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Chemistry World May 2, 2012 Stephen Webster	A Visual Introduction Introducing Philosophy of Science: A Graphic Guide by Sardar and van Loon, is an excellent visual introduction to the philosophy of science, and it succeeds by taking a broad view of its subject.
AskMen.com June 11, 2012	Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness Author Scott Jurek, profiled in the runaway bestseller Born to Run, has been a dominant force in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning.
Chemistry World June 5, 2012 Simon Cotton	Chemists in locomotion Early Railway Chemistry and its Legacy by Colin Russell and John Hudson is reviewed.
HBS Working Knowledge June 4, 2012 Carmen Nobel	Applying Business Theories to Your Life Clayton Christensen's book, How Will You Measure Your Life? stresses the importance of allocating resources in such a way that they match the strategy, starting with tales of woe from giants like Unilever and Apple and segueing into personal stories.
CRM June 2012 Judith Aquino	Customer Relationships and Extreme Trust Why companies need to step up their game. In their new book, Extreme Trust, Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D., founders of the management consulting firm Peppers & Rogers Group, explain that increased transparency and communication requires companies to proactively earn their customers' trust.
Chemistry World June 1, 2012 Bibiana Campos Seijo	Bubbleology Science I recently had the pleasure of attending a dramatic reading of Carl Djerassi's latest book, Chemistry in theatre: Insufficiency, phallacy or both, at the University of Cambridge, UK.This play deals with the science of bubbleology.
Chemistry World April 24, 2012 David Smith	Skills for students Practical Skills in Chemistry, by John Dean could offer any undergraduate a way to develop all of the skills of a fine chemist.
Chemistry World April 19, 2012 David Smith	Understanding Nanomaterials Understanding Nanomaterials by Malkiat Johal, offers a useful overview which could easily be adapted into an undergraduate program at a final year level, or make a good foundation course for graduate students.
Chemistry World April 18, 2012 David Smith	Teaching tiny technology Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education edited by Kimberly Pacheo and others is a collection of nanotechnology-based activities which have been used in US universities.
Chemistry World April 18, 2012 Lian Hutchings	Updated polymer textbook The publication of the third edition of Introduction to Polymers by Young and Lovell is an extremely timely, updated version of the second edition which was published some twenty years ago.
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