Liquid The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

Sometimes explosive, often delightful, occasionally poisonous, but always fascinating, discover the secret lives of liquids, with New York Times bestselling author Mark Miodownik. 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, heart beats 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 his bestseller Stuff Matters - his unique brand of scientific storytelling brings them and their mysterious properties alive in a captivating new way.