Paul Ruffle's Book List 1

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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
1.  The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
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  "A welcome relief from his rant in the God Delusion. Excellent examples of evolution taking place right now."
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Transition
2.  Transition by Iain M Banks
The list author says:
  "A clever plot weaved around the many worlds hypothesis. My copy did not have the "M" in the author's name. Maybe he could not decide if it was SF or mainstream."
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
3.  The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom by Graham Farmelo
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  "An illuminating portrait of Britain's greatest physicist, and shame on Bristol for not giving their son the recognition he deserves!"
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Engleby (Vintage International)
4.  Engleby (Vintage International) by Sebastian Faulks
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  "Brilliant and disturbing. Faulks research for "Human Traces" obviously gave him more ideas."
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Solar
5.  Solar by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "McEwan does his research and writes about scientists as they really are."
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Flowers For Algernon (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
6.  Flowers For Algernon (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Daniel Keyes
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  "A classic and very cleverly written. Stands the test of time."
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Non-Stop (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
7.  Non-Stop (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Brian Aldiss
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  "Aldiss at his best with the classic starship ark story of forgotten origins."
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Man Plus (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
8.  Man Plus (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Frederik Pohl
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  "Biological engineering turns man into a monster on Mars."
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A Most Wanted Man
9.  A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré
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  "Le Carre as brilliant as ever and never lost for exploring the contradictions of the flawed and the hopeful."
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Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Virago classic non-fiction)
10.  Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Virago classic non-fiction) by Shirley Williams
The list author says:
  "One of the most moving books I have ever read. An eulogy for a lost generation."
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Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
11.  Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Frederik Pohl
The list author says:
  "A story of a man's guilt at letting something terrible happen in the pursuit of riches."
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Fountains of Paradise (S.F. Masterworks)
12.  Fountains of Paradise (S.F. Masterworks) by Arthur C. Clarke
The list author says:
  "A good yarn based on building a space elevator, but not as good as Clarke's earlier work."
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A Fall of Moondust (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
13.  A Fall of Moondust (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Arthur C. Clarke
The list author says:
  "I remember reading my Dad's copy of this as a young lad. Still a brilliant book."
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The Razor's Edge (Vintage classics)
14.  The Razor's Edge (Vintage classics) by W Somerset Maugham
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  "One of Maugham's best books. It takes a little getting into but is well worth it."
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Reinventing Gravity: A Physicist Goes Beyond Einstein
15.  Reinventing Gravity: A Physicist Goes Beyond Einstein by John W. Moffat
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  "A good account of what may be wrong with current theories of dark matter and dark energy."
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Astronomical Spectroscopy: An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectra (Imperial College Press Advanced Physics Texts)
16.  Astronomical Spectroscopy: An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectra (Imperial College Press Advanced Physics Texts) by Jonathan Tennyson
The list author says:
  "Only for astronomers, but the best text book on spectroscopy that I have come across."
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Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
17.  Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar
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  "A superb account and description of the development of quantum mechanics."
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The Galaxies of the Local Group (Cambridge Astrophysics)
18.  The Galaxies of the Local Group (Cambridge Astrophysics) by Sidney van den Bergh
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  "Another good text for astrophysicists."
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Quantum Leaps
19.  Quantum Leaps by Jeremy Bernstein
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  "A small book for dipping into the author's reminiscences."
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Down the Bright Way
20.  Down the Bright Way by Robert Reed
The list author says:
  "Humanity travels the Bright an ancient pathway between the stars. Another many worlds story."
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The Well Of Stars
21.  The Well Of Stars by Robert Reed
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  "A pretty good sequel to Marrow, which was brilliant."
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Expedition to Earth
22.  Expedition to Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
The list author says:
  "Short stories from the master including "The Sentinel" which was the embryonic storyline for 2001: A Space Odyssey."
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The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It (New in Paper)
23.  The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It (New in Paper) by Robert Zimmerman
The list author says:
  "No better can you get a sense of both the successes and failures of NASA."
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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
24.  The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics by Leonard Susskind
The list author says:
  "The first half gives the best explanation of the second law of thermodynamics I have ever read. Not so sure about the latter half but well worth reading."
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Twisted Metal (Penrose)
25.  Twisted Metal (Penrose) by Tony Ballantyne
The list author says:
  "An interesting story of a robot world that has forgotten its origin, despite Ballantyne knowing very little physics or chemistry."
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