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by Penny Le Couteur

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: jfsamaior, March 23, 2008 (view all comments by jfsamaior)
Napoleon's Buttons is an extraordinary book! I had the luck to find it and the pleasure of its reading. Chronological and chemistrily organized, it counts as some molecules were discovered, investigated or created through the years and your surprising capacity in influencing historical facts (conquests and explorations) with important repercussions until the current days in the most diverse scientific and social areas. In this fascinating book, as well as in our lives, small details can make all the difference and contribute for the success. Thus, I recommend this book to all the people, independent of the work area.
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: shcarroll, October 3, 2006 (view all comments by shcarroll)
Fascinating! Truly, truly! I was so sad to come to the end of this book that I reread the introduction. The stories of how chemistry changed the history of the world were so well written as to be riveting. Well, I skipped over some of the chemistry diagrams. (But I did read the written explanations of the diagrams.) Chemistry seemed nothing but a boring class of memorizing the periodic table, so I managed to studiously avoid any chemistry in high school or college. But here, chemistry was interwoven with pivotal points in the exploration and conquering of the world, and with the serendipitous chemical compounds that changed society and industry around the world. What a great book!
While I have read my way around the Dewey Decimal System, (with long pauses in science fiction and historical fiction), my usual reads lately have been in suspense and mystery. This book I would recommend to anyone with a curious mind who enjoys a good story.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9781585423316
Other:: Couteur, Penny Le
Publisher:: Tarcher
Author:: Burreson, Jay
Author:: Le Couteur, Penny
Author:: Couteur, Penny Le
Location:: New York
Subject:: General
Subject:: Chemistry - General
Subject:: History
Subject:: Chemistry
Subject:: Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:: History of Science-General
Edition Description:: Trade Paper
Series Volume:: Heft 32, 1998
Publication Date:: 20040531
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: from 12
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Y
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 900x600
Age Level:: from 18

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