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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing (Oxford Landmark Science)

By Dawkins, Richard

Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science

By Atkins, Peter

Relativity: A Very Short Introduction: 190 (Very Short Introductions)

By Stannard, Russell

Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

By Gribbin, John

Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements

By John Emsley (Chemistry Department, University of Cambridge)

Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins

By John Reader

Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the meaning of life

By Nick Lane (Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London)

The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

By Holford-Strevens, Leofranc

Math Hysteria: Fun and games with mathematics

By Ian Stewart (, Professor of Mathematics, University of Warwick)

The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction

By Michael Hoskin (, Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge)

Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World

By Nick Lane (Reader in Evolutionary Biochemistry, Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College of London)

Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction: 109 (Very Short Introductions)

By Close, Frank

Statistics: A Very Short Introduction: 196 (Very Short Introductions)

By Hand, David J.

Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking

By Cropper

Cows in the Maze: And other mathematical explorations

By Ian Stewart (Professor of Mathematics, The University of Warwick)

Evolution: A Very Short Introduction

By Brian Charlesworth (Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology at the University of Edinburgh), Deborah Charlesworth (Professor in the ICABP at Edinburgh)

Mathematics For The Curious

By Higgins, Peter M.

Elegance in Science: The beauty of simplicity

By Ian Glynn

Deadly Companions: How microbes shaped our history

By Dorothy H. Crawford (Professor of Medical Microbiology and Assistant Principal for the Public Understanding of Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

How to Cut a Cake: And Other Mathematical Conundrums

By Stewart, Ian

The Music of Life: Biology beyond genes

By Denis Noble (Emeritus Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford)

Personality: What makes you the way you are (Oxford Landmark Science)

By Nettle, Daniel

Erasmus Darwin: Sex, Science, and Serendipity

By Patricia Fara (Director of Studies in HPS, Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge)

Newton by Lliffe, Robert ( Author ) ON Jan-25-2007, Paperback

By Lliffe, Robert

Future Science: Essays from the cutting edge

By Max Brockman (Vice President of Brockman, Inc Literary Agency)

From Here To Infinity

By Stewart, Ian

Nothing: A Very Short Introduction

By Frank Close (Professor of Theoretical Physics and Fellow of Exeter College, University of Oxford)

Fred Hoyle's Universe

By Jane Gregory (, Lecturer in Science Communication and Science Policy, University College London)

The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition

By Richard Dawkins

Four Laws That Drive the Universe

By Peter Atkins (Professor of Chemistry, University of Oxford and fellow of Lincoln College)