The Canon by Natalie Angier (October 2010). It's a travesty of science writing, and we hated it. I advise anyone to stay away. Instead of actually explaining anything (apart from a good bit about probability near the beginning), Angier layers on inconsequential and irritating drivel about her life, namde-dropping a lot of scientists she has met.
It doesn't give you the basic esssentials of science, it doesn't make them clearer, and it doesn't make connections. I think it's the biggest failure we have read.
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