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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson - Riverhead Books
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach,... |
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The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide
Steven W. Thrasher - ?Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover
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"An irresistibly readable and humane exploration of the barbarities of class...readers are gifted that most precious of things in these muddled times: a clear lens through which to see the world." -- Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock... |
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Dog's Best Friend: The Story of an Unbreakable Bond
Simon Garfield
Format: Hardcover
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"A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom." - John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog SenseA charming meditation on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science, art, and personal... |
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Alan Stern - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small... |
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The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People
Rick Bragg - Random House Large Print; Large type / Large print edition
Format: Paperback
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Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, a defiant, self-destructive, often malodorous boy, a grave robber and screen door moocher who spends his days playing chicken with the Fed Ex man, picking fights with thousand-pound livestock, and rolling in donkey manure, and his nights howling... |
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The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution
Susan Hockfield - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution, and how it will change our lives.A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear... |
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After All ...: A Memoir
Maria de Lourdes Trautman Mrs.
Format: Paperback
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She grew up thinking she deserved neglect. Can a young girl escape a loveless home to seize elusive peace?Portugal. As a baby, Maria Trautman was abandoned at birth by her mother and was raised by her adoring grandmother. But when her grandmother passed away, the distressed child was sent... |
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Learning by Heart: An Unconventional Education
Tony Wagner - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"A page turner. With candor and clarity, Tony Wagner tells the story of his remarkable life and, in so doing, tells the story of our education system." - Angela Duckworth, Founder and CEO, Character Lab, and New York Times bestselling author of GritOne of the world's top experts... |
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Where Do I Begin?: Stories from a Life Lived Out Loud
Elvis Duran - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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Elvis Duran, host of one of the nation's top morning shows and the voice millions of Americans wake up to, shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons all with his trademark heart, honesty, and plenty of humor. Elvis Duran's nationally syndicated radio program, Elvis Duran... |
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