"Eye-opening" shortlist revealed for Royal Society prize

Publication Date: Tue, 27/09/2011 - 08:30 Titles on words, waves and the periodic table have made it through to the final six for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, described as an "intensely rewarding and eye-opening" shortlist by the judges. Guy Deutschers Through the Language Glass (William Heinemann), picked by William Hill as the favourite to win with odds of 3/1, is in the running for the £10,000 prize alongside Gavin Pretor-Pinneys The Wavewatchers Companion (Bloomsbury), and The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean (Little, Brown). read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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