Book Reviews December 2010

Napoleon's Buttons Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson Penguin, 2004 ISBN: 9781585423316 In Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History, Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson describe how different chemicals have played an important part in history. Continued..

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Lark Rise to Candleford Flora Thompson Penguin, 1947 ISBN: 9780141037196 Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy is Flora Thompson's significantly autobiographical account of growing up in and English village in the 1880's. Continued..

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Ecologic Brian Clegg Transworld Publishers, 2009 ISBN: 9781905811250 Many organisations like to highlight their green credentials, but there is alway the question: are they as green as they want you to think. In Ecologic: The Truth and Lies of Green Economics Brian Clegg casts a critical eye on some of the issues. Continued..

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Born digital John Palfrey and Urs Gasser BasicBooks, 2008 ISBN: 9780465018567 Many of us see the digital revolution as a great transformation of the world we were born into, but to those below a certain age the digital world is the norm. In Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives John Palfrey and Urs Gasser look at how this generation looks at the world, some of the pitfalls which they may not be aware of, and how those of us who may be more cautious about digital life can relate to the digitald›ives. Continued..

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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets George Soros Public Affairs, 2008 ISBN: 9781586486839 George Soros is well known as a highly successful financier and philanthropist. In The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means he explains his core philosophy of Reflexivity, as well as giving his view on where the world economy is heading. Continued..

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