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<h1>The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements / Sam Kean.</h1>
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Orientation: Column by Column, Row by Row</div>
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Geography is Destiny</div>
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Near Twins and Black Sheep: The Genealogy of Elements</div>
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The Galápagos of the Periodic Table</div>
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Making Atoms, Breaking Atoms</div>
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Where Atoms Come From: ôWe Are All Star Stuffö</div>
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Elements in Times of War</div>
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Completing the Table…with a Bang</div>
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Extending the Table, Expanding the Cold War</div>
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Periodic Confusion: The Emergence of Complexity</div>
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From Physics to Biology</div>
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Poisoner's Corridor: ôOuch-Ouchö</div>
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Take Two Elements, Call Me in the Morning</div>
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How Elements Deceive</div>
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The Elements of Human Character</div>
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Political Elements</div>
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Elements as Money</div>
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Artistic Elements</div>
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An Element of Madness</div>
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Element Science Today and Tomorrow</div>
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Chemistry Way, Way Below Zero</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">277</td>
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Spheres of Splendor: The Science of Bubbles</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">295</td>
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Tools of Ridiculous Precision</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">314</td>
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<div class="syndetics_dtoc_indent">19
Above (and Beyond) the Periodic Table</div>
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<td class="syndetics_dtoc_pageno">331</td>
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