Vanity, vitality, and virility : the science behind the products you love to buy / John Emsley.
Vanity, vitality, and virility : the science behind the products you love to buy / John Emsley.
Vanity, vitality, and virility : the science behind the products you love to buy / John Emsley.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N543/62
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English
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Physical content
xi, 259 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Vanity : no more wrinkles! -- 2. Vitality : food for thought -- 3. Virility, sterility, and Viagra -- 4. Germs warfare -- 5. It's all in the mind -- 6. Polymers in disguise -- Postscript : chemiphobia, its causes and cure.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2004.
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"In Vanity, Vitality, and Virility, acclaimed popular-science writer John Emsley explains the nature and behaviour of around 40 ingredients that play important roles in every aspect of modern living: there are chapters on cosmetics, food, sex, hygiene, depression, and on four unexpected ways in which modern products improve our lives. So if you hav...
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Vanity, vitality, and virility : the science behind the products you love to buy / John Emsley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N543/62
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0192805096 (hbk. : alk. paper) :
9780192805096 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
0192805096 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780192805096 :
0192805096 :
9780192805096 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0192805096 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780192805096 (hbk. : alk. paper) :
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543
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991019008289702626
