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On Truth
Simon Blackburn · Oxford University Press Pages: 144 Format: Paperback
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Truth is not just a recent topic of contention. Arguments about it have gone on for centuries. Why is the truth important? Who decides what the truth is? Is there such a thing as objective, eternal truth, or is truth simply a matter of perspective, of linguistic or cultural vantage point?In... |
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Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
Thor Hanson · Basic Books Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships... |
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Cancerland: A Medical Memoir
DAVID T M D SCADDEN · Thomas Dunne Books Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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A doctor's riveting story of loss and hope in the world of cancer.What is it like to encounter cancer? How does it feel to face the unknown, to enter a world of hope, loss, and dread?From the diagnosis of his childhood friend's mother to his poignant memories in the lab, David Scadden's... |
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Ben Goldfarb · Chelsea Green Publishing Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers... |
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Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy
George Gilder · Gateway Editions Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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"Google's algorithms assume the world's future is nothing more than the next moment in a random process. George Gilder shows how deep this assumption goes, what motivates people to make it, and why it's wrong: the future depends on human action." - Peter Thiel, founder... |
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