Awards

• Short-listed for Royal Society Prize for Science Books: General Prize 2008
• Short-listed for Royal Society Prize for Science Books: General Prize 2008 (UK)
• Shortlisted for Royal Society Prize for Science Books: General Prize 2008.

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One of science's best writers GUARDIAN He has an ability verging on the magical to compress into a scentence a discovery that took twenty scientists twenty years to make. ... I urge you to read this book SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Jones rallies literature, politics, myth and commitment to the cause of preserving coral reefs ... Wittily, pithily and passionately put THE TIMES This is a startling, energetic and provocative read. It's also surprisingly funny DAILY MAIL

'One of science's best writers' GUARDIAN 'He has an ability verging on the magical to compress into a scentence a discovery that took twenty scientists twenty years to make. ... I urge you to read this book' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Jones rallies literature, politics, myth and commitment to the cause of preserving coral reefs ... Wittily, pithily and passionately put' THE TIMES 'This is a startling, energetic and provocative read. It's also surprisingly funny' DAILY MAIL 'A great writer ... witty, engaging ... He is the Stephen Fry of popular science writing and this book will not disapoint' BBC FOCUS

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Steve Jones is Professor of Genetics at University College London and the president of the Galton Institute. He delivered the BBC Reith Lectures in 1991, appears frequently on radio and television and is a regular columnist for the Daily Telegraph. See www.ystevejones.com

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