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Essential Popular Science Reading
A Listmania! list by MS Holmes (Aberdeen, Scotland)

1. The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition by Richard Dawkins

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	"An essential for evolutionary and molecular biologists alike, as well as readers generally interested in genetics and human biology."

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2. Mismatch: The lifestyle diseases timebomb by Peter Gluckman

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	"An essential for medical students and experienced MD's alike. One of the best books covering the influences of our evolutionary past on the development of diseases now faced by modern society."

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3. In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall

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	"Great read for young biologists. Detailed experiences of ground breaking field work in Africa."

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4. The Great Ape Project: Equality beyond Humanity by Peter Singer

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	"Thought provoking, with varied evidence to support the inclusions of other Great Apes under the protection and rights given only to Humans."

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5. The End Of The Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat by Charles Clover

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	"Chilling account of the impact of overfishing on ocean ecosystems and ultimately the fate of this valuable resource."

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6. The Brain and the Meaning of Life by Paul Thagard

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	"A good introduction to philosophy in light of new scientific discoveries. A great resource for those interested in atheism."

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7. Religion Explained: The Human Instincts That Fashion Gods, Spirits and Ancestors by Pascal Boyer

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	"An essential for anthropologists, neuro-scientists, biologists and those studying religion including atheists."

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8. The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Prof Richard Dawkins

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	"Recommended for young adults/scientists, and those interested in where we came from. Easy reading."

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9. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.) by Jared Diamond

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	"Another essential for those interested in where we came from."

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10. Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared Diamond

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	"For those studying history and anthropology, like Collapse this is an essential."

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11. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond

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	"A very important book, one you should definately read."

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12. The Universe In A Nutshell by Stephen William Hawking

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	"A good starting point for those inexperienced in physics."

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13. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins

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	"Essential for biology students, and those interested in evolution."

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14. Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life: How Evolutionary Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew by Steve Stewart-Williams

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	"Not out yet, but is on my list as it is the next to read!"

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15. The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution (MacSci) by Timothy Taylor

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	"Again another on my list to read."

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The Brain and the Meaning of Life forum The Brain & Meaning of life - by Paul Thagard -	0	5 Oct 2010
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution forum If you could recommend one book about evolution ...	8	18 Jan 2010
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life forum Parsimony (in response to J Grainger)	0	10 Sep 2007