Book that I read in 2009

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The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
1.  The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal by Desmond Morris
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  "Some unusual theories, but a great book."
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A Demon In My View
2.  A Demon In My View by Ruth Rendell
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  "Difficult to put down."
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The Secret History
3.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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  "Too long and mundane."
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The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini
4.  The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini by Ruth Brandon
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  "A truley fascinating life."
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Thirteen Steps Down
5.  Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell
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  "Inside the mind of a small time serial killer."
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The Songs of Distant Earth
6.  The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
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  "The best of Arthur."
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Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
7.  Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth by Richard Fortey
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  "Heavy going and difficult to absorb."
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Nature via Nurture: Genes, experience and what makes us human
8.  Nature via Nurture: Genes, experience and what makes us human by Matt Ridley
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  "Great book, but of course no clear answer only interesting debate."
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the copper peacock
9.  the copper peacock by ruth rendell
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  "Not great. Very 'Tale of the Unexpected'."
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Past Mortem
10.  Past Mortem by Ben Elton
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  "Hardly a comedy, but very good anyway."
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Talking to Strange Men
11.  Talking to Strange Men by Ruth Rendell
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  "Not what I expected. Best to give it a miss."
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The Meaning of Things: Applying Philosophy to life
12.  The Meaning of Things: Applying Philosophy to life by Prof A.C. Grayling
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  "So simple yet so clever. Words with brilliant expanation."
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Mustn't Grumble
13.  Mustn't Grumble by Terry Wogan
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  "Ok, but I expected more."
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Going Wrong
14.  Going Wrong by Ruth Rendell
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  "Very good."
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The Water's Lovely
15.  The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell
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  "Again, very good."
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Vanity Dies Hard
16.  Vanity Dies Hard by Ruth Rendell
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  "Not her best, but certainly a good read for  a rainy day."
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A Sight For Sore Eyes
17.  A Sight For Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell
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  "Excellent. The best Rendell that I've read so far."
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The Front: Winston Garano Series: Book 2
18.  The Front: Winston Garano Series: Book 2 by Patricia Cornwell
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  "This read like a poor TV Cop show in book form."
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Shroud for a Nightingale
19.  Shroud for a Nightingale by Baroness P. D. James
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  "Fairly standard murder mystery stuff."
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality (Penguin Press Science)
20.  The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality (Penguin Press Science) by Brian Greene
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  "Not an easy read but well worth the effort."
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Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
21.  Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History by David Aaronovitch
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  "Cutting through the bulls*it. Brilliant."
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Irrationality
22.  Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland
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  "Good but to long for limited subject."
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Bad Science
23.  Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
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  "Superb! Better than I could have expected."
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Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
24.  Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar
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  "Brilliant."
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
25.  The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
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  "Very hard to get through and understand, but worth the effort."
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