Top Science Writing available in HCPL

The shortlist for the US$16,503 Royal Society Prize for Science Books has just been reported. Sir Tim Hunt, chair of the panel of judges, was reported in The Guardian as saying, "There's clearly a large audience for books that explain science clearly and gracefully, and no shortage of authors."

I am happy to announce that on checking the catalog I found that Harford County Public Library has all five of the shortlist of this prestigeous British award that are available from US publishers: (click on the titles to follow the links to our catalog)
* What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life by Avery Gilbert

* The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes

* Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer by Jo Marchant

* The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow

* Your Inner Fish: The Amazing Discovery of Our 375-million-year-old Ancestor by Neil Shubin