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We Are the Weather
We Are the Weather

Jonathan Safran Foer

This program is read by the author.Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what...
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Something Deeply Hidden
Something Deeply Hidden

Sean Carroll

"Deftly unmasks quantum weirdness to reveal a strange but utterly wondrous reality."—Brian GreeneAs you read these words, copies of you are being created. Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this world's most celebrated writers on science, rewrites the history of 20th century...
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The Mosquito
The Mosquito

Timothy C. Winegard

**The instant New York Times bestseller***An international bestseller*"Hugely impressive, a major work."—NPRA pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been...
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Indistractable
Indistractable

Nir Eyal

You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes...
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The Ungrateful Refugee
The Ungrateful Refugee

Dina Nayeri

In her first work of nonfiction, Dina Nayeri defies stereotypes and raises surprising questions about the immigrant experience. Here are the real human stories of what it is like to journey across borders in the hope of starting afresh. What is it like to be a refugee? It is a question...
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