Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science

This book is very entertaining, but I wish more emphasis was put on the “Experiments You Can Do At Home” rather than the “Probably Shouldn't” because I felt like I didn't get much out of this book. It doesn't go into enough detail to really learn anything about the reactions, and it's impractical or unreasonable to try nearly any of these experiments myself, so it felt more like tabloid science meant just to entertain. Even so, it's nice to tell my friends that I know how to melt steel with bacon. If you're looking for something more in-depth, I'd recommend his Elements series, which covers a lot of chemistry in moderate detail.