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Search for Life by Monica Grady, The Natural History Museum (via Plymbridge
Distributors, 01752 202301), £9.95, ISBN 0565091573

ARE we alone? Search for Life is another in the Life Series from the Natural
History Museum and is something of a bargain considering the prices of popular
paperbacks. It is admirably succinct on the explosive origin of the Universe and
the formation of the Solar System and our own planet. None of this is new, of
course, but it is presented here in a lucid and reader-friendly way.

The main attraction is the range and beauty of the illustrations. Every page…

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