If you are interested in learning some more strange chemistry check out my blog at: I hope you find time to read and enjoy my book. Making chemistry more accessible to everyone is a passion of mine, so feel free to ask me any questions. I will have to warn you though that your view of the world may change after you find out how much strange chemistry is around you. It is written so that it can be understood by almost anyone, so you need not worry if don't have a chemistry degree. Don't worry, I also added some chemistry cartoons to lighten it up a bit. I have often heard students gasp while I discuss these stories. They were specially picked because they are on the dark side and seem to evoke emotional responses in the listener. These stories have been collected over a decade of teaching chemistry and represent the very strangest I've ever heard. Discusses complex topics in an engaging and accessible manner, providing the “how” and “why” that takes readers deeper into the stories.Provides detailed and sophisticated stories that increase the reader’s fundamental scientific knowledge.Focuses on edgy types of stories that chemists generally tend to avoid so as not to paint chemistry in a bad light however, these are the stories that people find interesting.Addresses compounds that affect everyone in one way or another: poisons, pharmaceuticals, foods, and illicit drugs thereby evoking a powerful emotional response which increases interest in the topic at hand.Appeals to a modern audience of science lovers by discussing multiple examples of chemistry in everyday life.Helping readers increase chemistry knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, the book is perfect as a supplementary textbook or gift to curious professionals and novices.

This book opens the audience’s eyes to the extraordinary scientific secrets hiding in everyday objects.

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