Connections
By: James Burke
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
In this bestselling book, James Burke examines the ideas, inventions, and coincidences that have cu…
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1. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan traces our exploration of space and suggests that our very… read more
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- history
- technology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
"Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
"It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little about it."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
"Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
"I remind myself that madmen really exist. Sometimes they achieve the highest levels of political power in modern industrial nations."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
2. Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
By: Simon Singh
4.21
Format: 532 pages, Paperback
A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five catacl… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
- science
"All that was required to measure the planet was a man with a stick and a brain. In other words, couple an intellect with some experimental apparatus and almost anything seems achievable."-Simon Singh, Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
3. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
By: Jared Diamond
3.93
Format: 608 pages, Paperback
Brilliant, illuminating, and immensely absorbing, Collapse is destined to take its place as one of … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"...neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency."-Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
"History as well as life itself is complicated -- neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency."-Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
"[T]he values to which people cling most stubbornly under inappropriate conditions are those values that were previously the source of their greatest triumphs."-Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
"The Anasazi did manage to construct in stone the largest and tallest buildings erected in North America until the Chicago steel girder skyscrapers of the 1880s."-Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
4. The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1)
By: Andre Norton , Mark Nelson
3.80
Format: 242 pages, Audiobook
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIMEIntelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief… read more
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5. Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine, 1921-1933
By: Anne Applebaum
3.32
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulagand the National Book Award finalist Iron Curtai… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. Connections
By: James Burke
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
In this bestselling book, James Burke examines the ideas, inventions, and coincidences that have cu… read more
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- science
- history
- historical
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history of science
- technology
7. The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
By: Richard Dawkins
3.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehe… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
8. Dancers in Mourning (Albert Campion Mystery #9)
By: Margery Allingham
3.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Jimmy Sutane, London's favorite song-and-dance man, headlines at the Argosy Theater, where someone … read more
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9. Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
By: None
4.12
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I see [Raworth] as the John Maynard Keynes of the 21st Century: by ref… read more
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10. A Short History of Progress
By: Ronald Wright
4.04
Format: 431 pages, Paperback
Each time history repeats itself, the cost goes up. The twentieth century--a time of unprecedented … read more
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11. The New World of Mr. Tompkins
By: George Gamow , Russell Stannard
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
Mr. Tompkins is back! The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span and vivid imaginat… read more
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12. Man Plus (Man Plus #1)
By: Frederik Pohl
3.15
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Ill luck made Roger Torraway the subject of the Man Plus Programme, but it was deliberate biologica… read more
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13. The Sandman: Overture
By: None , Neil Gaiman , J.H. Williams III , Todd Klein
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Twenty-five years since 's legendary series is back in a deluxe hardcover edition! The Sandman: Ov… read more
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14. Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
By: Roger Crowley
3.93
Format: 265 pages,
In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, d… read more
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15. Almost American Girl
By: Robin Ha
4.22
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more
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- nonfiction
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl
16. How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers
By: Tim Harford
4.12
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
When was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whet… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
17. The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
By: Stephanie Kelton
4.04
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Bestseller The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
- science
18. A Stroke of the Pen
By: Terry Pratchett
4.03
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black a… read more
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"Dragons Invade The Crumbling Castle Area,’ shouted the first page (this was the headline), and then he said in an ordinary voice: ‘For full details hear Page Three."-Terry Pratchett, A Stroke of the Pen
19. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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- history
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20. The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
By: Roman Mars
4.03
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the cr… read more
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- history
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"A round of applause for circles."-Roman Mars, The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
"For better or worse, defensive designs limit the range of activities people can engage in. They can also create real problems for the elderly or disabled. Some of the goals of unpleasant designs can …"-Roman Mars, The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
21. The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire
By: Stephen R. Bown
4.14
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins. The story of the Hudson's Bay C… read more
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