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Titles that received the Aventis Prize (2004-2009)
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated EditionA Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson
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The winner of the Aventis Prize of 2004
In the Beginning Was the Worm:  Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny HermaphroditeIn the Beginning Was the Worm: Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny Hermaphrodite by Andrew Brown
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Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern ScienceMagic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern Science by Nigel Calder
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Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human BodyMutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi
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CorpusCorpus by Michael Symmons Roberts
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Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us HumanNature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human by Matt Ridley
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The Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British BoffinThe Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin by Francis Spufford
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Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to AnotherCritical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another by Philip Ball
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The winner of the Aventis Prize of 2005.
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of EvolutionThe Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins
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Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes our PastWhy Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes our Past by Douwe Draaisma
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Matters of Substance: Drugs--and Why Everyone's a UserMatters of Substance: Drugs--and Why Everyone's a User by Griffith Edwards
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Earth: An Intimate HistoryEarth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey
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The Human Mind: And How to Make the Most of ItThe Human Mind: And How to Make the Most of It by Robert Winston
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ELECTRIC UNIVERSE: HOW ELECTRICITY SWITCHED ON THE MODERN WORLDELECTRIC UNIVERSE: HOW ELECTRICITY SWITCHED ON THE MODERN WORLD by DAVID BODANIS
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The winner of the Aventis Prize of 2006
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive (Allen Lane Science)Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive (Allen Lane Science) by Jared M. Diamond
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Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos (Allen Lane Science)Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos (Allen Lane Science) by Michio Kaku
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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of LifePower, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life by Nick Lane
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Empire of the Stars: Friendship, Obsession and Betrayal in the Quest for Black HolesEmpire of the Stars: Friendship, Obsession and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes by Arthur I. Miller
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The Truth About HormonesThe Truth About Hormones by Vivienne Parry
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Stumbling on HappinessStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
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The winner of the Aventis Prize of 2007
In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of MindIn Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind by Eric R. Kandel
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Lonesome George: The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous TortoiseLonesome George: The Life and Loves of the World's Most Famous Tortoise by Henry Nicholls
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One in Three: A Son's Journey into the History and Science of CancerOne in Three: A Son's Journey into the History and Science of Cancer by Adam Wishart
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The Rough Guide to Climate Change, 2nd EditionThe Rough Guide to Climate Change, 2nd Edition by Robert Henson
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A Life Decoded: My Genome: My LifeA Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life by J. Craig Venter
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Coral: A Pessimist in ParadiseCoral: A Pessimist in Paradise by Steve Jones
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Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the UnconsciousGut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious by Gerd Gigerenzer
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Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter PlanetSix Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas
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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy BeganThe Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began by Stuart Clark
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Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of SymmetryWhy Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry by Ian Stewart
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The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science (Import)The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science (Import) by Richard Holmes
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The winner of the Aventis Prize of 2009
Bad ScienceBad Science by Ben Goldacre
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Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer. by Jo MarchantDecoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer. by Jo Marchant by Josephine Marchant
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Vintage)The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives (Vintage) by Leonard Mlodinow
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What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday LifeWhat the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert
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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Vintage)Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Vintage) by Neil Shubin
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