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Chemistry World November 26, 2012 Simon Cotton	How everything connects From Stars to Stalagmites by Paul Braterman comprises 16 essays on a wide range of scientific themes, designed to bridge the gap between the chemist and the layman.
Chemistry World November 23, 2012 Ian Le Guillou	Rivalry in science Morton Meyers examines the issue of assigning credit for scientific advances in his new book, Prize Fight.
Chemistry World November 22, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Brains, beliefs and bad ideas Tribal Science by Mike McRae was inspired by a lecture McRae was invited to give on pseudoscience, but expands well beyond that topic. It attempts to examine the interactions between humans -- as emotional, social creatures -- and the cold logic of science.
AskMen.com November 20, 2012	The 4-Hour Chef A humorous excerpt from Tim Ferriss's new book, "The 4-Hour Chef," and directions for making bacon-infused bourbon and making cheap bourbon taste like it has been aged.
Chemistry World November 20, 2012 Neil Withers	Embrace your inner ignoramus Being aware of what you are ignorant about and being able to ask the right questions to satisfy that curiosity is, for Stuart Firestein, what science is all about. The title of his new book is Ignorance: How It Drives Science.
Chemistry World November 19, 2012 Callum Saunders	Groundbreaking thinking In his book, an Optimist's Tour of the Future, Mark Stevenson tours the globe in search of groundbreaking thinkers and scientists, even bumping into a few free radicals along the way.
Chemistry World November 15, 2012 Harriet Gould	Is organic really organic? John Emsley's Islington Green: A Book of Revelation, should serve as an educational gem for the young, inexperienced chemist, as well as a useful tool to aid anyone's debate as to whether organic is best.
Chemistry World November 14, 2012 John Emsley	Human development James Wei, author of Great inventions That Changed the World, is an engineer. He has written a remarkable and wide ranging work that spans human development from the stone age to the computer age.
Chemistry World November 13, 2012 Simon Cotton	Periodically updated Any reader will glean much from A Guide to the Elements by Albert Stwertka. Some ill-informed critics claim that chemistry is a worked-out discipline: this book reminds readers that chemistry is alive and vital.
Chemistry World November 12, 2012 Emma Shiells	Visual elements In "Wonderful Life with the Elements," Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji has created a light-hearted, humorous book that's both engaging and educational at the same time.
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