Simon Hamlyn's votes on the list Suggested Reading for Sixth Formers

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1	The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg 3.94 avg rating — 5,157 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Alpha Beta: How 26 Letters Shaped the Western World by John Man 3.68 avg rating — 380 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski 4.21 avg rating — 6,348 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Bad Science by Ben Goldacre 4.06 avg rating — 44,971 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Beginner's Guide to Ideas: Religion and Philosophy Past and Present by William Raeper 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 29,738 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking 4.21 avg rating — 482,514 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King 3.91 avg rating — 28,277 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches by Clayborne Carson 4.62 avg rating — 1,188 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Civilization: The Six Killer Apps of Western Power by Niall Ferguson 3.86 avg rating — 10,348 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor 4.30 avg rating — 18,619 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War by Max Hastings 4.07 avg rating — 6,598 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond 3.94 avg rating — 74,944 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire by Niall Ferguson 3.58 avg rating — 2,263 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx 3.69 avg rating — 200,862 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams by Paul R. Martin 3.99 avg rating — 440 ratings Simon added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux 3.98 avg rating — 15,984 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	DNA: The Secret of Life by James D. Watson 4.11 avg rating — 2,834 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical Ills by Paul J. Nahin 4.12 avg rating — 287 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Dream of Rome by Boris Johnson 3.98 avg rating — 502 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	A Death in Brazil by Peter Robb 3.75 avg rating — 884 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life by Alison Weir 3.93 avg rating — 16,730 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Elizabeth: Apprenticeship by David Starkey 4.02 avg rating — 15,750 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose 3.91 avg rating — 7,678 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World by Niall Ferguson 3.93 avg rating — 9,960 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The English: A Portrait of a People by Jeremy Paxman 3.55 avg rating — 2,544 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 12,560 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	An Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan 4.37 avg rating — 2,588 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 71,826 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt 4.01 avg rating — 900,782 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 134,584 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Revenge of Gaia by James E. Lovelock 3.82 avg rating — 1,902 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth by James E. Lovelock 3.81 avg rating — 2,362 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Getting It Right: Markets and Choices in a Free Society by Robert J. Barro 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 284,396 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Good and Bad Power by Geoff Mulgan 3.68 avg rating — 28 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Grammar (Pelican books) by Frank Robert Palmer 3.53 avg rating — 43 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Grand Design by Stephen W. Hawking 4.06 avg rating — 77,646 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 56,297 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Growth Map: Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond by Jim O'Neill 3.59 avg rating — 288 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr 4.03 avg rating — 3,436 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	A History of the World in 12 Maps by Jerry Brotton 3.76 avg rating — 1,802 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Ideas That Changed the World by Felipe Fernández-Armesto 3.76 avg rating — 207 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them by Philippe Legrain 3.76 avg rating — 188 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Image - Music - Text by Roland Barthes 4.09 avg rating — 3,819 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheist by John Humphrys 3.50 avg rating — 234 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	In Siberia by Colin Thubron 3.97 avg rating — 2,957 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis 4.27 avg rating — 4,807 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Islamist by Ed Husain 3.78 avg rating — 1,594 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Is Religion Dangerous? by Keith Ward 3.18 avg rating — 85 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	It's All Greek to Me by Charlotte Higgins 3.71 avg rating — 305 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek 3.99 avg rating — 12,958 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe by Martin J. Rees 3.96 avg rating — 5,366 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded [August 27, 1883] by Simon Winchester 3.88 avg rating — 21,974 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 22,577 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution by Nick Lane 4.13 avg rating — 5,384 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich 4.10 avg rating — 32,232 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz 4.24 avg rating — 22,061 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel 3.99 avg rating — 76,365 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Lost for Words : The Mangling and Manipulating of the English Language by John Humphrys 3.43 avg rating — 312 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Beyond Words by John Humphrys 3.40 avg rating — 89 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron 3.87 avg rating — 1,631 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks 4.05 avg rating — 248,115 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace by Ricardo Semler 4.10 avg rating — 4,737 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson 3.91 avg rating — 44,417 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Night by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,373,730 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	No Logo by Naomi Klein 3.89 avg rating — 32,906 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 100,856 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas by Matthew Hollis 4.08 avg rating — 366 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus 4.21 avg rating — 65,775 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes 4.24 avg rating — 4,429 ratings Simon added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher by Robin Harris 3.66 avg rating — 187 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within by Stephen Fry 4.06 avg rating — 3,989 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way it Does by Simon Garfield 3.69 avg rating — 4,453 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 872,587 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper 4.03 avg rating — 1,207 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 by Orlando Figes 4.37 avg rating — 6,012 ratings Simon added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Putin's Russia: Life in a Failing Democracy by Anna Politkovskaya 4.18 avg rating — 3,877 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You by Marcus Chown 3.98 avg rating — 2,376 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Railway Man by Eric Lomax 4.13 avg rating — 8,231 ratings Simon rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,061 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed by Jim Al-Khalili 4.11 avg rating — 2,240 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 193,823 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 33,207 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 4.22 avg rating — 425,598 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Signal and the Noise: The Art and Science of Prediction by Nate Silver 3.97 avg rating — 52,590 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better for Everyone by Richard G. Wilkinson 4.13 avg rating — 7,205 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs by Tyler Hamilton 4.39 avg rating — 19,484 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark 4.24 avg rating — 14,291 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 by Antony Beevor 4.33 avg rating — 41,761 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith 4.20 avg rating — 7,496 ratings Simon rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich 3.96 avg rating — 466,324 ratings Simon rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1) by Patrick Leigh Fermor 4.03 avg rating — 9,844 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Between the Woods and the Water (Trilogy, #2) by Patrick Leigh Fermor 4.28 avg rating — 3,740 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher 3.91 avg rating — 7,438 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Understanding Organizations by Charles B. Handy 3.84 avg rating — 309 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention by Guy Deutscher 4.22 avg rating — 4,081 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Victorians by A.N. Wilson 3.82 avg rating — 1,253 ratings Simon added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	What Good Are the Arts? by John Carey 3.65 avg rating — 397 ratings Simon added it to on-reading-list See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars