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Smolin's book has been top physics bestseller for several weeks in the US.
By a nice coincidence, Woit's book is also currently top physics bestseller, in the UK.
For instance, as of this morning 8 AM pacific Saturday 7 October the US amazon all-physics list
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/14545/ref=pd_ts_b_ldr/102-1454980-4598542&tag=pfamazon01-20
1. The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
by Lee Smolin #241
2. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin #542
3. The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
by Lynne McTaggart #661
4. A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking #931
5. Physics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
by Steve Holzner #1027
6. The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe #1152
by Roger Penrose
7. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene #1170
The sales rank has been included---e.g. Brian Greene's book is #1170 among all books sold at US amazon.
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the UK amazon physics bestseller list as of same time, 8AM pacific
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/278409/ref=pd_ts_b_nav/026-8303087-5718006&tag=
1. Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Continuing Challenge to Unify the Laws of Physics
by Peter Woit #818
2. Advanced Physics
by Steve Adams #1030
3. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality (Penguin paperback)
by Brian Greene #1130
4. Physics (Revise AS & A2) #1419
5. Fundamentals of the Physical Environment
by Peter Smithson #1484
6. University Physics with Modern Physics with Mastering Physics
by Francis W. Sears #1908
7. The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone
by Andrew Robinson #2501
8. The Science of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett #2594
I've included the UK amazon sales rank.
By a nice coincidence, Woit's book is also currently top physics bestseller, in the UK.
For instance, as of this morning 8 AM pacific Saturday 7 October the US amazon all-physics list
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/14545/ref=pd_ts_b_ldr/102-1454980-4598542&tag=pfamazon01-20
1. The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
by Lee Smolin #241
2. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin #542
3. The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
by Lynne McTaggart #661
4. A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking #931
5. Physics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
by Steve Holzner #1027
6. The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe #1152
by Roger Penrose
7. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene #1170
The sales rank has been included---e.g. Brian Greene's book is #1170 among all books sold at US amazon.
======================
the UK amazon physics bestseller list as of same time, 8AM pacific
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/278409/ref=pd_ts_b_nav/026-8303087-5718006&tag=
1. Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Continuing Challenge to Unify the Laws of Physics
by Peter Woit #818
2. Advanced Physics
by Steve Adams #1030
3. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality (Penguin paperback)
by Brian Greene #1130
4. Physics (Revise AS & A2) #1419
5. Fundamentals of the Physical Environment
by Peter Smithson #1484
6. University Physics with Modern Physics with Mastering Physics
by Francis W. Sears #1908
7. The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone
by Andrew Robinson #2501
8. The Science of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett #2594
I've included the UK amazon sales rank.
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