Cover of The Idea of the Brain

The Idea of the Brain

A History

by Matthew Cobb

Publication: First published 2020
ISBNs: 9781541646865, 9781781255902, 9781541674462

Baillie Gifford 2020 · Shortlist

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Prize history

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
2020

Shortlist

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2020 shortlist

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Craig Brown

Winner
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