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Британское Королевское общество с 1988 года проводит конкурс среди научно-популярных книг, приз слегка менял своё название и в настоящее время называется Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Я прочесала список номинантов и победителей и выбрала книги, написанные женщинами, в том числе в соавторстве.

1990
Shortlisted: "Senses and Sensibilities" by Jillyn Smith
1994
Shortlisted: "The Neandertals" by Eric Trinkaus and Pat Shipman
1997
Shortlisted: "Longitude" by Dava Sobel (переведена на русский: Дава Собел "Долгота")
Winner: "The Wisdom of Bones: In Search of Human Origins" by Alan Walker and Pat Shipman
1999
Shortlisted:
"A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasar
"Mapping the Mind" by Rita Carter (переведена на русский: Рита Картер «Как работает мозг» http://fem-books.livejournal.com/411858.html)
2002
Shortlisted: "The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Big Consequences of Little Things" by Hannah Holmes
2004
Longlisted:
"How to Clone the Perfect Blonde" by Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham
"Sex, Botany & Empire" by Patricia Fara
2005
Longlisted:
"Pandora's Breeches: Women, Science & Power in the Enlightenment" by Patricia Fara
"Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control" by Kathleen Taylor
2006
Shortlisted: "The Truth About Hormones - What's Going on when we're Tetchy, Spotty, Fearful, Tearful or Just Plain Awful" by Vivienne Parry
2007
Longlisted: "A Mind of its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives" by Cordelia Fine
2009
Shortlisted: "Decoding the heavens: Solving the mystery of the world's first computer" by Jo Marchant
2010
Longlisted: "Complexity: A Guided Tour" by Melanie Mitchell
2011
Longlisted:
"Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space" by Mary Roach (переведена на русский: Мэри Роуч «Обратная сторона космонавтики»)
"The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years" by Sonia Shah
"Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging and Mating" by Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig
2012
Longlisted: "The Two Kinds of Decay" by Sarah Manguso
2013
Longlisted: "The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body" by Frances Ashcroft (переведена на русский: Фрэнсис Эшкрофт «Искра жизни: Электричество в теле человека»)
2014
Longlisted: "Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live" by Marlene Zuk
Shortlisted: "Gulp: Adventures of the Alimentary Canal" by Mary Roach (переведена на русский: Мэри Роуч «Путешествие еды» http://fem-books.livejournal.com/463675.html)