Stepping-Stones: A Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne
By: Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
3.93
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
“The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e] . . . A raptu…
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1. The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols
By: Genevieve von Petzinger
3.95
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey’s paradigm-shat… read more
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- art
- science
- history
- archaeology
- nonfiction
- prehistory
- anthropology
2. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
By: Stephen Greenblatt
3.87
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
Named One of Esquire 's 50 Best Biographies of All Time The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. The Making of the Atomic Bomb
By: Richard Rhodes
4.39
Format: 886 pages, Paperback
Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"Before it is science and career, before it is livelihood, before even it is family or love, freedom is sound sleep and safety to notice the play of morning sun."-Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb
"Any account of science which does not explicitly describe it as something we believe in is essentially incomplete and a false pretense. It amounts to a claim that science is essentially different fro…"-Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb
"For the scientist, at exactly the moment of discovery—that most unstable existential moment—the external world, nature itself, deeply confirms his innermost fantastic convictions. Anchored abruptly i…"-Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb
"[Chemist Michael] Polanyi found one other necessary requirement for full initiation into science: Belief. If science has become the orthodoxy of the West, individuals are nevertheless still free to t…"-Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb
4. The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science Is Rewriting Their Story
By: Dimitra Papagianni , Michael A. Morse
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In recent years, the common perception of the Neanderthals has been transformed, thanks to new disc… read more
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- history
- archaeology
- anthropology
- nonfiction
- prehistory
- science
5. The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
By: James David Lewis-Williams
4.30
Format: None pages, Paperback
Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet, … read more
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- art
- history
- archaeology
- nonfiction
- prehistory
- anthropology
6. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
By: Ilan Pappé
3.98
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Since the Holocaust, it has been almost impossible to hide large-scale crimes against humanity. In … read more
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7. The Horse, the Wheel and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
By: None
3.67
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known … read more
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8. The Prehistory of the Mind: The Cognitive Origins of Art, Religion and Science
By: Steven Mithen
4.22
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Here is an exhilarating intellectual performance, in the tradition of Roger Penrose's The Emperor's… read more
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9. Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch #8)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
According to the writer of the best-selling crime novel ever to have been published in the city of … read more
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10. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
By: Richard P. Feynman
4.50
Format: 34 pages, Paperback
Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Pr… read more
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11. Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans
By: Brian M. Fagan
3.33
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
Cro-Magnons were the first fully modern Europeans?not only the creators of the stunning cave painti… read more
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12. The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction
By: Pat Shipman
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
With their large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills, Neanderthals are… read more
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13. The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
By: Malka Ann Older
3.64
Format: 169 pages, Hardcover
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set … read more
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14. 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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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
- science
"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
15. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
By: David Reich
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human histo… read more
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- science
- history
- archaeology
- nonfiction
- prehistory
- anthropology
16. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
By: Jessica Brody
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology … read more
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- art
- nonfiction
"We call that real problem the SHARD OF GLASS. It's a psychological wound that has been festering beneath the surface of your hero for a long time. The skin has grown over it, leaving behind an unsigh…"-Jessica Brody, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
17. Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
By: Lisa Schneidau
3.81
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magi… read more
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- nature
"In the old days, there were bogles, the horrid things, creeping in the darkness, ready to take people. And even in the daytime, when there weren't bogles, people were always fretting about them, or s…"-Lisa Schneidau, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
18. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
By: David Graeber
4.20
Format: 692 pages, Hardcover
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions abo… read more
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- history
- anthropology
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- science
"Humans - from this other perspective, which is just as extreme in its own way - are at best an arbitrary constellation of cultural elements, perhaps assembled according to some prevailing spirit, cod…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"One might ask, how could that most basic element of all human freedoms, the freedom to make promises and commitments and thus build relationships, be turned into its very opposite: into peonage, serf…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"There is an obvious objection to evolutionary models which assume that our strongest social ties are based on close biological kinship: many humans just don’t like their families very much. And this …"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"In the Middle Ages, most people in other parts of the world who actually knew anything about northern Europe at all considered it an obscure and uninviting backwater full of religious fanatics who, a…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
19. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
By: Annalee Newitz
3.79
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why … read more
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- history
- anthropology
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- science
"Often it is in the most squalid and filthiest of places that we can uncover profound truths about a society that considers itself civilized."-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
"There was no giant sign proclaiming the end of life as they'd known it; instead, there was a mounting pile of annoyances and disappointments."-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
"City leaders pour resources into beautiful spectacles for political reasons, rather than providing good roads, functioning sewers, relatively safe marketplaces, and other basic amenities of urban lif…"-Annalee Newitz, Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
20. Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
By: J.W. Ocker
3.70
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizar… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
21. What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
By: Barbara Butcher
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected a job at th… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"People can handle the truth, but not uncertainty. The things they imagine are almost always more painful than the facts."-Barbara Butcher, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
22. Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
By: Jennifer Raff
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story—and fascinating mystery—of how … read more
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- history
- anthropology
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- science
23. Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, and the Pursuit of Knowledge
By: Jeremy Narby
4.16
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
A trailblazing anthropologist and an indigenous Amazonian healer explore the convergence of science… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
- science
24. Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
By: Marcia Bjornerud
4.09
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to our planetary survival Few of us hav… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
- science
"Antipathy toward time clouds personal and collective thinking."-Marcia Bjornerud, Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
"This impression is a glimpse not of timelessness but timefulness, an acute consciousness of how the world is made by - indeed, made of - time."-Marcia Bjornerud, Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
"I emphasize that my job is not to challenge their personal beliefs but to teach the logic of geology (geo-logic?) - the methods and tools of the discipline that enables us not only to comprehend how …"-Marcia Bjornerud, Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
"Over human timescales, however, our disruption of geography will haunt us. Soil lost to erosion, coastal areas claimed by the sea, and mountaintops sacrificed on the altar of capitalism won't be rest…"-Marcia Bjornerud, Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World
25. Medieval Bodies: Life and Death in the Middle Ages
By: Jack Hartnell
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Just like us, medieval men and women worried about growing old, got blisters and indigestion, fell … read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- history
- science
26. The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
By: Barry Cunliffe
4.04
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant horsemen and great fighters, the Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- archaeology
- anthropology
27. The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts
By: Mary Wellesley
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking journey into the hidden history of medieval manuscripts, from the Lindisfarne Gospel… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- history
28. Scientist: E.O. Wilson: A Life in Nature
By: Richard Rhodes
4.18
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A masterful, timely, fully authorized biography of the great and hugely influential biologist and n… read more
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- nature
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29. Stepping-Stones: A Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne
By: Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
3.93
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
“The next best thing to actually seeing the prehistoric cave art of southern Franc[e] . . . A raptu… read more
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- art
- science
- history
- archaeology
- nonfiction
- france
- prehistory
- nature
- anthropology
30. The Smart Neanderthal: Cave Art, Bird Catching, and the Cognitive Revolution
By: Clive Finlayson
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Finlayson, quien está a la vanguardia de esta investigación, relata los descubrimientos de su equip… read more
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- history
- archaeology
- nonfiction
- prehistory
- nature
- anthropology
31. Crystal Clear: Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators
By: Khenchen Thrangu
4.68
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Crystal Clear, by the learned and realized Tibetan Master Thrangu Rinpoche, is a companion volume t… read more
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