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    Lessons in Chemistry A Novel (Bonnie Garmus)

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    Lessons in Chem­istry by Bon­nie Gar­mus fol­lows Eliz­a­beth Zott, a bril­liant chemist in the 1960s, who becomes an uncon­ven­tion­al cook­ing show host, chal­leng­ing soci­etal norms and sex­ism.

    1. Chapter 1: November 1961
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    2. Chapter 9: The Grudge
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    3. Chapter 23: KCTV Studios
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    4. Chapter 35: The Smell of Failure
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    5. Chapter 14: Grief
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    6. Chapter 18: Legally Mad
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    7. Chapter 24: The Afternoon Depression Zone
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    8. Chapter 16: Labor
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    9. Chapter 29: Bonding
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    10. Chapter 42: Personnel
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    11. Chapter 33: Faith
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    12. Chapter 12: Calvin’s Parting Gift
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    13. Chapter 22: The Present
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    14. Chapter 25: The Average Jane
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    15. Chapter 21: E.Z.
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    16. Chapter 32: Medium Rare
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    17. Chapter 5: Family Values
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    18. Chapter 27: All About Me
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    19. Chapter 43: Stillborn
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    20. Chapter 15: Unsolicited Advice
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    21. Chapter 37: Sold Out
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    22. Chapter 30: 99 Percent
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    23. Chapter 17: Harriet Sloane
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    24. Chapter 34: All Saints
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    25. Chapter 28: Saints
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    26. Chapter 8: Overreaching
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    27. Chapter 44: The Acorn
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    28. Chapter 19: December 1956
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    29. Chapter 39: Dear Sirs
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    30. Chapter 26: The Funeral
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    31. Chapter 13: Idiots
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    32. Chapter 3: Hastings Research Institute
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    33. Chapter 6: The Hastings Cafeteria
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    34. Chapter 11: Budget Cuts
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    35. Chapter 45: Supper at Six
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    36. Chapter 10: The Leash
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    37. Chapter 2: Pine
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    38. Chapter 40: Normal
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    39. Chapter 31: The Get-Well Card
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    40. Chapter 7: Six-Thirty
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    41. Acknowledgments
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    42. Chapter 4: Introduction to Chemistry
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    43. Chapter 20: Life Story
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    44. Chapter 36: Life and Death
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    45. Chapter 38: Brownies
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    46. Chapter 41: Recommit
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