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                Going NuclearTim Gregory
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                A Little History of EverythingTim Coulson
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                It's a GasMark Miodownik
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                The Universal History of UsTim Coulson
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                Ultra-Processed PeopleChris van Tulleken
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                In Our Time: 25 Pioneers in the History of ScienceMelvyn Bragg
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                The Zoologist's Guide to the GalaxyArik Kershenbaum
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                In Their Element: How Chemistry Made the Modern WorldBBC Radio
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                LiquidMark Miodownik
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                Brain FoodLisa Mosconi
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                Bubbles: A Ladybird Expert BookHelen Czerski
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                Caesar's Last BreathSam Kean
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                Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book)Jim Al-Khalili
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                A Short History of Nearly EverythingBill Bryson
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                The Knowledge: The Periodic TablePaul Strathern
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                Stuff MattersMark Miodownik
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                Periodic TalesHugh Aldersey-Williams
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                The Magic of RealityRichard Dawkins, Dave McKean
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                The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic TableSam Kean
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                The Invention of AirStephen T Johnson
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                The Ten Most Beautiful ExperimentsGeorge Johnson
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                The Penguin Dictionary of ChemistryD W A Sharp
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                The Emperor Of ScentChandler Burr
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                The Story of CO2 is the Story of EverythingPeter Brannen

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