search for books and compare prices
Robert L. Wolke has written 11 work(s)
Search for other authors with the same name
displaying 1 to 11 | at end
show results in order: alphabetically | oldest to newest | newest to oldest
Cover for 9780486492896 Cover for 9780735100855 Cover for 9781559723985 Cover for 9780440508564 Cover for 9781452607580 Cover for 9781452656366 Cover for 9781452636368 Cover for 9788496746213 Cover for 9780393011838 Cover for 9780393329421 Cover for 9780393058697 Cover for 9780440508793
cover image for 9780735100855
Answers questions such as 'How can cricket chirps tell us the temperature?' 'Is a rare steak really bloody?' and 'Why won't oil and water mix?' (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780735100855 | Replica Books, January 1, 2000, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Answers questions such as 'How can cricket chirps tell us the temperature?
9781559723985 | Birch Lane Pr, April 1, 1997, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Answers questions such as 'how can cricket chirps tell us the temperature,' 'is a rare steak really bloody,' and 'why won't oil and water mix'

Paperback:

9780440508564 | Reprint edition (Dell Books, January 1, 1999), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Answers questions such as 'how can cricket chirps tell us the temperature,' 'is a rare steak really bloody,' and 'why won't oil and water mix'

cover image for 9781452607580
Product Description: Have you ever wondered why onions make us cry? Do you believe bananas contain more calories as they ripen and get sweeter? This sequel to the bestselling What Einstein Told His Cook continues Robert L. Wolke's investigations into the science behind our foods...read more
By Marlene Parrish (contributor), Sean Runnette (narrator) and Robert L. Wolke

CD/Spoken Word:

9781452607580 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, May 14, 2012), cover price $44.99 | About this edition: Have you ever wondered why onions make us cry?

cover image for 9781452656366
Product Description: Why is red meat red? How do they decaffeinate coffee? Do you wish you understood the science of food but don't want to plow through dry, technical books? In What Einstein Told His Cook, University of Pittsburgh chemistry professor emeritus and award-winning Washington Post food columnist Robert L...read more
By Sean Runnette (narrator) and Robert L. Wolke

CD/Spoken Word:

9781452656366 | Mp3 una edition (Tantor Media Inc, February 13, 2012), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Why is red meat red?

cover image for 9781452636368
Product Description: Why is red meat red? How do they decaffeinate coffee? Do you wish you understood the science of food but don't want to plow through dry, technical books? In What Einstein Told His Cook, University of Pittsburgh chemistry professor emeritus and award-winning Washington Post food columnist Robert L...read more
By Sean Runnette (narrator) and Robert L. Wolke

CD/Spoken Word:

9781452636368 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, February 13, 2012), cover price $90.99 | About this edition: Why is red meat red?

cover image for 9788496746213
Product Description: Dynamic and clever, this book solves the "mysteries" of everyday life with definitive and simple explanations. Dinámico y listo, este libro resuelve los "misterios" de la vida cotidiana con explicaciones definitivas y sencillas.

Paperback:

9788496746213 | Robinbook, October 1, 2007, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Dynamic and clever, this book solves the "mysteries" of everyday life with definitive and simple explanations.

cover image for 9780393329421
The former chemistry professor-turned-columnist for the Washington Post's 'Food 101' presents more than one hundred layperson explanations of kitchen mysteries involving food types, temperature, cooking equipment, and food myths. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780393011838 | 1 edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, May 1, 2002), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: The chemistry professor columnist for the Washington Post's 'Food 101' presents explanations of kitchen mysteries involving food types, temperature, cooking equipment, and food myths.

Paperback:

9780393329421 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, October 12, 2008), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The former chemistry professor-turned-columnist for the Washington Post's 'Food 101' presents more than one hundred layperson explanations of kitchen mysteries involving food types, temperature, cooking equipment, and food myths.

cover image for 9780393058697
A sequel to the best-selling original exploration of the science of everyday food preparation continues the author's challenges of popular misconceptions, humorously informing readers about the chemical nature of foods and how such knowledge can enable better food and cooking choices. 70,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780393058697 | W W Norton & Co Inc, April 1, 2005, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: An exploration of the science of everyday food preparation challenges popular misconceptions, offering information about the chemical nature of foods and how such knowledge can enable better food and cooking choices.

cover image for 9780440508793
Organized in a questionandanswer format, the sequel to What Einstein Didn't Know sheds new light on the scientific principles and ideas of everyday life, from what make colors fade in sunlight to what happens to the rubber from wornout tires, accompanied by a glossary of modern scientific buzz words. Original.

Paperback:

9780440508793 | Dell Books, April 1, 2000, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Organized in a questionandanswer format, the sequel to What Einstein Didn't Know sheds new light on the scientific principles and ideas of everyday life, from what make colors fade in sunlight to what happens to the rubber from wornout tires, accompanied by a glossary of modern scientific buzz words.

Answers questions such as 'how can cricket chirps tell us the temperature,' 'is a rare steak really bloody,' and 'why won't oil and water mix'

Paperback:

9780806517568 | Citadel Pr, December 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Answers questions such as 'how can cricket chirps tell us the temperature,' 'is a rare steak really bloody,' and 'why won't oil and water mix'

displaying 1 to 11 | at end