{"product_id":"9780141041452-periodic-tales","title":"Periodic Tales","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Curious Lives of the Elements\u003cbr\u003eEverything in universe is made of them, including you. Like you, elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. This book is packed with stories and unexpected information about the building blocks of our universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHENOMENAL \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Science writing at its best. If only chemistry had been like this at school' Matt Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everything in the universe is made of them, including you. Like you, the elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens and noble gases that light the way to vice. You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin. You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the Whitehouse in Washington, the glow of a streetlamp with the salt on your dinner table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colourful pasts, \u003ci\u003ePeriodic Tales \u003c\/i\u003eis a voyage of wonder and discovery, showing that their stories are inextricable from the stories of our own lives.\u003cbr\u003e  ____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A love letter to the chemical elements. Aldersey-Williams is full of good stories and he knows how to tell them well' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The history, science, art, literature and everyday applications of all the elements from aluminium to zinc' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Great fun to read and an endless fund of unlikely and improbable anecdotes' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31380027506785,"sku":"9780141041452","price":11.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32282222.jpg?v=1737116536","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141041452-periodic-tales","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}