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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

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Review: I'm not a scientist. I have only a passing interest in the history of science. However, I'm c250 pages in and I am gripped. Holmes has the narrative skill of a great novelist, conjuring worlds and characters out of what could have so easily have been dry facts. Sta....

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Jupiter's Travels

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Review: Having read a few other motorcycle travel books, it highlights how well balanced Ted Simon's writing is between places, people, the logistics of doing it, his own reflections, and the bike. It feels to be a more genuine and personal account than some other motorcyc....

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Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend

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Review: A few months ago, I was sent a proof copy of this book, which came in at just under 550 words. The published hardback version also includes illustrations, and is a massive 672 pages! In his introduction, Mark Bostridge explains how he has been aided by the gradual....

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Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

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Description: A series of anecdotes, such as are included in Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman, shouldn't by rights add up to an autobiography, but that's just one of the many pieces of received wisdom that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) cheerfully ignore....

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Einstein: His Life and Universe

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Review: Walter Isaacson has created a unique and wholely respectful insight into the life of one of the great scientific figures of the 20th century. As with any biography that is true to the subject and not retrospectively judgemental, Mr. Isaacson paints a very human p....

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Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China

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Great Scientists and Their Discoveries (Junior Classics)

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Review: Great for car journeys, well produced, and lots of interesting stuff. Recommended for children 8 plus. My 10, 14 and 18 year old all enjoy these Naxos books, and so do their parents. Well done naxos.....

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Bedside Stories: Confessions of a Junior Doctor

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Review: Although it may be unpalatable to many, this is exactly what it was ( ?is) like to be junior doctor...I know i was one. I'm now a consultant and things haven't changed much (other than for the worse) Read it if you want to get a true perspective as opposed to the ....

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Charles Darwin: The Story of the Man and His Theories of Evolution

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Sheepwrecked

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Review: After buying the first of Jackie's books (The Funny Farm), I read it from cover to cover, laughing out loud pretty much all the way. This book is just as un-put-downable. If you enjoyed the first, you'll enjoy this one too. Highly recommended.....

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