The Cartoon Guide to Biology
By: Larry Gonick
4.40
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
From New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick and Davidson College biology professor David We…
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1. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
By: Robert A. Heinlein
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its maste… read more
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"Drop dead-but first get permit"-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
"Women talk when they want to. Or don't."-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
"I waited. Women talk when they want to. Or don't."-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
"Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument."-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
2. Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
By: Tim Brown
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The re… read more
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- nonfiction
- education
3. The Far Side Gallery
By: Gary Larson
4.43
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
1984 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered tradem… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
4. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
By: Ed Yong
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Ma… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
"I was struck by how different everything seemed with microbes in mind."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"The brutal contract of natural selection ensures that if one partner is unnecessary, it gets dumped."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"As palaeontologist Andrew Knoll once said, "Animals might be evolution's icing, but bacteria are really the cake."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
"There’s a popular saying among doctors: There’s no such thing as alternative medicine; if it works, it’s just called medicine."-Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
5. Here
By: Richard McGuire
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hereis Richard McGuire's unique graphic novel based on the legendary 1989 comic strip of the same n… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
6. The Far Side Gallery 3
By: Gary Larson
3.79
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The third Far Sidetreasury. 1988 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Sideand the Larsonsign… read more
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- graphic novels
- comics
7. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
By: Atul Gawande
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling author of Betterand Complicationsreveals the surprising power of the … read more
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- nonfiction
- science
8. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
By: Michael Keller , Nicolle Rager Fuller
3.50
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
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- graphic novels
- comics
- nonfiction
- science
9. Pashmina
By: Nidhi Chanani
3.70
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years a… read more
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10. The Taming of the Shrew
By: William Shakespeare
3.78
Format: 438 pages,
Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young … read more
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11. SPAD
By: František Kotleta
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
Nebyla to treti svetova valka, ale ta nejvetsi obcanska valka v dejinach. Trvala ctyricet let. Dodn… read more
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12. The Far Side Gallery 2
By: Stephen King , Gary Larson
4.09
Format: None pages,
The Far Side Gallery 2 is the second anthology of Gary Larson's The Far Side comic strips. Cartoons… read more
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13. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
By: Daniel E. Lieberman
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging s… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
"Eating sensibly and exercising don't guarantee long life and good health; they just decrease the risk of getting sick."-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"The mantra of this book is that nothing about the biology of exercise makes sense except in the light of evolution, and nothing about exercise as a behavior makes sense except in the light of anthrop…"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"We evolved to be physically active as we age, and in turn being active helps us age well. Further, the longer we stay active, the greater the benefit, and it is almost never too late to benefit from …"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
"For generation after generation, our ancestors young and old woke up each morning thankful to be alive and with no choice but to spend several hous walking, digging, and doing other physical activiti…"-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
14. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
By: Neil Bradbury
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
15. Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind
By: Sue Black
4.31
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.… read more
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- science
"Sometimes, a bone is just a coconut"-Sue Black, Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind
16. Berlin
By: Jason Lutes
4.45
Format: 580 pages, Hardcover
"If there was ever any doubt of a graphic novel’s ability to achieve a high level of storytelling, … read more
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- graphic novels
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17. Josef Mareš: Moje případy z 1. oddělení
By: Martin Moravec
4.62
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Pozor, začíná výslech! Odpovídat bude Josef Mareš, nejznámější český kriminalista, bývalý šéf pražs… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay
By: Liz Fosslien
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the duo behind the bestselling book No Hard Feelings and the wildly popular @LizandMollie Inst… read more
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- nonfiction
19. He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters
By: Schuyler Bailar
4.62
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes th… read more
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20. Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships
By: Camilla Pang
3.49
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
How proteins, machine learning and molecular chemistry can teach us about the complexities of human… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
"Science thrives on error, because it allows us to fine-tune, to evolve and to fix mistakes in our underlying assumptions"-Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships
"The lesson of proteins is to be more confident, less self-conscious and more accepting of the different roles people play, because of our very different personalities."-Camilla Pang, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships
21. The Cartoon Guide to Biology
By: Larry Gonick
4.40
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
From New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick and Davidson College biology professor David We… read more
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- education
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