Best Science Books 2010: Amazon UK

By jdupuis on November 18, 2010.

Another list for your reading and collection development pleasure, drawn from Amazon UK Business, Amazon UK History and Amazon UK Science & Nature.

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey by Rachel Hewitt
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There by Sinclair McKay
Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
The Natural History Book by DK
The Butterfly Isles: A Summer in Search of Our Emperors and Admirals by Patrick Barkham
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World by Prince of Wales Charles
Bugs Britannica by Peter Marren
The Strangest Man: The Life of Paul Dirac by Graham Farmelo
Concorde Manual: An insight into flying, operating and maintaining the world's first supersonic passenger jet (Owner's Workshop Manual) by David Leney
The Hidden Landscape: A Journey into the Geological Past by Richard A. Fortey
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change by Chris Goodall

I'm always looking for recommendations and notifications of book lists as they appear in various media outlets. If you see one that I haven't covered, please let me know at jdupuis at yorku dot ca or in the comments.

I am picking up a lot of lists from Largehearted Boy.

Earlier entries in this year's list or lists can be found here and the 2009 summary post here.

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