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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer Publisher Comments The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory. An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe by George Dyson Publisher Comments “It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Enlightened Cyclist: Commuter Angst, Dangerous Drivers, and Other Obstacles on the Path to Two-Wheeled Trancendence by BikeSnobNYC Publisher Comments The joys of commuting by bike attract scores of new converts every year. But as fresh-faced cyclists fill the roads, they also encounter their share of frustrations: careless drivers, wide-flung car doors, zoned-out pedestrians, and aggressive fellow... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike by Grant Petersen Publisher Comments In the same way that Michael Pollan's slim bestseller Food Rules brought a gust of common sense to the everyday activity of eating, Just Ride is a revelation. Forget the ultralight, uncomfortable bikes, flashy jerseys, clunky shoes that clip onto tiny... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson Publisher Comments Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scientists. Now that NASA has put human space flight effectively on hold — with a five- or possibly ten... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson Publisher Comments Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clarity and passion, one of our greatest living scientists directly addresses these three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy, and science while "overturning the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories From the Animal Kingdom (11 Edition) by Jennifer S. Holland Publisher Comments It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . " Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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 Staff Pick Sam Kean proves that chemistry makes for great storytelling with this entertaining look at the human stories behind the elements found in the periodic table. A delightful history of science, The Disappearing Spoon makes for both an engaging and... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them by Wayne Pacelle Publisher Comments In countless fascinating ways, our relationship with animals is an essential part of the human experience. Now, one of the world's leading champions of animal welfare offers a dramatic examination of our age-old bond to all creatures. Wayne Pacelle... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (Vintage) by James Gleick Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book A Los Angeles Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer Best Book of the Year From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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To the Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes by Francis Slakey Publisher Comments A journey to the most extreme points on Earth and deep inside the human spirit Before Georgetown physics professor Francis Slakey set out to climb the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean, he had shut himself... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America by Bryan Sykes Publisher Comments The best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve now turns his sights on the United States, one of the most genetically variegated countries in the world. From the blue-blooded pockets of old-WASP New England to the vast tribal lands of the Navajo... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Games Primates Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships by Dario Maestripieri Publisher Comments Most humans don't realize that when they exchange emails with someone, anyone, they are actually exhibiting certain unspoken rules about dominance and hierarchy. The same rules regulate the exchange of grooming behavior in rhesus macaques or chimpanzees.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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FreeDarko Presents... The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History by Bethlehem Shoals and Big Baby and Dr. Lawyer IndianChief and Billups and Silverbird 5000 Staff Pick The guys at FreeDarko have delivered another outstanding basketball book, this time about the history of the game. While not a complete history, they hit many of the highlights of the sport, including the first organized leagues, the Celtics of the 1960s,... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Great Disruption (11 Edition) by Paul Gilding Publisher Comments It's time to stop just worrying about climate change, says Paul Gilding. Instead, we need to brace for impact, because global crisis is no longer avoidable; we have come to the end of a world economy based on consumption and waste, where we live beyond... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior by Leonard Mlodinow Publisher Comments Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of The Drunkard's Walk and coauthor of The Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking), gives us a startling and eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and how, for... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts Publisher Comments A Silent Spring for oceans, written by "the Rachel Carson of the fish world" (The New York Times) Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts&mdash... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World by Emma Marris Publisher Comments A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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The Fate of the Species: Why the Human Race May Cause Its Own Extinction and How We Can Stop It by Fred Guterl Publisher Comments The sixth "mass extinction event" in the history of planet Earth is currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off every day. The cause of this seismic event is also the source of the single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain (Vintage) by Antonio Damasio Publisher Comments A leading neuroscientist explores with authority, with imagination, and with unparalleled mastery how the brain constructs the mind and how the brain makes that mind conscious. Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years researching and and... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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