Receiving the right book as a gift can mean the world 鈥� especially to those of us who love science and technology..
Luckily for you, we have some wonderful reads to give away this year: from the story of the cosmos to the latest high-tech ways to track animals and the mathematics of Christmas.
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These are the eight books up for grabs:
1 Welcome to the Universe: An astrophysical tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss and J. Richard Gott
2 The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The mathematics of Christmas by Hannah Fry and Thomas Evans
3 What鈥檚 really happening to our planet? The facts simply explained by Tony Juniper
4 Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (second edition) by Gregory S. Paul
5 Big History: Our incredible journey, from big bang to now by David Christian
6 Universal: A guide to the cosmos by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
7 Where the Animals Go: Tracking wildlife with technology in 50 maps and graphics by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti
8 US Spy Satellite Owners鈥� Workshop Manual by David Baker
You can read more about them in our 2016 gift book guide.
Just one lucky reader can win all eight books to give away as presents 鈥� or to squirrel away on their own bookshelves.
For your chance to win, all you have to do is tell us the name of the third book in the list. Submit your answer via email to competitions@newscientist.com using 鈥淲in 8 Popular Science Books Competition鈥� in the subject line.
Competition entries must include: full name, email address and a postal address so we can deliver the prize to you.
Only subscribers and registered users are eligible to win, so be sure to log in or register before you enter.
Competition closes 8 December 2016 18:00 GMT. Please read our competition terms and conditions (below) before sending in your entry.
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