The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them
By: Donald R. Prothero
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth’s past. In The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks, Donald R…
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1. Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
By: Richard Fortey
4.08
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Extraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest inter… read more
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2. Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
By: Lois McMaster Bujold
4.18
Format: 470 pages, Paperback
In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the … read more
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"...a great man. But...not quite great enough."-Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
"Yet loyalty must run two ways, or else become betrayal in the egg."-Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
"Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say."-Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
"I am old enough to have many regrets. I’ve made my share of mistakes, some"-Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
3. Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
By: Neil Shubin
4.03
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are b… read more
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"We were not designed rationally, but are products of a convoluted history."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
"Look at the first arch in a human and a shark, and you find a very similar state of affairs: jaws."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
"In a perfectly designed world —one with no history— we would not have to suffer everything from hemorrhoids to cancer."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
"Many of the molecules that microbes use to cause us misery are primitive versions of the molecules that make our own bodies possible."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
4. What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses
By: Daniel Chamovitz
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can an orchid get jet lag? Does a tomato plant fee… read more
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5. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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6. The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
By: Robert M. Hazen
3.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Earth evolves. From first atom to molecule, mineral to magma, granite crust to single cell to verda… read more
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7. The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
By: Andrea Wulf
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, th… read more
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8. The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
By: Mary Beard
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million peopl… read more
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9. The Modern Scholar: Geology: The Story of Earth
By: None
3.34
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Dr. Zeigler presents an overview of Earth's history--all 6 billion years--while investigating the m… read more
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10. The Bible for Dummies
By: Jeffrey Geoghegan , None
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Ninety percent of Americans own a copy of the Bible, and while it's the most widely read book, it's… read more
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11. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.13
Format: 433 pages, Hardcover
Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, under… read more
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"The next day, my birthday, was one of the most charmed of my life."-Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
"For pilgrims walking...every footfall is doubled, landing at once on the actual road and also on the path of faith."-Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
"The compact between writing and walking is almost as old as literature -- a walk is only a step away from a story, and every path tells."-Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
"Wherever my grandfather had gone in his remarkable life, he had walked. He had been a diplomat and a mountaineer who spent fifty years traveling the world, and in every posting he had sought out high…"-Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
12. The Story of Human Language
By: None
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Audiobook
"I never met a person who is not interested in language," wrote the bestselling author and psycholo… read more
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13. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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14. The Detective Up Late (Sean Duffy, #7)
By: Adrian McKinty
4.39
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Slamming the door on the hellscape of 1980s Belfast, Detective Inspector Sean Duffy hopes that the … read more
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15. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
4.13
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more
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"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
16. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
By: Andrew H. Knoll
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering… read more
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17. Underland: A Deep Time Journey
By: Robert Macfarlane
4.22
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
In Underland, Robert Macfarlane delivers an epic exploration of the Earth’s underworlds as they exi… read more
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18. Geology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: Jan Zalasiewicz
4.06
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses … read more
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19. Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
By: Mark Miodownik
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating new book by the bestselling scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik is an expert tou… read more
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20. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
By: Jordan B. Peterson
4.17
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
The sequel to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the periolus path of modern life. I… read more
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21. How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
By: Ryan North
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
What would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then broke… read more
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"Specialization gives the people in your civilization the opportunity to go further in any direction of study than any other human has gone before. It unlocks doctors who can devote their entire lives…"-Ryan North, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
22. Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond
By: Robin George Andrews
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma mor… read more
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23. The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
By: Vince Beiser
4.05
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial r… read more
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24. Lagom: Not Too Little, Not Too Much: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life
By: Niki Brantmark
3.56
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Uncover the secrets of the Swedish philosophy of life called Lagom – meaning ‘just enough’. At its … read more
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"Experts tout many positive reasons to save money, including being able to afford things like a home, car or holiday, becoming financially independent and being prepared for unforeseen expenses or eme…"-Niki Brantmark, Lagom: Not Too Little, Not Too Much: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life
25. The Urge: Our History of Addiction
By: Carl Erik Fisher
4.04
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction--a phenomenon that remains b… read more
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"Diagnosis is the art of discernment, of distinguishing one state from another. But how exactly do we define the boundaries of what is normal? This question has dominated the scientific investigation …"-Carl Erik Fisher, The Urge: Our History of Addiction
"Does history give us any hope for this kind of pragmatic and pluralistic perspective? . . .Today, amid our latest addiction epidemics, we are faced with another precious and rare opportunity for synt…"-Carl Erik Fisher, The Urge: Our History of Addiction
26. Charlemagne Father of Europe
By: Philip Daileader
3.76
Format: None pages, Audiobook
In Charlemagne: Father of Europe, you will look back on Charlemagne’s rule and the way his dynasty … read more
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27. The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them
By: Donald R. Prothero
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Every rock is a tangible trace of the earth’s past. In The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks, Donald R… read more
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28. A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
By: Sean B. Carroll
3.80
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Fascinating and exhilarating--Sean B. Carroll at his very best.--Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A… read more
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29. The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World
By: Paul Morland
3.72
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling new history of the irrepressible demographic changes and mass migrations that have made … read more
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30. Materiali per la vita. Le incredibili storie dei biomateriali che riparano il nostro corpo
By: Devis Bellucci
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
La scienza dei materiali è una disciplina affascinante e misteriosa. Capire di cosa sono fatte le s… read more
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