from Jesslaw

I listened to the first bit of this book and was annoyed that it said it wanted to tell me about the elements we live by to help me understand climate change. That is not why I would have picked up a book like this. I have enjoyed pieces of Napoleon's Buttons because it was simply chemistry appli...

from hillaryrose7

I wanted to like this book, as the title sounded very interesting, however, I felt that the title was (perhaps unintentionally) deceptive. While the book did briefly touch upon some of the interesting and unexpected ways the different elements effected, helped, or harmed the human body, the major...

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In short: This book is pretty great, and if you like pop science this will be right up your alley. The audiobook is narrated well and fun to listen to. It will keep your interest the whole time. However, this book doesn't quite do what it says on the tin. Given the focus on elements and the perio...

from jonerthon

Strictly speaking, the title gives you what you need to know to take the plunge. More specifically, however, the author is getting at what humanity needs to do to co-exist with our natural world. If I can say spoiler alert, we aren't doing a great job under our current course. It's meticulous and...

from etxgardener

I appreciate the importance of this subject - especially as a lot of the elements needed to make the products we rely on in our daily life are becoming scarce. However, this book was just too technical for me.