The Science of Science
By: Dashun Wang
4.11
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
This is the first comprehensive overview of the 'science of science,' an emerging interdisciplinary…
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1. The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery
4.02
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more
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"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
2. Solaris
By: Stanisław Lem
3.99
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem. When K… read more
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"Is a mountain only a huge stone? Is a planet an enormous mountain?"-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"If man had more of a sense of humour, things might have turned out differently."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"I was still a prisoner in my nightmares, and every morning the play began again."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"But what am I going to see? I don't know. In a certain sense, it depends on you."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
3. The Remains of the Day
By: Kazuo Ishiguro
4.14
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0571225381 here. In the summer of 1956, St… read more
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"The rest of my life stretches out as an emptiness before me."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day
"One is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day
"If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day
"شاید بهتر بود خداوند مارا هم مثل گیاهان خلق میکرد، یعنی پایمان محکم توی زمین باشد. آنوقت هیچکدام از این کثافتکاری مربوط به جنگ و مرز و این چیزها اصلاً پیش نمیآمد."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day
4. The Selfish Gene
By: Richard Dawkins
4.16
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
"The Selfish Gene" caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was … read more
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"Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"What shall it profit a male if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his immortal genes?"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
5. Cloud Atlas
By: David Mitchell
3.90
Format: 49 pages, Paperback
Cloud Atlasbegins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to hi… read more
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6. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
By: Dave Thomas , Andy Hunt
3.28
Format: 404 pages, Paperback
-- Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through th… read more
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7. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
By: Brian Christian , Tom Griffiths
3.95
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A fascinating exploration of how insights from computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday l… read more
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8. Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
By: Orson Scott Card
4.10
Format: 382 pages, Paperback
Now available in mass market, the revised, definitive edition of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning … read more
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"The piggies were not to be disturbed-"-Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
"Darkness bound them closer than light."-Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
"I am a disbeliever in the unbelievable."-Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
"Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to."-Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead (Ender's Saga, #2)
9. Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility
By: James P. Carse
3.51
Format: None pages,
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10. The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
By: Robert Wright
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among th… read more
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11. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
By: Robert B. Cialdini
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how … read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"Embarrassment is a villain to be crushed."-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good."-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do."-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"The truly gifted negotiator, then, is one whose initial position is exaggerated enough to allow for a series of concessions that will yield a desirable final offer from the opponent, yet is not so ou…"-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
12. New York
By: Edward Rutherfurd
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Edward Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga, weaving together t… read more
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13. The Fall
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searin… read more
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14. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.17
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more
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- science
"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
15. Starter Villain
By: John Scalzi
4.16
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more
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"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
16. Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive
By: Philipp Dettmer
4.59
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think ab… read more
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- science
"Life hates nothing as much as wasting resources."-Philipp Dettmer, Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive
17. Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
By: Tiago Forte
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
>For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world’s knowledge. There has ne… read more
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- nonfiction
18. A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong
By: Becky Smethurst
4.38
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects — Dr. Becky explains all, and… read more
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- nonfiction
- physics
- science
19. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
By: Steven H. Strogatz
4.30
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled … read more
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- physics
- science
"For reasons nobody understands, the universe is deeply mathematical. Maybe God made it that way. Or maybe it’s the only way a universe with us in it could be, because nonmathematical universes can’t …"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
"With the star up above and the blackness of space, I can't avoid feeling awe. How could we, Homo sapiens, an insignificant species on an insignificant planet adrift in a middleweight galaxy, have man…"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
20. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
By: Alex Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner’s World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contr… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
21. Calypso
By: David Sedaris
4.11
Format: 272 pages, ebook
David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever la… read more
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- nonfiction
"In France the most often used word is “connerie,"-David Sedaris, Calypso
"A young couple strolls by, the adoration of one bouncing off the tolerance of the other."-David Sedaris, Calypso
"We’re like a pair of bad trapeze artists, reaching for each other’s hands and missing every time"-David Sedaris, Calypso
"We're not pessimists, exactly, but in late middle age, when you envision your life ten years down the line, you're more likely to see a bedpan than a Tony Award."-David Sedaris, Calypso
22. Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
By: Stuart Russell
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A leading artificial intelligence researcher lays out a new approach to AI that will enable us to c… read more
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- science
"To get just an inkling of the fire we're playing with, consider how content-selection algorithms function on social media. They aren't particularly intelligent, but they are in a position to affect t…"-Stuart Russell, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
23. Exhalation
By: Ted Chiang
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of hu… read more
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"The universe began as an enormous breath being held."-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
"I am not that air, I am the pattern that it assumed, temporarily."-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
"Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so. I"-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
"even if a universe’s life span is calculable, the variety of life that is generated within it is not."-Ted Chiang, Exhalation
24. Permanent Record
By: Edward Snowden
4.30
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveill… read more
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- science
"The government should be afraid of the people, the people shouldn't be afraid of the government."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
"This was the ultimate leap of faith, in a way: I could hardly trust anyone, so I had to trust everyone."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
"A little bit of math can accomplish what all the guns and barbed wire can't: a little bit of math can keep a secret."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
"The reason you're reading this book is that I did a dangerous thing for a man in my position: I decided to tell the truth."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
25. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
By: Lisa Feldman Barrett
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the author of How Emotions Are Made , a captivating collection of short essays about your bra… read more
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- science
"The triune brain idea is one of the most successful and widespread errors in all of science."-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
"Sometimes we're responsible for things not because they're our fault, but because we're the only ones who can change them."-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
"The best thing for your nervous system is another human. The worst thing for your nervous system is also another human. This situation leads us to a fundamental dilemma of the human condition."-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
26. For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
By: Nathan Vardi
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A gripping business narrative and scientific thriller about what it takes to bring a wonder drug to… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
27. What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work?
By: Stephen Wolfram
3.91
Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition
Nobody expected this—not even its creators: ChatGPT has burst onto the scene as an AI capable of wr… read more
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- science
28. Models of the Mind: How Physics, Engineering and Mathematics Have Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain
By: Grace Lindsay
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The brain is made up of 85 billion neurons, which are connected by over 100 trillion synapses. For … read more
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- nonfiction
- physics
- science
29. The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything
By: Matthew L. Ball
3.82
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ― United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and China ( Wall Street Journal, … read more
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- science
30. The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
By: Michael Strevens
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
• Why is science so powerful? • Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of … read more
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- science
31. The Science of Science
By: Dashun Wang
4.11
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
This is the first comprehensive overview of the 'science of science,' an emerging interdisciplinary… read more
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