Book Reviews June 2009

The Drunkard's Walk Leonard Mlodinow Allen Lane, 2008 ISBN: 9780713999228 People have great problems in understanding randomness - we tend to invent patterns when there aren't any. In The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives Leonard Mlodinow explains many of our misconceptions Continued..

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The Metaphysics within Physics Tim Maudlin Oxford University Press, 2007 ISBN: 0199218218 The Metaphysics within Physics is a collection of essays written by Tim Maudlin over a period of about a decade, arguing for what might be thought of as the 'common sense' philosophy on the nature of laws within science. Continued..

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Strange Fruit Kenan Malik Oneworld, 2008 ISBN: 9781851685882 Race has always been a highly contentious issue. In Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate Kenan Malik argues that it is also a very muddled issue. Continued..

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Upgrade Me Brian Clegg St. Martins Press, 2008 ISBN: 0312371579 Some people think that in the future technology will lead to a new type of human, but in Upgrade Me: Our Amazing Journey to Human 2.0 , Brian Clegg argues that we are in fact most of the way there already. Continued..

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A Passage to England Nirad Chaudhuri Orient Paperbacks, 1971 ISBN: 8122201121 Nirad Chaudhuri left India for the first time in 1955, at the age of 57, for a visit to Europe, and in particular to England. In A Passage to England he tells of his impressions of the country. Continued..

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The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Harper, 1988 ISBN: 9780722532935 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho has been read by over 30 million people, many of whom have claimed that it has been a life changing experience. Continued..

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