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Please add a comment below to nominate a book for the group to read for February 2015. Please be sure to use the "add book/author" link just above the comment box to add a link to the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ book page for the book.

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Nominations will close on December 26 or when we have about ten good suggestions, whichever occurs first.

You may nominate more than one book if you wish, but we may not include all of your choices unless there are not enough other nominations within the time allotted.

I'll nominate Bad Science by Ben Goldacre. It's something I see & hear a lot of lately. This book is supposed to be a good look at it & to give the reader the tools to deal with it. (Besides rolling eyes & muttering, 'morons!' & worse.) A GR friend gave it 5 stars & Mary Roach gave it 4 stars.

The Fabric of the Cosmos

I nominate the following:

Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh,
Crimes and Mathdemeanors by Leith Hathout,
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

I'm sorry for not adding the link to the books. It doesn't seem to work for the mobile version.

I would like to nominate Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein.

I've always thought of Dawkins' The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing and wanted to read it. It is rich and varied in subjects.

For Jenny:

Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Crimes and Mathdemeanors
A Brief History of Time

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil Degrasse Tyson

I recommend The Grand Design

Petey wrote: "I recommend The Grand Design"

Petey, we already read The Grand Design, in January 2011. The discussion thread is at:

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Chris Warns wrote: "Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil Degrasse Tyson"

Chris, we've actually already read Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries twice, in June 2009, and in January 2010. However, I could only find one discussion thread:

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I nominate "Consciousness Beyond Life - The Science of the Near -Death Experience: by Pim Von Lommell




I found this a landmark book. A scientist hesitates in areas such as this lest the author depart from the 'sacred' scientific method but this author has been published in the Lancet (on the same topic of NDEs). What is remarkable is that the author as a cardiologist has been able to weave mainstream science include quantum mechanics into the results and significance of the extensive clinical studies. The book shows 77 5 star reviews so I am not alone in my opinion. For me the highlight of the book is a story that featured on the BBC of Pamela Reynolds from Atlanta , Georgia because the experience occurred with all the medical staff and scientific instruments needed to report the incident with scientific rigor. I think the book is also great on the nature of consciousness - eg includes views from many great scientists including Nobel Prize winner John Eccles (from my native Australia!) who has published groundbreaking work on the difficult topic of evolution of consciousness.

R.J. wrote: "I nominate "Consciousness Beyond Life - The Science of the Near -Death Experience: by Pim Von Lommell

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The Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ link is: Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience

I nominate Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts.

I nominate Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian

The Double Helix by James Watson

The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist

Nominations have been closed. Please vote for your preference at the following poll:

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