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Now that I have established myself as a leading reviewer of science books, I get more books delivered to my home than I can dream of handling. In some cases, I have requested the titles from publishers' catalogs, but many come unsolicited. Almost all of them look interesting, so the least I can do is list them here and include links to buy them at Amazon.com. For those with reviews on The Science Shelf, see the listing of reviews by date.
I'll be updating this page as books and catalogs arrive, so plan to visit it regularly. I'll list the books in order of publication month, the latest books first. The most recently received books are preceded with a row of dark red asterisks **********.
A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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OCTOBER 2006
This is not a science book, but it touches on the relationship between science and religion and will be reviewed in several newspapers and The Science Shelf. **********
Possible Science Shelf review to come. **********
A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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SEPTEMBER 2006
Possible Science Shelf review to come. **********
Possible Science Shelf review to come. **********
Possible Science Shelf review to come. **********
A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
AUGUST 2006
Science Shelf review to come. **********
Science Shelf review to come. **********
A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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JULY 2006
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
Books published in the first half of 2006 are listed after this acknowledgment.
Special thanks to the Norton Publishing Company for sending the books in the "Great Discoveries" series because I love to tell young readers about the lives of scientists, such as planetary astronomer Heidi Hammel.
Click on the cover to read about the Great Discoveries books at Amazon.com. These books are for adult readers as well as teens.
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
I have a prepublication copy of this book for anyone who would write a Science Shelf review. See review guidelines for more information
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MAY 2006
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A prepublication copy of this title is available in exchange for a commitment to review this book (See submission guidelines for details.)
Now in paperback
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APRIL 2006
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I have a prepublication copy of this book for anyone who would write a Science Shelf review. See review guidelines for more information
I have a prepublication copy of this book for anyone who would write a Science Shelf review. See review guidelines for more information
MARCH 2006
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Now in paperback
FEBRUARY 2006
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I have a prepublication copy of this book for anyone who would write a Science Shelf review. See review guidelines for more information
I have a prepublication copy of this book for anyone who would write a Science Shelf review. See review guidelines for more information
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planetary astronomer Heidi Hammel.
Copernicus
Marie Curie
Kurt Goedel
Henrietta Leavitt (discoverer of Cepheid variables stars)
Lavoisier
Computer pioneer Alan Turing
