Chemistry

Chemistry, a branch of physical science, is the study of the composition, structure, properties and change of matter.

Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners
Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices
Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
Chain Reaction: How Chemistry Shapes Us and Our World
The Age of Alchemy: The Secret History of Chemistry from Ancient Magic to Modern Science
Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence
How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
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Eliah Greenwood
Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
Welcome to Paradise (Resort, #1)
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Lessons in Chemistry
The Periodic Table
General Chemistry (Dover Books on Chemistry)
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Uncle Tungsten
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
Chemistry: The Central Science
Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Science Writing
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Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCollapse by Jared Diamond
Big History
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Primo Levi
... and finally there came the customer we'd always dreamed of, who wanted us as consultants. To be a consultant is the ideal work, the sort from which you derive prestige and money without dirtying your hands, or breaking your backbone, or running the risk of ending up roasted or poisoned: all you have to do is take off your smock, put on your tie, listen in attentive silence to the problem, and then you'll feel like the Delphic oracle. You must then weigh your reply very carefully and formulat ...more
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