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- Abacus
Prose: non-fiction, Popular science
From the author of the widely acclaimed Y: THE DESCENT OF MEN
THE SINGLE HELIX is a miscellany of a hundred easy pieces about science. It brings to life a vast diversity of subjects, united under the banner of scientific truth the universal solve
Praise for The Single Helix: A Turn Around the World of Science
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Delightful compilation of 100 easy pieces . . . one of the world's best writer-scientists . . . Jones is the Alan Bennett of science - FINANCIAL TIMES
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Jones once again shows that, for all its difficulties, science can still be fun - INDEPENDENT
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One of the most engaging and revealing portraits of science and its practitioners you'll ever read - DAILY Express
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Wonderful examples of scientific storytelling . . . Simply fascinating - Simon Singh, Sunday TELEGRAPH
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