New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - An entertaining book in which the author, a biologist, describes hiking in Death Valley to the invention of matches, and the chemistry of cooking, as he mixes "pop science, personal experiences, and historic asides into a fun and informative commentary on a subject that few people think about despite its inherent life and death implications." (Publishers Weekly) Extensive notes, index.xvii, 349 pp. ISBN: 978-0316105330.