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The Life We Chose: William "Big Billy" D'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family

Matt Birkbeck - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"The Life We Chose - an unforgettable story. A really great read." - Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy and Casino and producer of GoodfellasFrom Matt Birkbeck - investigative journalist and executive producer of Netflix's #1 movie Girl in the Picture - a revelatory father/surrogate...
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Genetics For Dummies

Lisa Spock - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Your no-nonsense guide to genetics With rapid advances in genomic technologies, genetic testing has become a key part of both clinical practice and research. Scientists are constantly discovering more about how genetics plays a role in health and disease, and healthcare providers are using...
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Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto

Jenny Price - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback

"Pithy, funny, exasperated, and informed ... You cannot read a more important hundred pages than Stop Saving the Planet!" -- Richard White, author of The Republic for Which It StandsWe've been "saving the planet" for decades! ... And environmental crises just get worse....
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Einstein: His Space and Times

Steven Gimbel - Yale University Press
Format: Print book

The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science was everything. But in actuality, the brilliant innovator whose Theory of Relativity forever reshaped our understanding of time was a man of his times, always politically engaged and driven...
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Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention

Kathryn D. Sullivan - The MIT Press
Format: Hardcover

The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope.The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. It has, among many other achievements, revealed...
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The Cat in the Box: A History of Science in 100 Experiments

Mary Gribbin - Race Point Publishing
Format: Hardcover

This book distills the history of science into 100 epic experiments that have fueled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. Everything in the scientific world view is based on experiment, including observations of phenomena predicted by theories and hypotheses, such as the bending...
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The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All?But There Is a Solution

Greg Lukianoff - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-needed antidote from the team that brought you Coddling of the American Mind.. Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey...
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We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe

Jorge Cham - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

Prepare to learn everything we still don't know about our strange, mostly mysterious universe. PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have teamed up to spelunk through the enormous gaps in our cosmological knowledge, armed with their popular infographics, cartoons,...
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The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity

Douglas Murray - Bloomsbury Continuum
Format: Paperback

- 'An excellent take on the lunacy affecting much of the world today. Douglas is one of the bright lights that could lead us out of the darkness.' - Joe RoganAre we living through the great derangement of our times?In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers...
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Mystical Mushrooms: Discover the Magic & Folklore of Fantastic Fungi

Aurora Kane - Rock Point
Format: Hardcover

Mystical Mushrooms defines the beauty of mushrooms by focusing on their magical connections and symbolic meanings through folkloric tales and superstitions throughout the world.. Go for a walk in the woods on any given summer day and you may find yourself surrounded in fungi galore as they...
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