While hundreds of popular science books attempt to explain the highly abstract and difficult-to-grasp insights of quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity, there is hardly an easily understandable introduction to organic chemistry. Dieter Neubauer seeks to fill this gap. He does not require the reader to have any special prior knowledge, avoids unnecessary technical jargon, focuses on compounds familiar from everyday life, and conveys the fundamentals of a science that faces many prejudices in an entertaining conversational tone, without which our modern life would be unimaginable. This book will provide a special reading pleasure for every chemistry student as well as for any reader interested in chemical questions.