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" That's the way the cookie crumbles : "
Joe Schwarcz.
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BL
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Record Number
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696432
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b518621
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Main Entry
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Schwarcz, Joseph A.
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Title & Author
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That's the way the cookie crumbles : : 62 all-new commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life /\ Joe Schwarcz.
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Publication Statement
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Toronto :: ECW Press,, ©2002.
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Page. NO
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273 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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ISBN
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1550225200
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: 9781550225204
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Notes
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Includes index.
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Contents
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Healthy science: Microwaved socks, and other tales from the airwaves -- Yes, scientists are allowed to change their minds -- I'll take the yogurt, but hold the enema machine -- Professor wonder and nutraceuticals -- For some, a diet goes against the grain -- Saccharin: From back alley to tabletop -- Aspartame: Guilty or innocent? -- Ode to the oat -- Secret life of bagels -- Toast to toast -- Gassing green bananas -- Summertime buccaneers -- Agitate for ice cream -- Man cannot live on corn alone -- Lessons from Popeye -- Paprika's peppery past -- Bring on the crucifers -- Beer science is still brewing -- Scoop on booze -- Hard lessons about soft drinks -- When DNA come out to play -- Frankenfuror -- Sunshine vitamin -- That's the way the cookie crumbles -- Coenzyme Q10 is worth remembering -- Sticking in your memory -- Take it with a grain of salt -- Botulin: Deadly poison and fascinating medicine -- From the jungle to the operating room -- Growing growth hormone industry -- Strong poison -- Mouth full of mercury -- Get the lead out -- Our daily dioxin -- Don't sweat it -- Everyday science: Stainmaster -- Strike one for matches -- Cookware chemistry -- Nervous about nerve gas -- How many people does it take to invent a lightbulb? -- Run on stockings -- Rubber match -- Oobleck and beyond -- Eyes have it -- From torpedoes to airbags -- Soap story -- Detergents and drowning fleas -- Untangling the web of spider lore -- Bolt out of the blue -- Looking back: A-fair to remember -- Lydia Pinkham to the rescue -- Mauving on -- Creator of good and evil -- Dark side of radium's glow -- Faraday effect -- From alchemist to scientist -- Poppycock: Not too hot to handle -- True deceptions -- Medicine and malarkey -- Pi water and erect electrons -- Hogwash and balderdash -- Hucksters selling health.
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Subject
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Chemistry, Miscellanea.
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Chemistry, Popular works.
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LC Classification
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QD37.S3722 2002
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