The Disappearing Spoon
by
Sam Kean
read by
Sean Runnette
What an incredibly delightful book. It has the perfect mix of science fact and meandering story telling. You never quite know which way Kean is going to go. I mean sure, he's going to talk about the elements, and probably a bit about their discovery, but learning all the gossipy stuff about Curie or the hubris of Pauling and then BAM! Suddenly we're learning about sonic-luminescence.
This is really the type of book that you should read for yourself, or you know, listen to at least. There is no way that I can do it justice, so I'm just going to tell you to trust me on this one, embrace your science geek side and read the damn thing.
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