alchemy

Fourteen-year-old Janie Scott, newly arrived in London from Los Angeles in 1952, becomes friends with a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows, and is drawn into a dangerous adventure with Benjamin when his father is kidnapped and Russian spies try to steal his book of secrets.

A charismatic murderer tells his life story to a New York City psychologist, revealing that he was born in ancient Egypt, where he learned alchemy at the House of Ra and became tempted and corrupted by the dark arts.

Examines the contributions early alchemists and chemists made to modern science, describing their practices, prejudices, and ideas about the natural world.

Cambridge historian Elizabeth Vogelsang is found dead and her son Cameron asks his former lover, Lydia Brooke, to ghostwrite the final chapters of his late mother's book, but in the process, they uncover disturbing secrets that may have cost Elizabeth her life.

Presents 188 diagrams and illustrations from the history of chemistry and seventy-two essays on the areas of the field that they depicted, showing how the study has evolved since its spiritual and mythological beginnings.

Jack embarks on a journey to save London from a magician trying to turn the city to gold, but first he must release a dragon and rescue seven kidnapped boys who will help Jack finish his quest.

Biography of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century scientist, Sir Isaac Newton, discussing his childhood and scientific pursuits and providing new information on how he did his research.

Examines the history and nature of alchemy.

Traces the history of alchemy and the activities of the alchemists who developed the foundations of modern science.

Pip and her twin brother, Tim, join forces again with Sebastian, the alchemist's son they awakened from a centuries-long slumber, to fight against an evil magician who learns people's deepest secrets in order to control their souls.