Chilled

Buoyant, idiosyncratic and very funny ... this history of what is, ultimately, a rather mundane piece of kitchenware is consistently fascinating. Cool story. * Financial Times * Fun and eye-opening ... this is an inspiring, compelling and utterly convincing book. * The Sunday Times * Without refrigeration, this delightfully illuminating book reminds us, not only would there be no ice cream or cold lager, there would be no MRI scanners in hospitals, no super-computers, no weekly food shop. * The Mail on Sunday * ...a chill-cabinet of curiosities: hot stuff, and deeply cool... * The Spectator * Jackson sees the appliance as 'humanity's greatest achievements' ... Chilled attests to his abilities as a historian and a bit of a comedian. * Times Literary Supplement * ...a nutritious little book. -- Roger Lewis * The Daily Mail * I can't think of a better light non-fiction summer read than this. * Independent * Jackson handles tricky ideas deftly ... like a well-stocked refrigerator, this book is packed with tasty morsels. * BBC Focus * An entertaining romp through the history of refrigeration. * Wall Street Journal * One of the most entertaining sections of the book concerns the ice wars of 19th-century America where rivals competed to secure supplies...plenty of fascinating stuff. * The Times * In his entertaining new book, Chilled, Jackson walks us through the creation of cold - or, at least, man-made cold. And he explains how frigid air made all sorts of things possible, from the variety of food we eat to the hydrogen bomb * The Washington Post *