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Books et al.

Each week Science reviews books, and occasionally work in other media, in all fields of natural and social science, as well as work relevant to the world of science in general. Review copies can be sent to: Sherman J. Suter, Book Review Editor, Science, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005-3920, USA. E-mail: science_bookrevs{at}aaas.org

CURRENT REVIEWS

Asking About Origins
Science 27 November 2009; 326 (5957): 1190
Social Structures, by John Levi Martin (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2009)
reviewed by Gagan D. S. Sood
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Quantum Theory’s Silent Pioneer
Science 27 November 2009; 326 (5957): 1191
The Strangest Man. The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius, by Graham Farmelo (Faber and Faber, London, 2009)
reviewed by Mary Jo Nye
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Quantum Theory’s Silent Pioneer
Science 27 November 2009; 326 (5957): 1191
The Strangest Man. The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom, by Graham Farmelo (Basic Books, New York, 2009)
reviewed by Mary Jo Nye
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PAST REVIEWS

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