The Disappearing Spoon the age of madness authors and architects - from

authors and architects - from Richard II to Anne Boleyn

and eventual acquittal is a rock 'n' roll road story unlike any other

PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT is James Patterson at his unstoppable best

World leaders have just four days to prevent an unimaginable cataclysm

All will be revealed in this last spectacular "ride"-a mesmerizing grand finale featuring all of the nonstop action and twists and turns of a blockbuster Patterson page-turner

The Disappearing Spoon the age of madness authors and architects - fromFrom New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure,