Vanity, vitality, and virility : (Record no. 101578)
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| control field | 20251028092328.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 060324s2004 enk b 001 0 eng |
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| LC control number | 2004041450 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0192805096 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780192805096 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780192805096 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780192805096 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780192805096 |
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| Canceled/invalid control number | (Sirsi) 168578 |
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| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | CDS |
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| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QD75.22 |
| Item number | .E47 2004 |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) | QD 75.22 .E47 2004 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Emsley, John. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Vanity, vitality, and virility : |
| Remainder of title | the science behind the products you love to buy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | John Emsley. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 259 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-246) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Vanity : no more wrinkles! -- Lipstick -- Anti-aging creams : alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) -- Silky smooth skin : boron nitride -- Sunblocks, sunscreens, and instant tans -- Liposomes -- 2. Vitality : food for thought -- Clarifying the fats -- Trans fatty acids -- Conjugated fatty acids -- Vitamin C -- The nitrate enigma -- 3. Virility, sterility, and Viagra -- Nitric oxide (NO) -- Raising the dead : Viagra -- Love potions and poppers -- An element of sex : selenium -- Diamonds are a girl's best friend -- 4. Germs warfare -- Killing germs -- Hypochlorite -- Phenols and chloro-phenols -- Quaternary ammonium salts, 'quats' -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Ozone -- Shower cleaners -- 5. It's all in the mind -- Depression and antidepressants -- Prozac -- A little light-headed : lithium therapy -- Alzheimer's disease and aluminum -- Treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- 6. Polymers in disguise -- Disposable unmentionables and superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) -- Chewing gum : polymeric hydrocarbons : 1 -- Whispering roads : polymeric hydrocarbons : 2 -- Polycarbonate -- Postscript : chemiphobia, its causes and cure -- Glossary. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The science behind alpha-hydroxy acids, chlorine bleach, and other chemicals that people use every day is explored in a fascinating study that examines, through amusing anecdotes and odd facts, if and how they work. What is the secret of shower cleaners? How does the dangerous explosive nitroglycerin ward off heart attacks? And what medicines, usually prescribed for other purposes, are said to produce the ultimate orgasm? In Vanity, Vitality, and Virility, award-winning science writer John Emsley offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of 30 chemicals that we use everyday to make ourselves more beautiful, to improve our diet and sexual pleasure, to kill germs, and to ward off depression and other mental illnesses. Emsley looks at common compounds such as alpha-hydroxy acids, vitamin C, chlorine bleach, and Prozac, telling us if they work, how they work, and how they were discovered. Indeed, the book is packed with useful information and easy-to-digest science, and Emsley relates it all with a light touch that delights in the odd fact or amusing anecdote. Thus we learn of the "vitamin C tights" sold in Japan to make your legs more beautiful (they don't work) and of the whimsical Hungarian scientist who first isolated vitamin C and wanted to name it "godnose", because he had no idea what the compound was. We discover that Cleopatra was right to bath in milk, which is filled with alpha-hydroxy acids. And we read about the unforgettable British researcher who demonstrated a powerful new drug for male erections at a Las Vegas convention, injecting himself with the compound and then "displaying the results" to a stunned lecture hall. As with the much-loved Nature's Building Blocks, in John Emsley's hands, chemistry comes alive. Anyone curious about the ingredients in the products we use, and everyone fascinated with science, will be enthralled by this book. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Analytical chemistry |
| Form subdivision | Popular works. |
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| Materials specified | Table of contents |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/2004041450.h tml">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/2004041450.h tml</a> |
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| Materials specified | Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/20 04041450-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/20 04041450-d.html</a> |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Storms Research Center | Storms Research Center | Main Collection | 10/28/2025 | QD 75.22 .E47 2004 | 98630200 | 10/28/2025 | 10/28/2025 | Book |