Books by Peter Atkins

Written for calculus-inclusive general chemistry courses, Chemical Principles helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between fundamental chemical ideas and their applications.

As a food, milk has been revered and ignored, respected and feared. In the face of its 'material resistance', attempts were made to purify it of dirt and disease, and to standardize its fat content. This title tells the history of the struggle to bring milk under control, and, as a result, to redraw the boundaries between nature and society.

The author suggests that in learning to understand our preferred pattern of spirituality we not only deepen our understanding of the gospels but also increase our sensitivity to the approaches of others.