Vegetarian Books
Bookmark the site !
Select Country
UK Vegetarians
US Vegetarians
DE Vegetarier
FR Végétariens
Books : Search
page 1 of 7
 |
Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Murdersby: John Emsley August 01, 2008 |
List Price: £14.95 Vegetarian Books Price: £13.43 You Save: £1.52 (10%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £8.98 |
|
|
>>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:   |
Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elementsby: John Emsley July 24, 2003 |
List Price: £12.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £8.44 You Save: £4.55 (35%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £4.45 |
|
|
Natures Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide To The Elements, is an outstanding book, and quite possibly the greatest science book I've ever read. It is filled with countless fascinating facts, such as why an octopus has blue blood and why some people can consume more than twice the lethal dose of Arsenic and live. It really is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in chemistry, biology, nutrition, medicine, or history, and you'll find yourself going back to it time and time again. It does get `slightly' scientific in places such as when it starts to talk about the various isotopes of an element, so some basic knowledge of chemistry is recommended. But it is not overly technical so it's not essential. The sections I enjoyed the most were ... Read More:
>>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:   |
The Elements of Murder: A History of Poisonby: John Emsley July 13, 2006 |
List Price: £9.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £6.49 You Save: £3.50 (35%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £5.38 |
|
|
John Emsley is one of my favourite science writers and I came to this tome with high hopes of being thoroughly entertained, but finished it with a vague sense of disappointment
Entitled « Elements of Murder » the book actually only considers the malicious use of five _ mercury, lead, arsenic, thallium and antimony. Unhappily for Emsley (and even more unhappily for the recipient), the alleged use of polonium as a poison post dates this work, or the variety could have been improved. The science bits of the book (how and why these things are so darned nasty) is superbly written, as are the sections of what can only be called trivia - the speculations the both Mozart and Napoleon met their ends as the result of ingesting, ... Read More: >>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:   |
Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Lifeby: John Emsley October 07, 1999 |
||
|
Have you ever wondered about the chemistry behind everyday materials like salt, fuels, caffeine or medicine? This book takes a bunch of molecules familiar to most people, either from their everyday life or from news headlines and explores them from a chemist's point of view.
The result is an intriguing book, written in an enthusiastic and friendly style. It doesn't take much understanding of chemistry to follow Emsley and he offers interesting perspectives to everyday materials. Molecules at an Exhibition is a good and entertaining way to increase one's knowledge on chemistry. (Review based on the Finnish translation.) >>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:  |
Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving: How Chemistry Can Help You Achieve Life's Goalsby: John Emsley May 25, 2007 |
List Price: £18.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £18.04 You Save: £0.95 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £16.23 |
|
|
Have you ever wondered about the chemistry behind everyday materials like salt, fuels, caffeine or medicine? This book takes a bunch of molecules familiar to most people, either from their everyday life or from news headlines and explores them from a chemist's point of view.
The result is an intriguing book, written in an enthusiastic and friendly style. It doesn't take much understanding of chemistry to follow Emsley and he offers interesting perspectives to everyday materials. Molecules at an Exhibition is a good and entertaining way to increase one's knowledge on chemistry. (Review based on the Finnish translation.) >>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:  |
The Shocking History of Phosphorus: A Biography of the Devil's Elementby: John Emsley February 09, 2001 |
||
|
Here you have most of all what has made phosphorous a part of our history. From the destoyed life of the match making girls, via the bombing of Hamburg and industrial accidents, to some of all the need we have for phosphorous... Well, yes; It could to have been written more about phosphorous in semiconductors, perhaps about silicate-like aluminium-phosphorous catalysts and potential problems with phosphorous in aluminium metal or in alloys.. What I missed was a bit more of the appendixes: With a small advanced appendix for the chemists/physicists that explained the phosphorous light of phospourous with approriate quantum mechanics and diagrams; the structure of this rare Hittorf's phosphorous etc. But the most important thing isn't to get The Perfect Book. ... Read More: >>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:  |
Vanity, Vitality and Virility: The Science Behind the Products You Love to Buyby: John Emsley April 08, 2004 |
||
|
This is another Emsley's expedition into chemistry of our daily lives. Witty, very readable and packed with tons of interesting information. This is yet another book by Emsley which made me appreciate chemistry more.
>>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:  |
Was It Something You Ate?: Food Intolerance - What Causes It and How to Avoid Itby: John Emsley, Peter Fell August 16, 2001 |
List Price: £16.00 Vegetarian Books Price: £15.20 You Save: £0.80 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £6.00 |
|
|
clearly laid out in chapters with case studies explaining individual situation; there is also a few reference tables in the appendixes which you can always look back on; easy to remember certain facts as the english is understandable to the layperson
>>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:  |
The Shocking History of Phosphorusby: John Emsley February 18, 2000 |
||
|
Here you have most of all what has made phosphorous a part of our history. From the destoyed life of the match making girls, via the bombing of Hamburg and industrial accidents, to some of all the need we have for phosphorous... Well, yes; It could to have been written more about phosphorous in semiconductors, perhaps about silicate-like aluminium-phosphorous catalysts and potential problems with phosphorous in aluminium metal or in alloys.. What I missed was a bit more of the appendixes: With a small advanced appendix for the chemists/physicists that explained the phosphorous light of phospourous with approriate quantum mechanics and diagrams; the structure of this rare Hittorf's phosphorous etc. But the most important thing isn't to get The Perfect Book. The important thing is just ... Read More: >>More Details |
|||
| Average Rating:  |
The Elements of Murder: A History of Poisonby: John Emsley April 28, 2005 |
List Price: £18.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £17.09 You Save: £1.90 (10%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £4.05 |
|
|
John Emsley is one of my favourite science writers and I came to this tome with high hopes of being thoroughly entertained, but finished it with a vague sense of disappointment
Entitled « Elements of Murder » the book actually only considers the malicious use of five _ mercury, lead, arsenic, thallium and antimony. Unhappily for Emsley (and even more unhappily for the recipient), the alleged use of polonium as a poison post dates this work, or the variety could have been improved. The science bits of the book (how and why these things are so darned nasty) is superbly written, as are the sections of what can only be called trivia - the speculations the both Mozart and Napoleon met their ends as the result of ingesting, either by accident or design, toxic metals. Where ... Read More: >>More Details |
|||
