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The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust

Francis S. Collins - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

From "national treasure" Francis Collins (Philip Yancey) , the New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God and former director of the National Institutes of Health, comes a deeply thoughtful guidebook to get us beyond societal divisions and back to the sources of wisdom...
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What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - One World
Format: Hardcover

Our climate future is not yet written. What if we act as if we love the future?. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.. Through...
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Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter

Kate Conger - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

Rising star New York Times technology reporters, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, tell for the first time the full and shocking inside story of Elon Musk's unprecedented takeover of Twitter and the forty-four-billion-dollar deal's seismic political, social, and financial fallout. The billionaire...
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Yuval Noah Harari - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite allour discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find...
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Plants and Fungi: The Definitive Visual Encyclopedia (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

Comprehensive, accessible, and lavishly illustrated, this is an essential and timely guide to the world's key plant and fungus species.. Written by specialists, Plants and Fungi is a botanical exploration of the world's most fascinating plant and fungus species, many of which are also...
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Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World

Parmy Olson - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

In November of 2022, a webpage was posted online with a simple text box. It was an AI chatbot called ChatGPT, and was unlike any app people had used before. It was more human than a customer service agent, more convenient than a Google search. Behind the scenes, battles for control and prestige...
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Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering (Disney Editions Deluxe)

Bob Weis - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

Disney experiences enthrall millions of guests around the world. How does it all become a reality? Find out in this action-packed narrative journey!. Dream Chasing is a recounting by author Bob Weis of four decades of creating and seeing to completion challenging projects, leading teams...
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Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics

Lee Phillips - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The revelatory story of an intellectual giant who made foundational contributions to science and mathematics and persevered in the face of discrimination against women in science.. Emmy Noether is one of the most important figures in the history of science and mathematics.. Noether's...
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The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature

Tyler Thrasher - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

At the intersection of science, art, and design, this must-have coffee table book highlights 100 mind-blowing colors that you've likely never seen before.. From Instagram sensation and self-described "mad scientist artist" Tyler Thrasher and creator of the popular Matter subscription...
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Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age

Eric Berger - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover

How did a shaky startup that barely got its first rocket off the ground defy expectations to become the world's leading spaceflight company? . Get the untold story of the team of game-changers, led by a well-known billionaire, who are sending NASA astronauts to space - and just might...
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