1. A house built of elements : atoms, molecules, and the infinite connections of chemistry --
2. The power of names : the right name makes all the difference --
3. Dead or alive : living or nonliving, rock or wool, what is organic? --
4. Oil and water : soap brings together ancient enemies --
5. Mineral and vegetable : the two worlds of sticky, oily, pasty things --
6. Rock and ore : rocks, minerals, and the source of all compounds --
7. Rope and fiber : yes, ropes really are made of long, thin molecules --
8. Pain and pleasure : a family tree of painkillers and their cousins --
9. Sweet and double sweet : Sugar and all the tasty things that are not sugar --
10. Natural and artificial : who does a better job us or Mother Nature? --
11. Rose and skunk : some molecules smell really good, and some really don't --
12. Color me chemical : the beautiful palette of molecules --
13. I hate that molecule : poor innocent compounds caught up in politics --
14. Machines of life : when is a molecule not a molecule?
