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One Giant Leap: The Untold Story of How We Flew to the Moon
Charles Fishman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author of The Wal-Mart Effect, Charles Fishman reveals the untold true story of the men and women charged with taking the United States to the Moon.
President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress... |
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The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
David Spiegelhalter · Basic Books
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive guide to statistical thinking
Statistics are everywhere, as integral to science as they are to business, and in the popular media hundreds of times a day. In this age of big data, a basic grasp of statistical literacy is more important than ever if we want to separate... |
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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
Jonathan Safran Foer · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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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 we know. Will future... |
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Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
Joseph Menn · PublicAffairs
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our privacy, our freedom -- even democracy itself
Cult of the Dead Cow is the tale of the oldest, most respected, and most famous American hacking group of all time. Though until now it has remained... |
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
David Wallace-Wells · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year"... |
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Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide
JO DUNKLEY · Belknap Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Jo Dunkley combines her expertise as an astrophysicist with her talents as a teacher and writer in this lively and exceptionally clear introduction to the structure and history of the universe and its enduring mysteries. Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies... |
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