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Blurb: One reviewer said: "The first of Asimov's many science essay collections is a strong, well-structured entry, and boasts virtues not often seen in anthologies, namely foreshadowing, momentum, and a big payoff at the end."
After a brief introduction (just over two pages) which serves to explain the title, this anthology comprises:
"The Atoms That Vanish" (original, 1957)
"The Explosions within Us" (original, 1957)
"Hemoglobin and the Universe" (Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955)
"Victory on Paper" (Astounding Science Fiction, September 1955)
"The Abnormality of Being Normal" (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1956)
"Planets Have an Air About Them" (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1957)
"The Unblind Workings of Chance" (Astounding Science Fiction, April 1957)
"The Trapping of the Sun" (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1957)
"The Sea-Urchin and We" (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1957)
"The Sound of Panting" (Astounding Science Fiction, June 1955)
"The Marvellous Properties of Thiotimoline"
1. "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1948)
2. "The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline" (Astounding Science Fiction, December 1953)
"Pâté de Foie Gras" (Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956)