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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
1.  The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
The list author says:
  "My favorite read of 2010. Reads like a thriller almost, if only school science had been like this."
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.09
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Why Does E=mc2?: (and Why Should We Care?)
2.  Why Does E=mc2?: (and Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox
The list author says:
  "Excellent book and so well explained. You can ignore or use the maths but it still is one of the best books I have read about how odd the world really is."
£6.38   Used & New from: £0.99
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (131 customer reviews) | 4 customer discussions

Bad Science
3.  Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
The list author says:
  "Great book and essential reading. Confirms ones suspicions!"
£6.61   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (403 customer reviews) | 4 customer discussions

The Grand Design: New Answers to the Ultimate Questions of Life
4.  The Grand Design: New Answers to the Ultimate Questions of Life by Stephen Hawking
The list author says:
  "Great read but its more about the latest ideas than really explaining them?  Read in conjunction with other books."
Used & New from: £1.66
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
5.  Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities by Ian Stewart
The list author says:
  "Enjoyed much here but not all"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

Sum: Tales from the Afterlives
6.  Sum: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
The list author says:
  "Very funny and smart but perhaps not brutal enough? Read and comment..."
£5.39   Used & New from: £3.30
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

The God Delusion
7.  The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The list author says:
  "At least it annoys many people but maybe will not change your views [views not knowledge]"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.10
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,003 customer reviews) | 165 customer discussions

Master and Commander
8.  Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
The list author says:
  "The entire series of books comprise the greatest historical/fictional writing ever!  I think so anyway!! Amazing, fantastic etc... read them all again and again"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)

Rebus: The Early Years - Knots and Crosses / Hide and Seek / Tooth and Nail
9.  Rebus: The Early Years - Knots and Crosses / Hide and Seek / Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin
The list author says:
  "Start at the beginning and read on ..."
£11.04   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809
10.  Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 by Bernard Cornwell
The list author says:
  "The Sharp series. Great fun and you learn lots of well researched history"
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The Mists of Avalon (Mists of Avalon 1)
11.  The Mists of Avalon (Mists of Avalon 1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The list author says:
  "Pagan fun at its greatest, King Arthurs story so well told"
£9.09   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur (A Novel of Arthur: The Warlord Chronicles)
12.  Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur (A Novel of Arthur: The Warlord Chronicles) by Bernard Cornwell
The list author says:
  "More Arthurian tales, great stuff"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

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Passchendaele
13.  Passchendaele by Peter Barton
The list author says:
  "Both the pictures and the text will astonish you.  Cant think how to talk about this book, read it"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The Battlefields of the First World War (General Military)
14.  The Battlefields of the First World War (General Military) by Peter Barton
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  "Peter Barton"
£32.50   Used & New from: £13.77
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Why do you not believe in 'God'. 77 4 days ago
Why is there so much foul language and blasphemy in novels today? 1 18 Apr 2012
quote from God Delusion 0 12 Mar 2012
Does Prog Rock belong in this forum ? 7 4 Mar 2012
Faith - the conmans tool 50 16 Feb 2012
Atheism a crutch? 33 2 Feb 2012
Help required with muons in synchrotron example 4 16 Oct 2011
Delusion? Or, How to make millions from fundamentalism, memes and selfish genes 8 2 Oct 2011
Stephen Hawking and God 29 21 Jul 2011
Font size on the Kindle edition 0 13 Jan 2011
Finally! Who are your favorites in a similar style? 10 22 Dec 2010
Do you still give to cancer research? 4 4 Dec 2010
 
   

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