Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behavior.

Preface and acknowledgements -- The Man Who Loved Fluids - Leonardo's Legacy -- Patterns Downstream - Order That Flows -- On a Roll - How Convection Shapes the World -- Riddle of the Dunes - When Grains Get Together -- Follow Your Neighbor - Flocks, Swarms, and Crowds -- Into the Malestrom - The Trouble with Turbulence.