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Book 1. The chemistry of omnipresent. From shampoo and laundry powder to greased potatoes

Our ubiquitous life is chimia. In the bathroom, in the kitchen, in the car, in the medicine cabinet and even in nature. Behind the simplest words - from spices to antiseptic - there is a complex formula and only a few chemical compounds with scary names, which interact with each other in one or another way (not understandable for us often).

In the book chemist-toxicologist Volodymyr Sarkisyan explains how on the chemical level function things and phenomena that we encounter every day - cooking food, cleaning and cleaning, buying medicines, road burn. There are not only formulas and schemes, but also practical examples. When is it necessary to salt greased potatoes and why can't a homeopath cure anyone (as well as cure them)? What is the principle behind marijuana, pesticides and shampoo? Where did the milk, antiseptic and miracle creams "all in one" come from? Volodymyr Sarkisyan explains the principle of simple spores and substances, while sharing some of the coolest tricks and stories from Pliny, Dumas and Agathi Kristi.

Book 2. Doslidniks of Death. From Sherlock Golmes and Agatha Cristy to the forensic laboratory

Why did Sherlock Golmes tear corpses in the anatomy, who is a thanatologist, and how did British law influence the development of medicine? What is the cianid for sniffing and can a dash of nicotine kill a horse? How does chemistry help to identify coolants and why should you stay away from antifreeze?

In his new book chemist Volodymyr Sarkisyan tells about what really happens in the laboratory of forensic science, how Ukrainian toxicologists detect pesticides, and moreover, in what aspects even the famous detective genre master Agatha Krysty is mistaken.

The chemist dissects classic detectives and dispels stereotypes, explains how to really hournik could do school vampires and why to fight with shifters pass not only sribnyi kuli. The author explains how the approaches to detecting shapeshifters have changed over time, and what is the relationship between the stories about ghosts and shapeshifters

Volodymyr Sarkisyan is a chemist, forensic scientist and journalist.

In the early 1980s Volodymyr started to work in the Odessa Bureau of forensic medical examinations. He devoted 14 years to work in forensic medicine, after which he radically changed the sphere of activity.

After the events of 2 Travnya 2014 in Odessa, Volodymyr joined the expert-journalist committee "Group 2 Travnya". Since 2015, he has been working in the field of consumer-political and popular science journalism, and in 2019 he published the book "2 Travnya. Myths and propaganda", which from the viewpoint of a forensic physician presents the main theses of this episode of the information war against Ukraine.