Book Reviews August 2011

The wavewatcher's companion Gavin Pretor-Pinney Bloomsbury, 2010 ISBN: 9780747589761 Waves are all about us, so much so that often we won't notice them. In The wavewatcher's companion Gavin Pretor-Pinney points out some of the many examples of waves around us. Continued..

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The rough guide to the future Jon Turney Rough Guides, 2010 ISBN: 9781858287812 What does the future hold for us? It's a question many have pondered, and many different answers have been given. In The rough guide to the future Jon Turney looks at the different predictions which people have made about the future. Continued..

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Packing for Mars Mary Roach Oneworld, 2010 ISBN: 9781851687800 Life in space is very different to life on Earth. Many problems have needed to be solved to enable people to travel in space, and for longer trips there are going to be even more problems to be faced In Packing for Mars: the curious science of life in the void Mary Roach gives a glimpse into the studies which have been done to help make living in space more like normal life. Continued..

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