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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way.... |
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Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation
Timothy J Jorgensen - Princeton University Pres, 2016.
Format: Print book
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More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly get diagnostic x-rays, such as mammograms, and submit to full-body security scans at airports. We worry and debate about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the safety... |
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The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered... |
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The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators
John Long - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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From ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, this book tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's ultimate survivors, by world-leading paleontologist John Long.. "Will keep you on the edge of your seat from its first page to its last page." - Jared... |
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The Age of Grievance
Frank Bruni - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful examination of the ways in which grievance has come to define our current culture and politics, on both the right and left.. The twists and turns of American politics are unpredictable, but the tone... |
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Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement's Ground War to End Democracy
Isaac Arnsdorf - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The immersive, captivating untold story of the mass radicalization of the Republican Party in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, entrenching the political power of a radical right-wing fringe dedicated to dismantling democracy itself. Inspired by Donald Trump's election lies, a growing... |
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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Amanda Jones - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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"Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories."-Oprah Winfrey, in a speech at the 2023 National Book Awards. "Amanda Jones... |
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the injustice faced... |
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Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going
Neil DeGrasse Tyson - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast. In these... |
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