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Byzantium: v. 1: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1Byzantium: v. 1: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1 by John Julius Norwich
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Good story, well told. First of three books.
Words And Rules: The Ingredients of Language (Science Masters)Words And Rules: The Ingredients of Language (Science Masters) by Steven Pinker
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Language. It's what you use everyday.
The Wasp FactoryThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
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This and the other early ones are what you need.
Kinetics of Chemical ChangeKinetics of Chemical Change by Sir Cyril N. Hinshelwood
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Not easy to get but makes those of us who've got a copy smug
Conjectures and Refutations (Routledge Classics): The Growth of Scientific KnowledgeConjectures and Refutations (Routledge Classics): The Growth of Scientific Knowledge by Karl Popper
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Forget whatever else you've read, this is what science is.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 (Perennial Classic.)The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 (Perennial Classic.) by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn
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Smashing things up isn't anger, this is.
The Complete Sherlock HolmesThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The well-known 19th Century icon.
At Home in the Universe: The Search for Laws of Self-organisation and Complexity (Penguin science)At Home in the Universe: The Search for Laws of Self-organisation and Complexity (Penguin science) by Stuart A. Kauffman
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This is how genes work ... or if they don't, they should.
The Nature of the Physical WorldThe Nature of the Physical World by Sir Arthur S. Eddington
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Faster than the speed of light? Easy - how's in here.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
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The well-known 20th Century icon.