Le Couteur, Penny,  1943- <br/><br/>
Napoleon's buttons :  how 17 molecules changed history / 
Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson. 
 - New York :  Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam,  c2003. 
 - 375 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-362) and index. 
<br/><br/> Describes seventeen chemical compounds in spices, textile fibers, dyes, explosives, medicines, and other substances--including the drugs that account for witches flying on broomsticks--and how they affect civilization. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1585422207 : HRD  $24.95 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Putnam Pub Group, C/O Penguin Group USA Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, E Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002032247 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemistry--Popular works.<br/>Chemistry--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD37  / .L34 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>540