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Chemistry World Christmas Reviews, December 2009

This month we review chemistry stocking fillers

Communicating science

Communicating science. Professional, popular, literary


What is life all about?

The tao of chemistry and life: a scientific journey


The air we breathe

Air: our planet's ailing atmosphere


Reaction by any other name

Name reactions: a collection of detailed reaction mechanisms


The zen of sushi

Sushi: food for the eye, the body and the soul


What we don't know

13 things that don't make sense: the most intriguing scientific mysteries of our times


World of leather

Tanning chemistry. The science of leather


Molecular circuitry

Wetware. A computer in every cell



Films for chemists

ReAction!: chemistry in the movies


Biology made simple

The machinery of life


Science in court

The real world of a forensic scientist. Renowned experts reveal what it takes to solve crimes


Why modern science happened

God's philosophers. How the medieval world laid the foundations of modern science


Age of science and scientists

Science in the 19th century: the making of modern science


Big is beautiful

Giant molecules from nylon to nanotubes


Coffee table science

Science: the definitive visual guide


Science broadcasting

Science on the air: popularizers and personalities on radio and early television


Weird science

How to make a tornado: the strange and wonderful things that happen when scientists break free