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A Listmania! list by Dr Simon Vaughan
 
Bad Science
1.  Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
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The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition
2.  The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary edition by Richard Dawkins
£6.59   Used & New from: £3.49
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)

The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
3.  The Origin of Species (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Charles Darwin
£3.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes
4.  A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
5.  The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene
£7.69   Used & New from: £1.88
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

Fermat's Last Theorem: The story of a riddle that confounded the world's greatest minds for 358 years
6.  Fermat's Last Theorem: The story of a riddle that confounded the world's greatest minds for 358 years by Simon Singh
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (159 customer reviews)

The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking
7.  The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by Simon Singh
£3.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (115 customer reviews)

The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
8.  The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg
£11.25   Used & New from: £4.39
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Penguin Press Science)
9.  QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Penguin Press Science) by Richard P Feynman
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.72
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Six Easy Pieces: Fundamentals of Physics Explained (Penguin Press Science)
10.  Six Easy Pieces: Fundamentals of Physics Explained (Penguin Press Science) by Richard P Feynman
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.49
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements (Science Masters Series)
11.  The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey into the Land of the Chemical Elements (Science Masters Series) by Peter W. Atkins
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Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years
12.  Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared Diamond
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.65
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (150 customer reviews)

Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science)
13.  Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science) by Daniel C. Dennett
£9.09   Used & New from: £2.00
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science)
14.  The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science) by Steven Pinker
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Chaos: Making a New Science
15.  Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.84
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Ever since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
16.  Ever since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Black Holes and Time Warps : Einstein's Outrageous Legacy: Commonwealth Fund Book Program
17.  Black Holes and Time Warps : Einstein's Outrageous Legacy: Commonwealth Fund Book Program by K S Thorne
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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The World within the World
18.  The World within the World by John D. Barrow
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
19.  The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)
20.  Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R Hofstadter
£12.48   Used & New from: £8.45
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Cosmos
21.  Cosmos by Carl Sagan
£6.47   Used & New from: £3.20
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

Prisoner's Dilemma: John Von Neumann, Game Theory and the Puzzle of the Bomb
22.  Prisoner's Dilemma: John Von Neumann, Game Theory and the Puzzle of the Bomb by William Poundstone
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.41
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
23.  The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
£5.99   Used & New from: £2.25
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
24.  Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel
£4.09   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

A Short History Of Nearly Everything
25.  A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
£6.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (342 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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