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Joe Schwarcz


Dr. Joe Schwarcz, a professor of chemistry, is director of the Office for Science and Society, dedicated to demystifying science for the public, at McGill University. He writes a weekly column in The Gazette, hosts the Dr. Joe Show on Montreal's CJAD and Toronto's CFRB, and has made hundreds of television appearances on the Discovery Channel, CBC, and CTV. He is the author of the bestselling An Apple a Day.

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Brain Fuel
Written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

eBook | pages | Anchor Canada | Science
978-0-307-37256-7 (0-307-37256-1)

May 11, 2010 | $17.00



National Bestseller

From the #1 bestselling author – a cornucopia of mind-expanding insights into the science of the real world.

Dr. Joe – as he is affectionately known to millions of readers, listeners, viewers, and students – brings his magic formula to Doubleday Canada with Brain Fuel.

As with Dr. Joe’s previous best-selling books...

Also available as a trade paperback and a trade paperback.

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Brain Fuel
Written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Anchor Canada | Science
978-0-385-66603-9 (0-385-66603-9)

May 11, 2010 | $17.00

(Available May 11, 2010)


National Bestseller

From the #1 bestselling author – a cornucopia of mind-expanding insights into the science of the real world.

Dr. Joe – as he is affectionately known to millions of readers, listeners, viewers, and students – brings his magic formula to Doubleday Canada with Brain Fuel.

As with Dr. Joe’s previous best-selling books...

Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.

book cover
Science, Sense & Nonsense
Written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

eBook | 288 pages | Anchor Canada | Science
978-0-307-37464-6 (0-307-37464-5)

November 3, 2009 | $22.00



When did "chemical" become a dirty word?

Forty or so years ago, chemistry - which had been recognized as a miracle-making boon to humanity - somehow became associated with warfare, sinister food additives, "toxins" and pollution.

It's a situation that Dr. Joe Schwarcz aims to put into perspective.

Yes, there's a...

Also available as a trade paperback.

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Science, Sense & Nonsense
Written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Doubleday Canada | Science
978-0-385-66604-6 (0-385-66604-7)

November 3, 2009 | $22.00



When did "chemical" become a dirty word?

Forty or so years ago, chemistry - which had been recognized as a miracle-making boon to humanity - somehow became associated with warfare, sinister food additives, "toxins" and pollution.

It's a situation that Dr. Joe Schwarcz aims to put into perspective.

Yes, there's a...

Also available as an eBook.

book cover
Brain Fuel
Written by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Doubleday Canada | Science
978-0-385-66602-2 (0-385-66602-0)

September 23, 2008 | $24.00



National Bestseller

From the #1 bestselling author – a cornucopia of mind-expanding insights into the science of the real world.

Dr. Joe – as he is affectionately known to millions of readers, listeners, viewers, and students – brings his magic formula to Doubleday Canada with Brain Fuel.

As with Dr. Joe’s previous best-selling books...

Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.