Essential elements
This book attempts to cover chemical elements in all living systems, a vast area. Much of the content is concerned with the organic chemistry and biochemistry of carbon-based systems. Read the book review of Chemical elements in life in C&I Magazine.
Scintillating science
It is not reasonable to expect that a single book purporting to cover the entire field of some mature and well-established discipline can perform the task exhaustively. Read the book review of The big ideas of science: a complete introduction in C&I Magazine.