Book Reviews October 2011

Free radicals Michael Brooks Profile Books, 2011 ISBN: 9781846684050 Science is often seen as a pure search for truth in which scientists argue using logic alone, staying away from personal and political battles. Michael Brooks sees things rather differently, in Free radicals: the secret anarchy of science he argues that scientist will use all sorts of tricks to promote their ideas. Continued..

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Meaningful coincidence Jan Cederquist Marshall Cavendish, 2009 ISBN: 9780462099705 Have you ever have an experience that seems to be more than just coincidence? Maybe you've been thinking about a person, who then turns up in an unexpected place. In Meaningful coincidence: remarkable true stories of synchronicity and the search for answers Jan Cederquist tells of why he thinks there's soemthing behind such happenings. Continued..

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Reality is broken Jane McGonigal Jonathan Cape, 2011 ISBN: 9780224089258 You may think of playing games - in particular computer games - as a bit of entertainment at best, and at worst an addictive time waster. Jane McGonigal doesn't agree. In Reality is broken: why games make us better and how they can change the world she argues that games can help with real world problems and improve our day-to-day living Continued..

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Spider Silk Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig Yale University Press, 2010 ISBN: 0300149220 In Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig tell of the evolution of the large variety of spiders we see in the world today - there's far more than just the ones producing the familiar orb web. In particular the book the role that new types of spider silk has played in allowing this diversification. Continued..

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Title deeds Gary Dexter Old Street, 2010 ISBN: 1906964246 How do you choose the title of a book? Often it's hard to think that books could have had any other title than the one they do, but choosing a good title is often a challenge for authors and publishers. In Title deeds: the hidden stories behind 50 books Gary Dexter shows that there is often a deeper story behind the choice. Continued..

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Alex's adventures in numberland Alex Bellos Bloomsbury, 2010 ISBN: 9780747597162 In Alex's Adventures in Numberland: Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics Alex Bellos gives the reader a gentle introduction to various topics in mathematics. Continued..

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