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The age of wonder

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And now formatted for easier reading ... * The Age of Wonder: How the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of Science by Richard Holmes (Harper Press) * What the Nose Knows: The science of scent in everyday life by Avery Gilbert (Crown Publishers) * Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (Harper Perennial) * Decoding the Heavens: Solving the mystery of the world's first computer by Jo Marchant (William Heinemann) * The drunkard's walk: How randomness rules our lives by Leonard Mlodinow (Penguin) * Your Inner Fish: The amazing discovery of our 375-million-year-old ancestor by Neil Shubin (Penguin)

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Full shortlist: * The Age of Wonder: How the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of Science by Richard Holmes (Harper Press) * What the Nose Knows: The science of scent in everyday life by Avery Gilbert (Crown Publishers) * Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (Harper Perennial) * Decoding the Heavens: Solving the mystery of the world's first computer by Jo Marchant (William Heinemann) * The drunkard's walk: How randomness rules our lives by Leonard Mlodinow (Penguin) * Your Inner Fish: The amazing discovery of our 375-million-year-old ancestor by Neil Shubin (Penguin)

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