Levi's memoir beats Darwin to win science book title


	Levi's memoir beats Darwin to win science book title

haraya

10-24-2006 8:57 AM

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science, books, darwin, levi, text, writing, world, literature, shoah, contest

haraya says:

Took a class on the Shoah in college. I learned so much from Primo Levi.

The shortlist

Primo Levi The Periodic Table
Konrad Lorenz King Solomon's Ring
Tom Stoppard Arcadia
Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene

Other nominations

James Watson The Double Helix
Bertolt Brecht The Life of Galileo
Peter Medawar Pluto's Republic
Charles Darwin Voyage of the Beagle
Stephen Pinker The Blank Slate
Oliver Sacks A Leg to Stand On

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