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A globe-trotting, history-hopping cabinet of curiosities that reveals the hidden personalities of the universe's building blocks. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Periodic Tales.
- wondrous
- inquisitive
- expansive
- 01
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.
- 02
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
A delightfully witty, bite-sized tour of the cosmos that makes the mind-boggling scale of science feel like a fun conversation with a very smart friend.
- 03
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.
- 04
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.
- 05
Napoleon's Buttons
Penny LeCouteur and Jay Burreson
A fascinating, perspective-shifting journey that reveals the invisible chemical scaffolding holding up human history.
- 06
A short history of nearly everything
Bill Bryson
A delightfully witty and accessible romp through the cosmos that transforms complex scientific history into a cozy, awe-inspiring fireside chat.
- 07
The Secret Lives Of Colour
Kassia St. Clair
A kaleidoscopic journey through history that transforms the way you see the everyday world.
- 08
Il sistema periodico
Primo Levi
A luminous, deeply humane meditation on matter, memory, and survival, filtered through the precise lens of a chemist.
- 09
Uncle Tungsten
Oliver Sacks · 2001
A luminous memoir of a boy finding refuge from wartime trauma in the explosive, orderly magic of chemistry.
- 10
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.
- 11
Stuff Matters
Mark Miodownik
A joyful, eye-opening tour through the hidden miracles of the everyday objects we touch, use, and ignore.
- 12
The great unknown
Marcus du Sautoy
A whirlwind, deeply personal tour through the profound mysteries and outer limits of human knowledge.
