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by J.D. Lee • 1965

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by J.D. Lee 1965

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Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE Summary

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by M.S. Chouhan 2013

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Kaplan MCAT Organic Chemistry Review

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At Home in the Universe

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Creation

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Materials Science and Engineering Summary

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by William D. Callister Jr. 1985

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by Oliver Sacks 2001

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The Quantum Universe

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Stuff Matters

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Pasteur's Quadrant

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Pasteur's Quadrant 85%

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by Donald E. Stokes 1997

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The Chemical Age

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by Frank von Hippel 2020

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Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness

by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001

You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.

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by Henepola Gunaratana 2001

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The Vital Question

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How to Dunk a Doughnut

by Len Fisher • 2002

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by Len Fisher 2002

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Napoleon's Buttons

by Penny Le Couteur • 1991

Nutmeg bought Manhattan, a dye launched modern medicine, and a yam gave women the Pill.

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Napoleon's Buttons 85%

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by Mariana Koppmann • 2011

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by Mariana Koppmann 2011

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Chemistry for Dummies

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by John T. Moore 2002

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The Golem (Canto Classics)

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by Harry Collins 1992

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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 85%

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by Steven H. Strogatz 1994

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The Right Chemistry

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by Joe Schwarcz 2012

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The Disappearing Spoon

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A metal that melts in your hand reveals a hidden history of war, money, and cosmic origins.

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The Future of Fusion Energy

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Ignition!

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by John Drury Clark 1972

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Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.

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The Light Ages

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Eclipse math, precision clocks, a six-foot computer: the medieval laboratory inside the monastery.

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by Seb Falk 2020

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The Perfectionists

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From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.

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by Simon Winchester 2018

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Lost in Math

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Oxygen

by Nick Lane • 2002

The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.

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The Essential Engineer

by Henry Petroski • 2010

Science explains; engineering creates. When we confuse the two, our biggest problems get harder.

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A Sense of the Mysterious

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Ignorance

by Stuart Firestein • 2012

Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.

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Sift

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Harness the science of flour, sugar, and heat to turn baking into confident, repeatable success.

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Car Science

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From chemical explosions to downforce: the physics that makes cars go, stop, and nearly take flight.

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by Richard Hammond 2008

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The Secret of Scent

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Smell is quantum, not lock-and-key. One maverick's proof, from enantiomers to commercial success.

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by Luca Turin 2006

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Solar Energy

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by Arno Smets 2016

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After Lockdown

by Bruno Latour • 2021

The lockdown ended. The fantasy of escaping Earth should end too.

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The lockdown ended. The fantasy of escaping Earth should end too.

by Bruno Latour 2021

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🌍 Political Ecology 🚧 Planetary Boundaries 🧬 Posthumanism 🐾 More-Than-Human 🌱 Degrowth

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