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The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life
David Quammen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature. In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences to reexamine... |
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Make Your Own Sunshine: Inspiring Stories of People Who Find Light in Dark Times
Janice Dean - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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These are the kinds of stories we need right now.While the news is filled with villains and villainy, we do see a few famous heroes now again. But what about the everyday heroes? The people going out of their way bring a little love into someone else's life? They deserve a time in the spotlight... |
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When Einstein Walked with Gdel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought
Jim Holt - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Godel: Excursions to the Edge... |
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A History of the World in 100 Animals
Simon Barnes - ?Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Fully illustrated in color, a fascinating exploration of the one hundred animals that have had the most profound influence on humanity throughout the ages.We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone... |
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Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars
Scott Kelly - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning memoir from the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station--a candid account of his remarkable voyage, of the journeys off the planet that preceded it, and of his colorful formative years.The veteran of four space flights and the American... |
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Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Mary Robinson - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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An urgent call to arms by one of the most important voices in the international fight against climate change, sharing inspiring stories and offering vital lessons for the path forward. Holding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the uncertainty of the world... |
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Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
Guido Tonelli
Format: Hardcover
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Curiosity and wonderment about the origins of the universe are at the heart of our experience of the world. From Hesiod's Chaos as found in his poem about the origins of the Greek gods, Theogony, to today's mind-bending theories of the multiverse, we have been consumed by the relentless... |
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The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
Edward Humes - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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A relentless detective and an amateur genealogist solve a haunting cold case - and launch a crime-fighting revolution that tests the fragile line between justice and privacy. In November 1987, a young couple on an overnight trip to Seattle vanished without a trace. A week later, the bodies... |
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Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World
Ben Widdicombe - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A smart, gossipy, and very funny examination of celebrity culture from New York's premiere social columnist. Ben Widdicombe is the only writer to have worked for Page Six, TMZ, and The New York Times - an unusual Triple Crown that allowed him personal access to the full gamut of Hollywood... |
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