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So many books; so little time to review them!
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. These books were received in 2005. For the current year's books, visit our regularly updated Books Received page.
The books received in 2005 are listed in order of publication month, the latest books first.
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