Uncle Tungsten
By: Oliver Sacks
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
In Uncle Tungsten Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of…
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1. The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan
4.29
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
On the 10th anniversary of his death, brilliant astrophysicist and Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"We make our purpose."-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
"Beep glagga beep wonk beep beep."-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
"Science is only a Latin word for knowledge"-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
"Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception."-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
2. What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science (v. 2)
By: Robert L. Wolke , Marlene Parrish
3.71
Format: None pages,
This sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cookcontinues Bob Wolke's investigations int… read more
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- science
3. Uncle Tungsten
By: Oliver Sacks
2.84
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
In Uncle Tungsten Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- chemistry
- nonfiction
- science
4. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
By: Sam Kean
0.00
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove… read more
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- chemistry
- nonfiction
- history
- science
5. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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- chemistry
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- history
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6. A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
By: Kathryn Harkup
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
People are fascinated by murder. The popularity of murder mystery books, TV series, and even board … read more
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- nonfiction
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7. Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health
By: Bruce Lourie , None
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
Funny, thought-provoking, and incredibly disturbing, Slow Death by Rubber Duckreveals that just the… read more
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8. Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
By: Mason Currey
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
9. Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
By: Penny Le Couteur , Jay Burreson
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Though many factors have been proposed to explain the failure of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, … read more
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10. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
By: Georgina Howell
4.31
Format: 517 pages, Hardcover
A marvelous tale of an adventurous life of great historical import She has been called the female L… read more
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11. The Periodic Table
By: Primo Levi , Raymond Rosenthal
4.18
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
The Periodic Table is largely a memoir of the years before and after Primo Levi's transportation fr… read more
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12. Johnny Carson
By: Henry Bushkin
3.68
Format: 528 pages,
An endlessly dishy and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and pow… read more
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13. Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
By: Nick Mann , Theodore Gray
3.37
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
The Elementshas become an international sensation, with over one million copies in-print worldwide.… read more
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14. Jack: Straight from the Gut
By: Jack Welch , John A. Byrne , None
4.50
Format: 34 pages,
As CEO of General Electric for the past twenty years, he has built its market cap by over $500 bill… read more
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15. Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise
By: Neil Gaiman , Wil Wheaton , John Kovalic
4.00
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Wil Wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success. Despite early stardom thro… read more
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16. Lindbergh
By: A. Scott Berg
3.97
Format: 649 pages, Paperback
This is a most compelling story of a most significant life; the most private of public figures fina… read more
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17. When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
By: Peter Godwin
3.57
Format: 432 pages,
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18. The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams
By: Carol Zaleski , Philip Zaleski
4.32
Format: 210 pages, ebook
A stirring group biography of the Inklings, the Oxford writing club featuring J.R.R. Tolkien and C.… read more
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19. What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
By: Robert L. Wolke , Marlene Parrish
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Do you wish you understood the science of foods, but don't want to plow through dry technical books… read more
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20. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
21. Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
By: Karen Hinton
4.27
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
“A vivid, clear-eyed glimpse into American politics from a woman who grew up in the hinterlands of … read more
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"I don’t remember anything about the accident that changed my life. All I knew was what seemed like an endless, foggy dream."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"…I was finding that reporting the news wasn't enough. I wanted to be more than just a paid observer. I wanted to be in the fight. I got my chance."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"We…realized that no matter who won the race, we were girls, and we were from Soso, Mississippi, population 434, which meant we were destined to be last in pretty much everything else."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"The last few weeks of that summer, Janice lost interest in our conversations…. Her mind was taking her to other places, as though she was listening to a song or watching a movie or reading a book we …"-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
