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Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
ZACH WEINERSMITH · Penguin Press
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover
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From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into future technologies -- from how to fling a ship into deep space on the cheap to 3D organ printing What will the world of tomorrow be like?... |
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark · Knopf
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark,... |
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects
TEASEL E MUIR-HARMONY · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program.Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th... |
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I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
MATT TAIBBI · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police - from the bestselling author of The Divide "[A] searing exposé . . . What emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing... |
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A Space Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
Mark Thompson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening and provocative tour of our solar system, from one of Britain's celebrated astronomists. Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut, traveling through the universe on your very own space mission? What would it be like to tour the solar system, visiting the sun and the planets,... |
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An Uncomplicated Life: A Father's Memoir of His Exceptional Daughter
Paul Daugherty · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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A father's exhilarating and funny love letter to his daughter with Down syndrome whose vibrant and infectious approach to life has something to teach all of us about how we can better live our own. Jillian Daugherty was born with Down syndrome. The day they brought her home from the hospital,... |
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Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
David R Montgomery · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A MacArthur Fellow's impassioned call to make agriculture sustainable by ditching the plow, covering the soil, and diversifying crop rotations.The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared... |
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MCAT Biochemistry Review 2019-2020: Online Book
Alexander Stone Macnow · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
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Kaplan's MCAT Biochemistry Review 2019-2020 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questions - all authored by the experts behind the MCAT prep course that has helped more people get into medical school than all other major... |
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Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight
Jay Barbree · Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition ~1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, Americas modern hero, historys most famous space traveler, and the first man to walk on the moon. Yet shy of fame and never one to steal the spotlight Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events. Here for the first time... |
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Soft Circuits: Crafting e-Fashion with DIY Electronics
Rafi Santo · The MIT Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Soft Circuits introduces students to the world of wearable technology. Using Modkit, an accessible DIY electronics toolkit, students learn to create e-textile cuffs, "electrici-tee" shirts, and solar-powered backpacks. Students also... |
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Building Your Own Drones: A Beginners' Guide to Drones, UAVs, and ROVs
John Baichtal · Que
Pages: 249
Format: Print book
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Absolutely no experience needed "Build your drone, step-by-step, with this full-color, hands-on guide " You ve heard about drones. You ve seen drones. Now, build your own it s a lot easier than you think Drones are the newest frontier for the DIY/maker community, and you don t need... |
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Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
William Deresiewicz · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 245
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be - but aren't - providing.As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation's brightest... |
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