Six Degrees shortlisted for Royal Society science books prize 30 May 08
Six Degrees has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Royal Society Prize for Science Books - along with J. Craig Venter's 'A Life Decoded', Steve Jones for his book 'Coral', and 'The Sun Kings' by Stuart Clark.
About Six Degrees, the judges said: “Six degrees takes a fresh and interesting approach to the familiar topic of climate change. Gripping and remarkably balanced, this book does not just focus on the doom and gloom’ of climate change but also displays practical optimism towards the issues facing us.” The winner will be announced on 16 June.
Comments
Mark Drasdo
June 16th, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Fingers crossed!
Mark Drasdo
June 17th, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Fingers now uncrossed. Just found the news on the BBC site. Well done Mark!
Peter Winters BHI
June 18th, 2008 at 02:48 AM
Well done, Mark. Really pleased for you.
Peter