That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles: 62 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life

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In this collection of delightful, instructive, witty, and thoroughly accessible essays, Dr. Schwarcz presents stories of science and its illegitimate imitators. This authoritative book, well grounded in science, turns the table on the pseudo-science of snake oil nostrums, palliatives, and nutritional nonsense.

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A delightful and informative read. Dr. Schwarcz tells it like it is, whether the subject is light at heart or as weighty as death. The Cosmic Chemist
Fascinating [this book] is, thanks to the authors lively style and contagious enthusiasm for chemistry, and his ability to make it accessible [Dr. Schwarcz] connects the dots between such unlikely events as the madness of King George III and the royal fondness for sauerkraut; and between gluten, the molecular make-up of trans-fatty acids, and how the cookie crumbles. Montreal Review of Books

Author Bio

Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of McGill Universitys Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science and separating sense from nonsense. He is a popular lecturer, both to students and to the larger public. He hosts The Dr. Joe Show on Montreal radio and is the author of over a dozen bestselling titles. Dr. Joe lives in Montreal, Quebec.