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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World
Neil Gaiman · William Morrow
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman illustrated with the striking four-color artwork of Chris Riddell."The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." - Neil GaimanDrawn... |
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Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
JAMES GEARY · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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"A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom." -- Stephen FryMuch more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place.... |
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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Rose George · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit... |
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Einstein's Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes
Chris Impey · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The astonishing science of black holes, and their role in understanding the history and future of our universe.Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, yet every galaxy harbors a black hole at its center. In Einstein's Monsters, distinguished astronomer Chris Impey builds... |
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