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The Royal Society Prizes for Science Books 2009 - Celebrating the best in popular science writing

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The shortlist of the 2009 Royal Society Prizes for Science Books

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See the judges’ selection of the six best science books of 2009. Which one will win?

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Royal Society Prize for Science Books shortlist announced
25 Jun 2009

It’s a transatlantic race between the American academics and the UK’s journalists and biographers in the competition for this year’s Royal Society Prize for Science Books. The shortlist for the world’s most prestigious awards for science writing was announced today (Thursday 25 June)

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