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A fascinating, perspective-shifting journey that reveals the invisible chemical scaffolding holding up human history. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Napoleon's Buttons.
- illuminating
- intellectual
- wondrous
- grounded
- 01
Caesar's Last Breath
Sam Kean
An expansive, globe-trotting exploration of the invisible elements that connect our every breath to the grand sweep of human history.
- 02
The Disappearing Spoon
Sam Kean
A delightfully quirky romp through the periodic table that reveals the eccentricities, obsessions, and scandals behind the building blocks of our universe.
- 03
The Alchemy of Air
Thomas Hager · 2008
A gripping, tragic narrative history about the brilliant minds who pulled bread from the air and inadvertently unleashed a century of unprecedented destruction.
- 04
Periodic Tales
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
A globe-trotting, history-hopping cabinet of curiosities that reveals the hidden personalities of the universe's building blocks.
- 05
Stuff Matters
Mark Miodownik
A joyful, eye-opening tour through the hidden miracles of the everyday objects we touch, use, and ignore.
- 06
The Day the Universe Changed
Burke, James · 1985
A dizzying, exhilarating ride through the hidden connections and paradigm shifts that built the modern mind.
- 07
The Secret of Scent
Luca Turin · 2006
A witty and passionate deep-dive into the contentious scientific mysteries behind the world's most evocative sense.
- 08
The Fabric of Civilization
Virginia Postrel
A sweeping, intellectually stimulating journey that reveals how the threads of everyday fabric wove the modern world together.
- 09
The Secret Lives Of Colour
Kassia St. Clair
A kaleidoscopic journey through history that transforms the way you see the everyday world.
- 10
The great equations
Robert P. Crease · 2009
A panoramic journey through the history of science that treats mathematical equations as profound works of art.
- 11
The age of wonder
Holmes, Richard
A sweeping, luminous journey into the minds of the dreamers and explorers who married poetry with the scientific method.
- 12
Consider the fork
Bee Wilson
A delightful, inquisitive journey through the kitchen drawer that transforms mundane utensils into artifacts of human ingenuity.
