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摘要

Let no one tell you that judging a book award is easy. If you love reading science books it maysound like an ideal task. But when those heavy boxes start arriving on your doorstep it's an entirely different and extremely daunting matter. The criteria for a winning book about biology, biosciences or the life sciences are deceptively simple. It mustengage, educate and - above all - be readable and at the right level for an informed general reader. All too often popular science books are written for degree level scientists or assume that everyone knows the latest jargon and history of the subject.A good author not only includes all of this information seamlessly and in a palatable fashion, but does so in a way that is inspiring and a joy to read too.