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Science books to read

AUG 26, 2009
Physics Today
NPR : NPR’s Science Desk has assembled a list of some of the year’s most fascinating science reads. The authors represented on NPR’s list pull diverse topics out from their everyday contexts. The Dangerous World Of Butterflies Newton And The Counterfeiter My Stroke Of Insight The End Of Overeating Born To Run Some of these books offer page-turning narratives and compelling characters. Others introduce forgotten histories and rituals of unknown cultures that will make you just stop and blink.If you have a favorite science book that you read over the summer, particularly a physics related book, then please tell others about it by entering details in the comment section below.
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