What relationship might this book have with the cell phone we carry around with us? Or with the glass in our windows or the pavement we walk on? These objects, and many others around us, share one thing: they're all made of minerals. From talcum powder to the salt in our kitchens, including paper, gems, glass, medicines, and poisons, this book unravels in an informative way the archaeology of the uses of minerals, those used by industry to manufacture the materials and utensils that are part of our daily lives and that hide stories that have largely shaped our current way of life. Author: Manuel Regueiro Publisher: Los Libros de la Catarata
