that understanding requires mathematical and computational approaches. This accessible undergraduate textbook in computational neuroscience provides an introduction to the mathematical and computational modeling of neurons and networks of neurons. Starting with the biophysics of single neurons, Robert Rosenbaum incrementally builds to explanations of neural coding, learning, and the relationship between biological and artificial neural networks. Examples with real neural data demonstrate how computational models can be used to understand phenomena observed in neural recordings. Based on years of classroom experience, the material has been carefully streamlined to provide all the content needed to build a foundation for modeling neural circuits in a one-semester course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProven in the classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExample-rich, student-friendly approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Python code and a mathematical appendix reviewing the requisite background in calculus, linear algebra, and probability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for engineering, science, and mathematics majors and for self-study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820792844368,"sku":"9780262548083B","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780262548083-l.jpg?v=1785881169"},{"product_id":"transformer-the-deepn-chemistry-of-life-and-death-9781788160544b","title":"Transformer: The Deepn Chemistry of Life and Death","description":"What brings the Earth to life, and our own lives to an end?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFor decades, biology has been dominated by the study of genetic information. Information is important, but it is only part of what makes us alive. Our inheritance also includes our living metabolic network, a flame passed from generation to generation, right back to the origin of life. In Transformer, biochemist Nick Lane reveals a scientific renaissance that is hiding in plain sight ?how the same simple chemistry gives rise to life and causes our demise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLane is among the vanguard of researchers asking why the Krebs cycle, the “perfect circle” at the heart of metabolism, remains so elusive more than eighty years after its discovery. Transformer is Lane’s voyage, as a biochemist, to find the inner meaning of the Krebs cycle—and its reverse—why it is still spinning at the heart of life and death today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLane reveals the beautiful, violent world within our cells, where hydrogen atoms are stripped from the carbon skeletons of food and fed to the ravenous beast of oxygen. Yet this same cycle, spinning in reverse, also created the chemical building blocks that enabled the emergence of life on our planet. Now it does both. How can the same pathway create and destroy? What might our study of the Krebs cycle teach us about the mysteries of aging and the hardest problem of all, consciousness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nTransformer unites the story of our planet with the story of our cells—what makes us the way we are, and how it connects us to the origin of life. Enlivened by Lane’s talent for distilling and humanizing complex research, Transformer offers an essential read for anyone fascinated by biology’s great mysteries. Life is at root a chemical phenomenon: this is its deep logic.","brand":"Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820820074576,"sku":"9781788160544B","price":14.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781788160544-l.jpg?v=1785881290"},{"product_id":"revelations-in-air-a-guidebook-to-smell-9780143135999b","title":"Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary, strange, and startlingly beautiful exploration of smell, the least understood of our five senses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverlapping with taste yet larger in scope, smell is the sense that comes closest to pure perception. Smell can collapse space and time, unlocking memories and transporting us to worlds both new and familiar. Yet as clearly as each of us can recognize different smells--the bright tang of citrus, freshly sharpened pencils, parched earth after rain--few of us understand how and why we smell.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRevelations in Air\u003c\/i\u003e, Jude Stewart takes us on a fascinating journey into the weird and wonderful world of smell. Beginning with lessons on the incredible biology and history of how our noses work, Stewart teaches us how to use our noses like experts. Once we're properly equipped and ready to sniff, Stewart explores a range of smells—from lavender, cut grass and hot chocolate to cannabis and old books—using smell as a lens into art, history, science, and more. With an engaging colorful design and exercises for readers to refine their own skills, \u003ci\u003eRevelations in Air\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond science or history or chemistry--it's a doorway into the surprising, pleasurable, and unfamiliar landscape of smell.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820872372304,"sku":"9780143135999B","price":11.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780143135999-l.jpg?v=1785881442"},{"product_id":"fast-track-chemistry-essential-review-for-ap-honors-and-othe-9780525570158b","title":"Fast Track: Chemistry: Essential Review for AP, Honors, and Other Advanced Study (High School Subject Review)","description":"Catch the express to success with Fast Track: Chemistry! Covering the material most commonly taught in high school chem class, this book gives you:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Clear, concise summaries of the most important concepts, terms, and functions in chemistry.\u003cbr\u003e• Diagrams, charts, and graphs for quick visual reference.\u003cbr\u003e• Easy-to-follow content organization and illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its friendly, straightforward approach, this book is perfect for catching up in class or getting ahead on exam review.","brand":"Princeton Review","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820904845392,"sku":"9780525570158B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780525570158-l.jpg?v=1785881572"},{"product_id":"yellow-dirt-a-poisoned-land-and-the-betrayal-of-the-navajos-9781416594833b","title":"Yellow Dirt: A Poisoned Land and the Betrayal of the Navajos","description":"From the 1930s to the 1960s, the United States knowingly used and discarded an entire tribe of people as the Navajos worked, unprotected, in the uranium mines that fueled the Manhattan Project and the Cold War. Long after these mines were abandoned, Navajos in all four corners of the Reservation (which borders Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona) continued grazing their animals on sagebrush flats riddled with uranium that had been blasted from the ground. They built their houses out of chunks of uranium ore, inhaled radioactive dust borne aloft from the waste piles the mining companies had left behind, and their children played in the unsealed mines themselves. Ten years after the mines closed, the cancer rate on the reservation shot up and some babies began to be born with crooked fingers that fused together into claws as they grew. Government scientists filed complaints about the situation with the government, but were told it was a mess too expensive to clean up. Judy Pasternak exposed this story in a prizewinning Los Angeles Times series. Her work galvanized both a congressman and a famous prosecutor to clean the sites and get reparations for the tribe. Yellow Dirt is her powerful chronicle of both the scandal of neglect and the Navajos' fight for justice.","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42870060417104,"sku":"9781416594833B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781416594833-l.jpg?v=1785881664"},{"product_id":"organic-chemistry-i-sparkcharts-9781411470668b","title":"Organic Chemistry I (SparkCharts)","description":"This four-page chart covers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Bonding in organic compounds\u003cbr\u003e* Geometry of molecules\u003cbr\u003e* Common atoms in organic chemistry\u003cbr\u003e* Types of organic molecules and functional groups, including IUPAC rules\u003cbr\u003e* Isomerism and stereochemistry\u003cbr\u003e* Spectroscopy of organic molecules and the electromagnetic spectrum","brand":"Sparknotes","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821045452880,"sku":"9781411470668B","price":3.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781411470668-l.jpg?v=1785882127"},{"product_id":"metal-matrix-composites-properties-and-applications-9781032048574b","title":"Metal Matrix Composites: Properties and Applications","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis book gives in-depth coverage of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMetal Matrix Composites (MMCs)\u003c\/span\u003e focusing on micro and nano-reinforcements including hybrid structures, and applications like tribological and corrosion behavior, heat exchanger and so forth. Each chapter covers different perspectives of micro\/nano reinforcement and related applications. Major topics covers include new-age reinforcement, fracture, and corrosion behavior, tribological, elastic, elastoplastic, and thermal behavior of MMCs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents detailed analysis on new age reinforcements in Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses application-based analysis of MMCs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers details about convergence of hybrid composite from conventional alloys.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes mechanisms and effects of various reinforcement on pertinent properties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews properties and applications of various MMCs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis book aims at graduate students, researchers and professionals in micro\/nano science \u0026amp; technology, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, metallurgy, and composites.","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821099880528,"sku":"9781032048574B","price":105.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781032048574-l.jpg?v=1785882336"},{"product_id":"enzymes-9780262580038b","title":"Enzymes","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJ.B.S. Haldane will be long remembered for his many contributions to man's knowledge of his world and of himself. Some of the most valuable of these contributions are contained in this classic work on the chemistry of enzymes, originally published in 1930. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe book sheds new light on research possibilities that have heightened relevance today. In the preface to this edition, written just a few months before his death, the author has pointed out the importance of the modern enzymologist's awareness of what was known about his subject in the recent past. He describes briefly the major advances in enzymology in the last thirty years and has urged continued and intensified research in specific areas. The result is a fascinating historical work by a great scientist with specific relevance for those in the field today.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821115445328,"sku":"9780262580038B","price":14.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780262580038-l.jpg?v=1785882400"},{"product_id":"the-case-against-sugar-9780307946645b","title":"The Case Against Sugar","description":"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society.","brand":"Anchor Bible Commentary","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821181669456,"sku":"9780307946645B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780307946645-l.jpg?v=1785882662"},{"product_id":"plastics-the-mit-press-essential-knowledge-series-9780262547017b","title":"Plastics (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive introduction to the plastics life cycle—the impacts on our lives, our future, and our planet—and the actions we can take.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverywhere we look, we are surrounded by plastics: perhaps you have a book in one hand and your phone—made of various metals, plastics, and glass—in the other, or you are reading this on your polyurethane mattress after having flipped on a plastic light switch. In this Essential Knowledge series volume, Imari Walker-Franklin and Jenna Jambeck provide a deep exploration of the entire life of plastic things—plastics production and use, plastic waste generation and management, the environmental and societal impacts of plastics in our environment, and, finally, the policies that can help reduce pollution caused by our heavy use of plastics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most current and comprehensive summaries on the subject, \u003ci\u003ePlastics\u003c\/i\u003e covers not only ocean and terrestrial plastic pollution but also the potential harms of microplastics on the human body. The authors also explain why we use plastic for so many products, how trash ends up in even the most remote corners of our world, and the alternatives and interventions that can help address our overreliance on this virtually imperishable material. As easily digestible to read as it is important, this book empowers its readers with the crucial knowledge and information they need to make thoughtful consumer choices, influence change, and spark inspiration.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821371920464,"sku":"9780262547017B","price":8.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780262547017-l.jpg?v=1785883425"},{"product_id":"periodic-tales-a-cultural-history-of-the-elements-from-arsen-9780061824739b","title":"Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, From Arsenic to Zinc","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like, how they exist in nature, how they got their names, or of what use they are to us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colorful pasts, Periodic Tales is a passionate journey through mines and artists studios, to factories and cathedrals, into the woods and to the sea to discover the true stories of these fascinating but mysterious building blocks of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869853061200,"sku":"9780061824739B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780061824739-l.jpg?v=1785883575"},{"product_id":"death-by-shakespeare-snakebites-stabbings-and-broken-hearts-9781472958228b","title":"Death By Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Death By Shakespeare, Kathryn Harkup, best-selling author of A is for Arsenic and expert on the more gruesome side of science, turns her expertise to William Shakespeare and the creative methods he used to kill off his characters. Is death by snakebite really as serene as Cleopatra made it seem? How did Juliet appear dead for 72 hours only to be revived in perfect health? Can you really kill someone by pouring poison in their ear? How long would it take before Lady Macbeth died from lack of sleep? Harkup investigates what actual events may have inspired Shakespeare, what the accepted scientific knowledge of the time was, and how Elizabethan audiences would have responded to these death scenes. Death by Shakespeare reveals this and more in a rollercoaster of Elizabethan carnage, poison, swordplay and bloodshed, with an occasional death by bear-mauling for good measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Bard's day death was a part of everyday life. Plague, pestilence and public executions were a common occurrence, and the chances of seeing a dead or dying body on the way home from the theater was a fairly likely scenario. Death is one of the major themes that reoccurs constantly throughout Shakespeare's canon, and he certainly didn't shy away from portraying the bloody reality of death on the stage. He didn't have to invent gruesome or novel ways to kill off his characters when everyday experience provided plenty of inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare's era was also a time of huge scientific advance. The human body, its construction and how it was affected by disease came under scrutiny, overturning more than a thousand years of received Greek wisdom, and Shakespeare himself hinted at these new scientific discoveries and medical advances in his writing, such as circulation of the blood and treatments for syphilis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions--shock, sadness, fear--that they did over 400 years ago when these plays were first performed. But how realistic are these deaths, and did Shakespeare have the science to back them up?","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821757075536,"sku":"9781472958228B","price":13.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781472958228-l.jpg?v=1785884998"},{"product_id":"super-fuel-9781137278340b","title":"Super Fuel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of the atomic age, uranium and thorium were equally important as the elements of choice in researching nuclear energy - either one could have powered the world's reactors. But it was uranium that won out, and thorium, which is far cleaner, safer, and more abundant than uranium, was relegated to the dustbin of science. With it went the possibility of creating a low-risk nuclear energy source to power our planet. Now, as the world searches for cheap, non-carbon-emitting energy sources, thorium is reemerging as an overlooked solution. As one of the first energy experts to promote the development of thorium, award-winning science writer Richard Martin combines science, new historical research, and a timely business narrative to show how we can wean ourselves off our fossil-fuel addiction and shift to a lower-risk energy source. At once a big think book and a science manifesto, \"SuperFuel \"challenges us to look back at what could have been different in history as well as forward to an energy revolution in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821924520016,"sku":"9781137278340B","price":8.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781137278340-l.jpg?v=1785885751"},{"product_id":"the-secret-lives-of-the-elements-9781529412741b","title":"The Secret Lives of the Elements","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe perfect book to escape our human-sized existence and take a tour of the atomic world instead.' Helen Arney, science comedian and broadcaster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of the periodic table we picture orderly rows of elements that conform to type and never break the rules. In this book Kathryn Harkup reveals that there are personalities, passions, quirks and historical oddities behind those ordered rows, and shows us that the periodic table is a sprawling family tree with its own black sheep, wayward cousins and odd uncles. The elements in the periodic table, like us, are an extended family - some old, some newborn, some shy and reticent, some exuberant or unreliable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Harkup tells the weird and wonderful stories of just fifty two members of this family - remarkable tales of discovery, inspiration and revolution, from the everyday to the extraordinary. Some elements are relatively anonymous; others, already familiar, are seen in a new light; and old friends have surprising secrets to share. From our green-fingered friend magnesium to the devil incarnate polonium, this eclectic collection of engaging and informative stories will change the way you see the periodic table for ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821957681232,"sku":"9781529412741B","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529412741-l.jpg?v=1785885897"},{"product_id":"superheavy-making-and-breaking-the-periodic-table-9781472953926b","title":"Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table","description":"Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second – after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the first elements past uranium and their role in the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching our chemical world, Superheavy will reveal the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. Why did the US Air Force fly planes into mushroom clouds? Who won the transfermium wars? How did an earthquake help give Japan its first element? And what happened when Superman almost spilled nuclear secrets?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, \u003ci\u003eSuperheavy\u003c\/i\u003e is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. By the end you'll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives – you'll wonder where it's going to take us in the future.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822017810512,"sku":"9781472953926B","price":8.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781472953926-l.jpg?v=1785886142"},{"product_id":"water-a-visual-and-scientific-history-9780262046145b","title":"Water: A Visual and Scientific History","description":"Water is the most abundant substance on Earth and the third-most abundant molecule in the universe. In this lavishly illustrated volume, science writer Jack Challoner tells the story of water, from its origins in the birth of stars to its importance in the living world.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822206783568,"sku":"9780262046145B","price":19.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780262046145-l.jpg?v=1785886940"},{"product_id":"50-chemistry-ideas-you-really-need-to-know-50-ideas-you-real-9781529438444b","title":"50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know (50 Ideas You Really Need to Know)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMaster the chemistry ideas that shape the world we live in today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Hayley Birch introduces and explains everything you need to know about the world of chemistry, offering fascinating insights into our origins and life as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology and from fermentation to the periodic table, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know\u003c\/span\u003e is a complete introduction to the most important chemistry concepts in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents include: Thermodynamics, Catalysts, Fermentation, Green Chemistry, Separation, Crystallography, Microfabrication, Computational Chemistry, Chemistry Occurring in Nature, Manmade Solutions: Beer, Plastic, Artificial Muscles and Hydrogen Future. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenfinch","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822304464976,"sku":"9781529438444B","price":6.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529438444-l.jpg?v=1785887391"},{"product_id":"tech-to-table-25-innovators-reimagining-food-9781642831900b","title":"Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food","description":"Imagine eating a burger grown in a laboratory, a strawberry picked by a robot, or a pastry created with a 3-D printer. You would never taste the difference, but these technologies might just save your health and the planet’s. Today, landmark advances in computing, engineering, and medicine are driving solutions to the biggest problems created by industrialized food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTech to Table\u003c\/span\u003e introduces readers to twenty-five of the most creative entrepreneurs advancing these solutions. They come from various places and professions, identities and backgrounds. But they share an outsider’s perspective and an idealistic, sometimes aggressive, ambition to rethink the food system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReinvention is desperately needed. Under Big Ag, pollution, climate change, animal cruelty, hunger, and obesity have festered, and despite decades of effort, organic farming accounts for less than one percent of US croplands. Entrepreneurs represent a new path, one where disruptive technology helps people and the environment. These innovations include supplements to lower the methane in cattle belches, drones that monitor irrigation levels in crops, urban warehouses that grow produce year-round, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pace and breadth of change is astonishing, as investors pump billions of dollars into ag-innovation. Startups are attracting capital and building markets, with the potential to upend conventional agribusiness’s stranglehold on the food system. Not every invention will prosper long-term, but each marks a fundamental change in our approach to feeding a growing population—sustainably.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA revolution in how we grow and eat food is brewing. Munson’s deftly crafted profiles offer a fascinating preview of the coming future of food.","brand":"Island Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42870805299280,"sku":"9781642831900B","price":11.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781642831900-l.jpg?v=1785887468"},{"product_id":"the-periodic-table-illustrated-a-guide-to-the-118-chemical-e-9781838864576b","title":"The Periodic Table Illustrated: A Guide to the 118 Chemical Elements (Pocket Guide)","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Periodic Table\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a compact guide to the currently known 118 elements and their properties.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The periodic table provides the most convenient way of organizing chemical elements by specific icons and is widely used in chemistry and physics as a quick and easy resource for scientists and students. In this guide, you’ll find out about copper (Cu), a reddish metal that has been used since ancient times for making utensils, weapons and piping, and has proved to be a good conductor of heat; learn about aluminum (Al) and its strong, lightweight properties, which has led to it being used in aircraft manufacture and building construction; marvel at carbon (C), which makes up 0.025 percent of Earth’s crust, and which is also one of the main elements of diamond, the hardest known natural material; and discover radon (Rn), a radioactive, odorless gas that is considered a toxic health hazard. This book will inform and fascinate anyone interested in the core chemical elements that make up our world and which are found in everything we make.","brand":"Amber Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822385139792,"sku":"9781838864576B","price":8.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781838864576-l.jpg?v=1785887728"},{"product_id":"the-periodic-table-a-visual-guide-to-the-elements-9781780873275b","title":"The Periodic Table: A Visual Guide to the Elements","description":"As one of the most recognizable images in science, the periodic table is ingrained in our culture. First drawn up in 1869 by Dmitri Mendeleev, its 118 elements make up not only everything on our planet but also everything in the entire universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Periodic Table\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the fascinating story and surprising uses of each of those elements, whether solid, liquid or gas. From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, each entry is accompanied by technical data (category, atomic number, weight, boiling point) presented in easy-to-read headers, and a colour coding system that helps the reader to navigate through the different groups of elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable display of thought-provoking science and beautiful photography, this guide will allow the reader to discover the world afresh.","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822386810960,"sku":"9781780873275B","price":8.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781780873275-l.jpg?v=1785887737"},{"product_id":"chemistry-sparknotes-study-cards-9781411469945b","title":"Chemistry SparkNotes Study Cards","description":"Overview not currently available","brand":"Sparknotes","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822456082512,"sku":"9781411469945B","price":5.19,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781411469945-l.jpg?v=1785888016"},{"product_id":"ap-chemistry-prep-2022-9780525570585b","title":"AP Chemistry Prep, 2022","description":"Make sure you’re studying with the most up-to-date prep materials! Look for the newest edition of this title, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Princeton Review AP Chemistry Prep, 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (ISBN: \u003cb\u003e9780593450710\u003c\/b\u003e, on-sale August 2022).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original product.","brand":"Princeton Review","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822524895312,"sku":"9780525570585B","price":9.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780525570585-l.jpg?v=1785888363"},{"product_id":"the-color-of-north-the-molecular-language-of-proteins-and-th-9780674292581b","title":"The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn awe-inspiring journey into the world of proteins—how they shape life, and their remarkable potential to heal our bodies and our planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a tiny protein turns a lone electron into a compass, allowing her to see north in colors we can only dream of perceiving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us beyond the confines of our own experiences, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Color of North\u003c\/span\u003e traverses the kingdom of life to uncover the myriad ways that proteins shape us and all organisms on the planet. Inside every cell, a tight-knit community of millions of proteins skillfully contorts into unique shapes to give fireflies their ghostly glow, enable the octopus to see predators with its skin, and make humans fall in love. Collectively, proteins orchestrate the intricate relationships within ecosystems and forge the trajectory of life. And yet, nature has exploited just a fraction of their immense potential. Shahir S. Rizk and Maggie M. Fink show how breathtaking advances in protein engineering are expanding on nature’s repertoire, introducing proteins that can detect environmental pollutants, capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and treat diseases from cancer to COVID-19.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together themes of memory, migration, and family with cutting-edge research, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Color of North\u003c\/span\u003e unveils a molecular world in which proteins are the pulsing heart of life. Ultimately, we gain a new appreciation for our intimate connections to the world around us and a deeper understanding of ourselves.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822583353424,"sku":"9780674292581B","price":13.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674292581-l.jpg?v=1785888563"},{"product_id":"the-heat-will-kill-you-first-life-and-death-on-a-scorched-pl-9780316497572b","title":"The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Finalist for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLos Angles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize in Science \u0026amp; Technology\u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003eA Next Big Idea Book Club Selection \u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Review Editor's Choice \u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNPR Favorite Books of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Goodell's \"masterful, bracing\" (David Wallace-Wells) investigation exposes \"through stellar reporting, artful storytelling and fascinating scientific explanations\" (Naomi Klein) an explosive new understanding of heat and the impact that rising temperatures will have on our lives and on our planet. \"Entertaining and thoroughly researched,\" (Al Gore), it will completely change the way you see the world, and despite its urgent themes, is injected with \"eternal optimism\" (Michael Mann) on how to combat one of the most important issues of our time.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e“When heat comes, it’s invisible. It doesn’t bend tree branches or blow hair across your face to let you know it’s arrived…. The sun feels like the barrel of a gun pointed at you.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The world is waking up to a new reality: wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast.  Heat is the first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis.  And as the temperature rises, it is revealing fault lines in our governments, our politics, our economy, and our values. The basic science is not complicated: Stop burning fossil fuels tomorrow, and the global temperature will stop rising tomorrow. Stop burning fossil fuels in 50 years, and the temperature will keep rising for 50 years, making parts of our planet virtually uninhabitable.  It’s up to us.  The hotter it gets, the deeper and wider our fault lines will open.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heat Will Kill You First \u003c\/i\u003eis about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90° F to 110°F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory event— one that culls out the most vulnerable people.  But that is changing. As heatwaves become more intense and more common, they will become more democratic.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of environmental journalism for decades, Goodell’s new book may be his most provocative yet, explaining how extreme heat will dramatically change the world as we know it.  Masterfully reported, mixing the latest scientific insight with on-the-ground storytelling, Jeff Goodell tackles the big questions and uncovers how extreme heat is a force beyond anything we have reckoned with before.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822668484688,"sku":"9780316497572B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780316497572-l.jpg?v=1785888983"},{"product_id":"a-is-for-arsenic-the-poisons-of-agatha-christie-9781472911322b","title":"A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie","description":"Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books. she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the plot ,providing vital clues to the discovery of the murderer's identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristie's extensive chemical knowledge provides the backdrop for A is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup investigates the poisons used in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries. This book is a celebration of the science used by the undisputed Queen of Crime.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822715244624,"sku":"9781472911322B","price":8.39,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781472911322-l.jpg?v=1785889207"},{"product_id":"the-elements-a-visual-exploration-of-every-known-atom-in-the-9781579128142b","title":"The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe","description":"An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table. The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Elements provides this rare opportunity. Based on five years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up the most complete, and visually arresting, representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183 degrees celsius, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid. Also included are fascinating facts, figures, and stories of the elements as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electro negativity, and the year and location in which it was discovered. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. The element's position on the periodic table is pinpointed on a mini rendering of the table and an illustrated scale of the element's boiling and\/or melting points appears on each page along with a density scale that runs along the bottom. Packed with interesting information, this combination of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe.\n\n","brand":"Black Dog \u0026 Leventhal Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822954614864,"sku":"9781579128142B","price":16.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781579128142-l.jpg?v=1785890249"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/collections\/chemistry.oembed?page=4","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}