Books in brief: Ben Chu, Daljit Nagra and Philip Ball
Three new books you might have missed.
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The memoirs of Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking: Evolution in the head
Two of the most visible of today’s scientists are Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins. Their autobiographies present an opportunity to…
ByThe First Bohemians: Love and squalor
There was nothing affected about the lifestyle, if you can call it that, of these bohemians, many of whom were…
ByDeath from the skies
Today, our apocalyptic visions are of terrorism and climate change, not the bomber or nuclear missile. In this respect, Europeans…
ByIn It Together by Matthew D’Ancona: The virus has proved treatable with doses of compromise and negotiation
This does not claim to be a book about class – but the theme sneaks up on the story and,…
ByThe Kefahuchi Tract trilogy: A future without nostalgia
Devising new identities with technologies of gene splicing, immersing themselves in virtual reality, Harrison's people are people with an overriding…
ByAre Vicky Barnsley and Dame Gail Rebuck old-fashioned Brontësauruses?
Yes, it matters that they're women.
ByThe Last Full Measure: How soldiers die in battle by Michael Stephenson
In the light of the global focus on chemical weapons, policymakers would do well to take note of a conversation…
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