Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

Sometimes Explosive, Often Delightful, Occasionally Poisonous, But Always Fascinating: The Secret Lives Of Liquids, From One Of Our Best-known Scientists A Series Of Glasses Of Transparent Liquids Is In Front Of You: But Which Will Quench Your Thirst And Which Will Kill You? And Why? Why Does One Liquid Make Us Drunk, And Another Power A Jumbo Jet? From The Bestselling Author Of Stuff Matters Comes A Fascinating Tour Of The World Of These Surprising Or Sinister Substances - The Droplets, Heartbeats And Ocean Waves We All Encounter Every Day. Structured Around A Plane Journey Which Sees Encounters With Water, Wine, Oil And More, Miodownik Shows That Liquids Are Agents Of Death And Destruction As Well As Substances Of Wonder And Fascination, And - Just As In Stuff Matters - His Unique Brand Of Scientific Storytelling Brings Them And Their Mysterious Properties Alive In A Captivating New Way.