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“What I really liked about A Short History of Nearly Everything is that it gives an excellent account of a lot of the personalities and the interconnectedness of important discoveries in cosmology and elsewhere. He does such a great job of bringing together our understanding of cosmology, evolution, paleontology, and geology in a very, very fluid way.” Read more...
David Goldberg, Physicist
“It’s full of human stories within all this information which makes it entertaining, as well as informative.” Read more...
The best books on Human Imperfection
Henry Normal, Poet
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
by James Watson -
The Elegant Universe
by Brian Greene -
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
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Of a Fire on the Moon (also called Moonfire)
by Norman Mailer -
The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
by Suzanne O'Sullivan -
Good Natured
by Frans de Waal
