Linguistic Bodies: The Continuity between Life and Language
By: Ezequiel A. Di Paolo
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A novel theoretical framework for an embodied, non-representational approach to language that exten…
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1. The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
By: N.K. Jemisin
4.30
Format: 468 pages, Paperback
This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a wo… read more
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"Even the least of us must serve the greater good."-N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
2. Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
By: Paul C.W. Davies , Werner Heisenberg
4.02
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Nobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg's classic account explains the central ideas of the quantum re… read more
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3. Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
By: Samir Okasha
3.93
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
What is science? Is there a real difference between science and myth? Is science objective? Can sci… read more
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"It has been argued that close attention to the history of science is indispensable for doing good philosophy of science."-Samir Okasha, Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
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4. The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
By: Michael Tomasello
4.02
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
Ambitious and elegant, this book builds a bridge between evolutionary theory and cultural psycholog… read more
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5. A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
By: Henry Gee
4.05
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place―in constant chemical flux, covered with chu… read more
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6. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
By: Amanda Montell
3.85
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultis… read more
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7. Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
By: Sabine Hossenfelder
3.92
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
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8. Linguistic Bodies: The Continuity between Life and Language
By: Ezequiel A. Di Paolo
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A novel theoretical framework for an embodied, non-representational approach to language that exten… read more
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9. Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber (The Tanner Lectures on Human Values)
By: Wendy Brown
3.99
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
One of America’s leading political theorists analyzes the nihilism degrading―and confounding―politi… read more
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