The right chemistry
Subtitle: 108 enlightening, nutritious, health-conscious and occasionally bizarre inquiries into the science of everyday life
By: Joe Schwarcz
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780385671590
Subjects: Miscellanea; Chemistry; Popular works
Description: A big part of Dr. Joe's job as director of McGill University's Office of Science and Society is persuading people that the pursuit of science knowledge is a potential source of wonder, enlightenment and well-being for everyone. And as a chemist, he's particularly keen to rescue chemistry from the bad rep it's developed over recent decades.
Notes: Includes index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: First, the past; title: Tricks of the trade; title: Creatures great and small; title: Claptrap; title: To your health; title: Bites and sips; title: Mirror, mirror on the wall; title: Weird and wonderful; title: Chemicals for better and for worse; title: Chemistry up close; title: How green was my chemistry.