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|title=Why Are Orangutans Orange?

|author=Mick O'Hare

|borrow=Yes

|isbn=978-1846685071

|pages=224

|publisher=Profile Books

|date=October 2011

|website=http://www.last-word.com/

|summary=Another welcome offering from New Scientist's Last Word column. The addition of full colour photographs brings a new dimension to proceedings, but often feels like it's been used because it can be, rather than because it should be.

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[[Farmer Buckley's Exploding Trousers by Stephanie Pain]] also has its roots in New Scientist, and is an enjoyable popular science read. [[The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean]] is a wonderful read, about the elements of the periodic table, and is full to the brim of fascinating information.

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