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Review: Popular science in Germany

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German readers have shifted their interest from popular science to politics. The Munich publisher Pieper Verlag reports that sales of popular science books have fallen by 20 per cent since the beginning of last year. 'We're not exactly sure why people are reading less about science, but sales of books about international politics - books about the war in the Gulf, for example - have risen,' says Ralf Alkenbrecher, Pieper's sales manager.

Although sales have fallen, Pieper can still boast that 15 Nobel prizewinners write for it. In 1991, books about chaos theory and brain research were leading sellers. 'One of the best-selling books we had in 1991 was Aus dem Nichts (Out of Nothing) by Gerd Binning,' says Alkenbrecher. The book's subject is human creativity as an expression of chaos. According to Alkenbrecher, Binning's theory is that true creativity is a result of disordered thoughts. Last year, Pieper sold ...

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