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Popular science favourites
A Listmania! list by B. M. Clegg (Wiltshire, England)

1. Brief History of Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable by Brian Clegg

The list author says:
	"Wonderfully readable and fascinating guide to the strange world of infinity and the people who studied it"

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2. The Universe Next Door: Twelve Mind-blowing Ideas from the Cutting Edge of Science by Marcus Chown

The list author says:
	"It's hard to believe it, but this is all real science, but science at the leading edge where the possibilities are mind-boggling"

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3. Light Years: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light by Brian Clegg

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	"It's hard to think of anything quite as amazing in the physical world as light, and this is a great introduction to it"

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4. Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick

The list author says:
	"A classic - Gleick's introduction to chaos theory is a brilliant mix of detective story and theory"

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5. Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh

The list author says:
	"Another classic, it's amazing that Singh manages to make what should be boring maths into a real page-turner. Excellent."

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6. A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

The list author says:
	"Bill Bryson might not be the obvious person to write popular science, but his summary of everything is surprisingly readable"

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7. Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton by Ralph Leighton

The list author says:
	"Even popular science can be a little abstract, but Feynman's autobiographical tales are very human."

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8. How the Mind Works (Penguin Press Science) by Steven Pinker

The list author says:
	"Not a light read, and a little too long, but Pinker really challenges the reader to think about, erm, thinking."

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9. Future Shock by Alvin Toffler

The list author says:
	"Once a huge bestseller it's fascinating to revisit this 1970 book and to see how its techo-future predictions panned out."

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10. Leonardo da Vinci : The First Scientist by Michael White

The list author says:
	"There's lots been written about Leonardo, but I reckon this is the best book to concentrate on his scientific output."

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A Short History Of Nearly Everything forum whats the running time of this audio version of the Book, is it abridged?	1	2 Nov 2009
Brief History of Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable forum Any Questions? - from the author	0	5 Oct 2007