Book Reviews March 2010

Quantum theory at the crossroads Guido Bacciagaluppi and Antony Valentini Cambridge University Press, 2009 ISBN: 0521814219 The 1927 Solvay conference was a vital event in the development of modern physics. In Quantum Theory at the Crossroads: Reconsidering the 1927 Solvay Conference Guido Bacciagaluppi and Antony Valentini put the conference into context as well as including the papers given there. Continued..

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The Stories of Facebook, Youtube and Myspace Sarah Lacy Crimson, 2008 ISBN: 9781854584533 Following the dot com crash you might think that people would be reluctant to invest their time and money into new internet ventures. But in The Stories of Facebook, Youtube and Myspace: The People, the Hype and the Deals Behind the Giants of Web 2.0 Sarah Lacy tells a different story, of how a new generation of successful internet enterpreneur has arisen. Continued..

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The Good Sleep Guide Michael van Straten Kyle Cathie, 1993 ISBN: 1856265390 Sleep is a vital part of life, but it doesn't always come easily. In The Good Sleep Guide Michael van Straten gives plenty of advice on how to improve our sleep. Continued..

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Animal Thinking Donald Griffin Harvard University Press, 1984 ISBN: 0674037138 Are animals conscious? Some would say that it's clear that their pets think in a way very similar to humans. But there is also the view that attributing feelings and desires to animals is an unscientific way of accounting for their behaviour. In Animal Thinking Donald R Griffin claims that animals are indeed conscious, and not just large mammals, but even creatures as small as bees. Continued..

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The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett Corgi Books, 1983 ISBN: 9780552152921 The Colour of Magic is the first book in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, set in a disc-shaped world on the back of four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle. Continued..

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Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time Richard Conniff Norton, 2009 ISBN: 9780393068931 If you're interested in natural history and the lives of animal then you'll find plenty of books about the 'poster species', but Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time: My Life Doing Dumb Stuff with Animals is somewhat different. In it Richard Conniff tells of his involvement with some of the less well covered wildlife around our planet. Continued..

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The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell Oxford University Press, 1912 ISBN: 0192854232 What is the nature of knowledge and how do we come to know things? Such epistemological questions form the main subjects of Bertrand Russell's book, The Problems of Philosophy Continued..

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