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Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements
by John Emsley

Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements
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Author: John Emsley
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-18
ISBN: 0198503407
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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i have never in all of my life come against such a brilliant science book. i find it interesting that zinc gives you sexual powers, and oysters are full of it. casanova must have eaten a few oysters. if i could give it a million stars i would.

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