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doch ' s acid comments , together with the expected unpleasantness of my sister ,
I emerged for dinner with a clean face . When Naomi made a complimentary
remark about my looks , I knew that I had made the right decision . In the
evenings ...
doch ' s acid comments , together with the expected unpleasantness of my sister ,
I emerged for dinner with a clean face . When Naomi made a complimentary
remark about my looks , I knew that I had made the right decision . In the
evenings ...
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There I found him lying flat on his stomach , hiding his face from the dim light I
had turned on . Something eaten in Paris had not gone down properly , but he
told me not to be bothered . The following morning I was given a note saying that
he ...
There I found him lying flat on his stomach , hiding his face from the dim light I
had turned on . Something eaten in Paris had not gone down properly , but he
told me not to be bothered . The following morning I was given a note saying that
he ...
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Simultaneously I was inching my body from between them , leaving Maurice face
to face with Rosy . Then , when Maurice failed to disengage himself immediately ,
I feared that out of politeness he would ask Rosy to join us for tea .
Simultaneously I was inching my body from between them , leaving Maurice face
to face with Rosy . Then , when Maurice failed to disengage himself immediately ,
I feared that out of politeness he would ask Rosy to join us for tea .
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User Review - tgraettinger - LibraryThingWonderful account of the discovery of DNA. Had almost the feel of a detective novel. It's a very easy, quick read. If you can find it, there is a video, "The Race for the Double Helix" aka "Life Story ... Read full review
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User Review - pramodghuge - LibraryThingA very personal account by the author James Watson on how he and his colleague Francis Crick with the help of others beat Linus Pauling to win the coveted Nobel prize for identifying the structure of ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA Scientific American modern classics |
| Author | James D. Watson |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Scientific American Modern Classics, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1582881170, 9781582881171 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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