A review by stevenyenzer
Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean

4.0

Sam Kean is such a great science writer. The title of this book doesn't really capture its subject matter: which is essentially "gasses." Kean bounces from topic to topic a lot but I didn't find the transitions jarring. There was a little self-indulgence, especially at the end, when Kean spends a long time imagining the first explorers to visit another planet. I could have done without that section.