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BOOKS BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

My books\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

In this section of the website you will find an overview of the books I have published, some under my own name, Giuseppe Zanotti, and others under a pseudonym. Four titles, very different from one another, yet united by a common thread: the desire to present science and thought with clarity, depth, and an original perspective.<\/p>\n

From scientific popularization to philosophical reflection, from narrative fiction to detective stories, each book addresses complex themes using accessible language, offering tools to help readers navigate the contemporary world<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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SOFIA AND THE APPLE<\/h3>

An introduction for those who want to understand how scientific knowledge really works: not a faith, not a dogma, but a fallible and improvable tool, grounded on observations and data.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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CHEMISTRY INSIGHTS<\/h3>

To explore,\u00a0in an elementary way, some topics in chemistry that are \u00a0covered only superficially in high school chemistry curricula.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u2026 AND THERE WAS LIGHT<\/h3>

A locked-room murder, a strange theft possibly connected to the researcher\u2019s death, and the apparent lack of a motive\u2014these are the elements puzzling the young lieutenant of the French police in charge of the investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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M\u00c3RA'S FLOWERY ARROWS<\/h3>

A mysterious manuscript, discovered by chance in the library of an ancient Burmese monastery, represents perhaps the oldest example of a detective novel from the Far East?<\/p>\n<\/div>

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OLD BOOKS REVITALIZED<\/h3>

Old or ancient books, now in the Public Domain <\/strong>but hardly available, that have undergone a new translation or a new edition.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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On the Side of Chance: Random Processes and the Elusive Nature of Determinism<\/h3>
This compact book explores how many events in nature that appear to be governed by precise and well-defined physical laws\u2014processes we commonly describe as deterministic\u2014often emerge from chance. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Publications, textbooks and reflections<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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In this section I gather my scientific and outreach work:articles published in international journals, the results of years of research in biochenistry and structural biology; textbooks and manuals written of edited for students and colleagues; and a series of personal essays on topics related to the philosophy of science, epistemology, and the experimental method.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alongisde more technical texts, you will also find reflections born from the desire to make complex comcepts accessible, to critically discuss prevailing ideas, and to propose a view of science thar is informed, open-minded, and non-dogmatic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Scientific publications<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Stories of molecules, \u00a0collaborations, experiments, intuitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Textbooks and manuals<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Textbooks for university students, researchers and \u00a0readers passionate of chemistry, biochemistry and crystallography.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Insights and thoughts<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Proposals of reading and theoretical reflections<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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