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Kean crams the book full of wild yarns told with humorously dramatic flair ... you feel like you’re sharing moments of geeky amusement with a particularly hip chemistry teacher.
San Francisco Chronicle
Sam Kean
2017-08-05T15:46:29+00:00
San Francisco Chronicle
https://samkean.com/testimonials/san-francisco-chronicle/
Sam Kean is not an ordinary science writer, he is an extraordinary one ... Kean is on the verge of the transcendent throughout
Sam Kean
2019-07-13T16:39:35+00:00
https://samkean.com/testimonials/jerusalem-post/
Kean’s writing sparks like small shocks... [H]e gives science a whiz-bang verve so that every page becomes one you cannot wait to turn just to see what he’s going reveal next.
Boston Globe
Sam Kean
2016-08-29T15:13:58+00:00
Boston Globe
https://samkean.com/testimonials/boston-globe/
No writer ranks higher than Sam Kean on the “You Will Learn Something New and Weird on Every Page”-o-meter.
Ken Jennings, host of Jeopardy!
Sam Kean
2025-04-06T16:42:37+00:00
Ken Jennings, host of Jeopardy!
https://samkean.com/testimonials/ken-jennings-host-of-jeopardy/
Kean is one of America's smartest and most charming science writers, and his new book could be perfect for summer readers who prefer some substance with their fun.
NPR.org
Sam Kean
2016-08-29T15:19:08+00:00
NPR.org
https://samkean.com/testimonials/npr-org/
A lively read packed with unforgettable details.
Discover
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:29:32+00:00
Discover
https://samkean.com/testimonials/discover/
I would enthusiastically recommend the constantly surprising and witty, anecdotal approach to the Periodic Table in Sam Kean‘s The Disappearing Spoon.
Richard Holmes
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:30:09+00:00
Richard Holmes
https://samkean.com/testimonials/richard-holmes/
Nonfiction to make you sound smart over summertime gin and tonics
Time
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:39:17+00:00
Time
https://samkean.com/testimonials/time/
The anecdotal flourishes of Oliver Sacks and the populist accessibility of Malcolm Gladwell.
Entertainment Weekly
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:39:38+00:00
Entertainment Weekly
https://samkean.com/testimonials/entertainment-weekly/
The periodic table meets the best-seller list with Sam Kean’s “Disappearing Spoon,” an engaging tour of the elements ... with the éclat of raw sodium dropped in a beaker of water.
New York Times
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:41:32+00:00
New York Times
https://samkean.com/testimonials/new-york-times/
Kean finds a way to frame complex and terribly important fields of science on a human scale, making them relatable and meaningful.
Washington Post
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:43:21+00:00
Washington Post
https://samkean.com/testimonials/washington-post/
A fast-paced breezy romp through history using DNA as a unifying theme - it’s nerd-vana.
New Scientist
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:43:41+00:00
New Scientist
https://samkean.com/testimonials/new-scientist/
[Kean] has done something remarkable ... made reading about the lives of the men and women inside the lab coats enjoyable.
The Austin American-Statesman
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:48:39+00:00
The Austin American-Statesman
https://samkean.com/testimonials/the-austin-american-statesman/
Sam Kean's “The Disappearing Spoon” has turned me on to chemistry for the first time in my life.
Emma Donoghue, O Magazine
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:50:14+00:00
Emma Donoghue, O Magazine
https://samkean.com/testimonials/emma-donoghue/
A brainy beach read.
Newsweek
Sam Kean
2017-06-08T18:51:10+00:00
Newsweek
https://samkean.com/testimonials/newsweek/
It’s a helluva read. And it’s a gas.
The Guardian
Sam Kean
2017-07-22T14:33:48+00:00
The Guardian
https://samkean.com/testimonials/the-guardian/
[An] exhilarating scientific voyage ... there is no denying the pleasure and indeed the wealth of scientific information to be obtained from reading Caesar’s Last Breath. It will change forever the way I think about breathing.
Financial Times
Sam Kean
2017-07-22T14:36:48+00:00
Financial Times
https://samkean.com/testimonials/financial-times/
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