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Lessons from a Life in Science
by James D. Watson
From a living legend - James D. Watson, who shared the Nobel Prize for having revealed the structure of DNA - a personal account of the making of a scientist. In Avoid Boring People, the man who discovered “the secret of life” shares the less revolutionary secrets he has found to getting along and getting ahead in a competitive world.
"Vintage Watson: brash, bumptious, brilliant--and never boring." - Kirkus.
"Watson proves as engaging as ever." - Booklist.
"Entertaining and historically revealing." - PW.
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