The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
By: Silvia Ferrara
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
By: Tony Perrottet , None
3.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games? With the summer Olympics' return to Athens, T… read more
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2. The Devil and Webster
By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
3.79
Format: 32 pages, Audio CD
From the New York Timesbestselling author of You Should Have Knownand Admission, a twisty new novel… read more
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3. The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
By: Margalit Fox
3.97
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crac… read more
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4. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
By: Riley Black
3.95
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writi… read more
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"That's the goal of paleontology, after all - to start with the offerings of death and work back towards life."-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"It's an extension of how we often cope in the wake of our own personal traumas, remembering the wounds as we struggle to see the growth stimulated by terrible events. Resilience has no meaning withou…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"In time, extinction comes for all species. Some leave descendants. Others do not. Beautiful as the image is, there is no tree of life. The shape of biodiversity is more like a chaotic blanket, indivi…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
5. 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
6. Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
By: Dennis Duncan
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of us give little thought to the back of the book—it’s just where you go to look things up. Bu… read more
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"[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows: 'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".' 'Oh, that's the name of the song, is…"-Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age
7. The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
By: Edward Dolnick
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Un apasionante thriller cultural. Un fascinante retrato de imperios antiguos y modernos, una mirada… read more
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"The cliché has it that an unknown subject is a closed book, but Egypt was different. Egypt was an open book, with illustrations on every page, that no one knew how to read."-Edward Dolnick, The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
8. Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
By: James Vincent
3.86
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful to… read more
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9. Kindling
By: Traci Chee
3.76
Format: 423 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-r… read more
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10. Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
By: Brian Greene
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of … read more
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"Messy arrangements far outweigh orderly ones."-Brian Greene, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
"The point being that everything emerges from the same collection of ingredients governed by the same physical principles. And those principles, as attested to by a few hundred years of observation, e…"-Brian Greene, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
11. Standing Heavy
By: Gauz
3.58
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Initially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile. The securit… read more
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12. The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History
By: Joel Warner
3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The captivating, deeply reported true story of how one of the most notorious novels ever written—Ma… read more
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13. The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
By: Hana Videen
4.26
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful, and downright baffling words from … read more
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"For some reason, the ball-biting beaver doesn't live on in modern fiction like Aslan the lion or Fawkes the phoenix."-Hana Videen, The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
14. The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
By: Silvia Ferrara
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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15. Manifiesto por la lectura
By: Irene Vallejo
4.38
Format: 34 pages, Kindle Edition
«Somos seres entretejidos de relatos, bordados con hilos de voces, de historia, de filosofía y de c… read more
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"La lectura ofrece puentes colgantes de palabras."-Irene Vallejo, Manifiesto por la lectura
"Para que algum dia se torne realidade, o impossível deve ser sonhado primeiro."-Irene Vallejo, Manifiesto por la lectura
"Somos a única espécie que explica o mundo com histórias, que as deseja, tem saudades delas e as utiliza para o processo de cura."-Irene Vallejo, Manifiesto por la lectura
"En estos días inciertos, cuando parece que los gritos se oyen más que los susurros, los libros siguen manteniendo vivo el diálogo silencioso de un par de ojos que escuchan la voz de unas hileras de l…"-Irene Vallejo, Manifiesto por la lectura
16. Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern
By: Jing Tsu
3.87
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
What does it take to reinvent a language? After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world… read more
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17. The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories
By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
3.60
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Lavishly opulent stories of sensual obsession, cultural heritage, and mythological creatures—transl… read more
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"As he struck her, he felt his chest suffocating under waves of desperate sadness, like a child abandoned by its parents."-Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories
"The people here had grown emaciated with hunger and toil, and the walls of their houses sighed with grief and sorrow. All the lovely flowers of this land had been transplanted to the palace to deligh…"-Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories
"At a certain time, the father of this prince had served at the imperial court in Beijing, where his talents had won for him the favour of the Qianlong Emperor as well as the envy of his peers. His re…"-Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, The Siren’s Lament: Essential Stories
18. Here, Right Matters: An American Story
By: Alexander S. Vindman
4.46
Format: 256 pages, ebook
The former National Security Council staffer who testified against President Trump during his impea… read more
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19. Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
By: Paul M.M. Cooper
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
Landmark world history from the creator of the Top Ten podcast Fall of Civilizations. Based on t… read more
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20. The Magicians: Great Minds and the Central Miracle of Science
By: Marcus Chown
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal sci… read more
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21. Planting for Garden Birds: A Grower's Guide to Creating a Bird-Friendly Habitat
By: Jane Moore
4.04
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In Planting for Garden Birds find straightforward ideas and easy to achieve plans that will make yo… read more
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