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"By one of the world's leading chemists, an entertaining and revealing tour of the chemical bonds that shape our everyday lives and provide the infrastructure for our chaotic world."--Amazon.
Introduction: Chemistry is everywhere and everywhere is chemistry -- Our bodies: Why you and I are walking chemical reactions -- Food: Breaking down the stuff on our plates -- Cosmetics: How chemistry's colours can change how we look and feel -- Clothing and jewellery: The art and science of draping, decorating, shielding and sparkling -- Plastics: Why we are hopelessly hooked on the plastic chemical bond -- Pollutants: The bits of chemistry we do not want -- Glue: The sticky chemistry that holds us together -- Buildings: The materials that hold up our homes -- Medicines: Chemistry at the edge of life -- The end: The chemistry of death and dying -- Epilogue: Why chemistry always matters.
Originally published in Great Britian in 2026 by Hodder Press.
Includes bibliographical references and index.