Humane and witty ruminations on science, history, philosophy and politics by the bestselling physicist: Dante’s universe, Nabokov’s butterflies, Einstein’s errors, etc.
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
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ÂŁ20.00
Edition:Hardback978024145468805/11/2020
Categories: 07. Books for Christmas 2020: Literature & Ideas, Books for Christmas 2020, Literature, Reference & Ideas, Science
Tags: Essays, Ethics and moral philosophy, History of science, Literary essays, Literature: history and criticism, Political science and theory, Popular philosophy, Popular science, The Earth: natural history: general interest
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