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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

- Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the world-renowned physicist, cofounder of the World Science Festival, and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes this captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose.Brian Greene takes readers on a breathtaking journey from the big bang to the end of time...
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A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe

Johannes Krause - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Johannes Krause is the director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and a brilliant pioneer in the field of archaeogenetics - archaeology augmented by DNA sequencing technology - which has allowed scientists to reconstruct human history reaching back hundreds of thousands...
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What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action

Jane Fonda - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in protest"This is the last possible moment in history when changing course can mean...
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Face: One Square Foot of Skin

Justine Bateman - Akashic Books
Format: Hardcover

"In Fame, Bateman deconstructed the flimsy edifice of celebrity. In this equally fiery and potent follow-up, she does the same for our notions of what constitutes a beautiful face...Combining the author's intensely personal stories with relevant examples from the culture at large,...
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Tesla: Inventor of the Modern

Richard Munson - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Print Length

Tesla's inventions transformed our world, and his visions have continued to inspire great minds for generations.Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history. In Tesla,...
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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

Brian Greene - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

From the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes this captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose.Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to understand it. Greene...
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Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It

John Abramson - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover


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Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life

Helen Czerski - W W Norton
Format: Print book

A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial.Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos...
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The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are

Libby Copeland - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual lives You swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry...
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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

Susan Casey - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets. For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular,...
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