Caesar's Last Breath: The Epic Story of The Air Around Us by Sam Kean (English)

Description: Caesar's Last Breath by Sam Kean ** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **Popular science at its bestMail on SundayEminently accessible and enjoyableObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **Popular science at its bestMail on SundayEminently accessible and enjoyableObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds in the Roman Senate, but the story of his last breath is still unfolding. In fact, youre probably inhaling some of it now. Of the sextillions of molecules entering or leaving your lungs at this moment, some might also bear traces of Cleopatras perfumes, German mustard gas, particles exhaled by dinosaurs or emitted by atomic bombs, even remnants of stardust from the universes creation.In Caesars Last Breath, New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe and across time to tell the epic story of the air we breathe. Notes The image of the air as a tangible connection to history is extended in this accessible work of popular science analysing the little-known and fascinating quirks of the airs circulation and composition. Author Biography Sam Kean spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a child and now he is a writer in Washington DC. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, Air & Space/Smithsonian and New Scientist. In 2009 he was a runner-up for the National Association of Science Writers Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for best science writer under the age of thirty. He currently writes for Science. His first book, The Disappearing Spoon, was a New York Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Royal Societys Winton Prize for science writing. Review Absorbing, entertaining... provocative but compelling... eminently accessible and enjoyable. A real gas - in short! -- Robin McKie * Observer *Funny, clever and altogether effervescent... Kean writes superbly about science itself... A joy for any reader -- James McConnachie * The Sunday Times *There is no denying the pleasure and indeed the wealth of scientific information to be obtained from reading Caesars Last Breath. It will change forever the way I think about breathing. * Financial Times *Kean is the teacher you wish youd had: genial, companionable and infectiously enthusiastic. This is an entertaining and accessible guide to the mysterious vapour of gases. Popular science at its best. -- Simon Humphreys * Mail on Sunday *Its a helluva read. And its a gas. -- Tim Radford * The Guardian *An altogether excellent read, an invigorating and stylish mixture of chemistry, history and reportage that brings to light many of the untold stories of the air that surrounds and sustains us * Times Literary Supplement *This vibrant, fact-filled science book makes the chemistry of air riveting * Sunday Times Must Reads *Told with Keans trademark combination of goofy wisecracking and an exceptional knack for communicating the principles of science * Wall Street Journal *Fascinating stories, so insightful, informative, and disarmingly written. It gave this astronaut a new respect for the air around us all, and made me delightfully more aware of each breath I take. -- Col. Chris Hadfield, author of An Astronauts Guide to Life on EarthBrims with such fascinating tales of chemical history that itll change the very way you think about breathing.... Kean crams the book full of wild yarns told with humorously dramatic flair.... The effect is oddly intimate, the way all good storytelling is -- you feel like youre sharing moments of geeky amusement with a particularly hip chemistry teacher * San Francisco Chronicle *The most fun to be had from nonfiction is a good science book, with a writer of craft who can capture both the excitement and the elegance of science, the incredible fact that this is really how it works. Sam Kean is such a writer and Caesars Last Breath is such a book. An enormous pleasure to read. -- Mark Kurlansky, author of CodSam Kean has done it again - this time clearly and entertainingly explaining the science of the air around us. He is a gifted storyteller with a knack for finding the magic hidden in the everyday. -- Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive Promotional The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ** Review Text Absorbing, entertaining... provocative but compelling... eminently accessible and enjoyable. A real gas - in short! Review Quote Absorbing, entertaining... provocative but compelling... eminently accessible and enjoyable. A real gas - in short! Promotional "Headline" The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe ** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ** Details ISBN1784162930 Author Sam Kean Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 1784162930 ISBN-13 9781784162931 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-07-12 Media Book Imprint Black Swan Subtitle The Epic Story of The Air Around Us Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 551.5 Pages 384 Short Title Caesars Last Breath Language English UK Release Date 2018-07-12 AU Release Date 2018-07-12 NZ Release Date 2018-07-12 Alternative 9781473543768 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124261784;

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