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Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson Staff Pick In preparing this engaging biography of the world's most famous smart guy, Isaacson enlisted the aid of several physicists including Murray Gell-Mann, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, and Douglas Stone. As a result, this is much more than an "Einstein... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover 
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene Staff Pick Using Simpsons and X-Files examples, Brian Greene explains our current understanding of the universe. Whereas The Elegant Universe was primarily about the obscure, largely theoretical world of susperstring theory, Fabric of the Cosmos holds to more solid... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney Staff Pick "I resignedly picked it up at last on the tail end of a history binge, telling myself, 'Okay, I'm finally going to slog through it. Just get it over with.' And I discovered all my trepidation had been for naught. This isn't an 'accessible for a scholarly... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Staff Pick I know you shouldn't recommend books that you are only halfway through, but this is such a lush tapestry of a book I can't resist. Like a moist rich chocolate torte, Strange and Norrell is the sort of book you ration out to avoid finishing it too soon... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson Staff Pick In preparing this engaging biography of the world's most famous smart guy, Isaacson enlisted the aid of several physicists including Murray Gell-Mann, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, and Douglas Stone. As a result, this is much more than an "Einstein... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges Staff Pick "The title might give the impression that this book would be at home on Patton's shelf, but a glance at the chapter headings shows the book's true heart and mind: 'The Myth of War,' 'The Plague of Nationalism,' 'The Highjacking and Recovery of Memory... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Staff Pick I know you shouldn't recommend books that you are only halfway through, but this is such a lush tapestry of a book I can't resist. Like a moist rich chocolate torte, Strange and Norrell is the sort of book you ration out to avoid finishing it too soon... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lord of the Rings Boxed 3 Volumes by J R R Tolkien Staff Pick "If you've been thinking that you should probably read the books again sometime, the time is now. Why wait? They were written by a scholar and a gentleman, a man steeped in lore and language, and it shows on every page. And if you haven't read them at... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester Staff Pick "If you liked Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman, or any of Winchester's other works, you'll like this one. He explains geological ideas well, and is well on his way to being the new ambassador of geology's influence on human history. He places... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The City and the City by China Mieville Staff Pick Mieville is back with a police procedural set in a pair of Eastern European cities that share a unique border. The City and the City explores personal and cultural identity, and schisms within both. Less fantasy than his previous books, but a fascinating... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 (P.S.) by Simon Winchester Staff Pick "If you liked Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman, or any of Winchester's other works, you'll like this one. He explains geological ideas well, and is well on his way to being the new ambassador of geology's influence on human history. He places... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Orphan Tsunami of 1700: Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America by Brian F. (edt) Atwater Staff Pick "[S]peaking as a data junkie, I think this is one of the coolest science books in a long time. Each page is packed with charts, diagrams, beautiful old maps, watercolors, translations, and photos. This is a wonderful interdisciplinary work, as it covers... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Anathem by Neal Stephenson Staff Pick As a novelist of ideas, Neal Stephenson is known for writing books that are thematically dense. Anathem is no exception. In a world where mathematical philosophers live isolated like monks, the appearance of an orbiting alien spaceship — which has a... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday Staff Pick Including previously unreleased details of Mao's relationship with Stalin, this astonishing look at the father of Communist China is engrossing as well as horrifying — truly an eye-opener.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Thinking like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction -- and Get It Published by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato Staff Pick "A former Powell's employee who has published many magazine articles recommended this book to me, and I in turn recommend it to anyone who has ever had the vague thought of writing a nonfiction book. Thinking like Your Editor will help sweep away the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Travels with Barley: A Journey through Beer Culture in America by Ken Wells Staff Pick "Travels with Barley is an enjoyable journey, and Wells a companionable storyteller. Even if you aren't a beer geek, the book is a fun bit of Americana; the sections covering the history of beer in America are particularly interesting. If you know any... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The World Without Us by Alan Weisman Publisher Comments Time #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007 Entertainment Weekly #1 Nonfiction Book of 2007 Finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Salon Book Awards 2007 Amazon Top 100 Editors' Picks of 2007 (#4) Barnes and Noble 10 Best of 2007: Politics and... (read more) Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality. Brian Greene by Brian Greene Staff Pick Using Simpsons and X-Files examples, Brian Greene explains our current understanding of the universe. Whereas The Elegant Universe was primarily about the obscure, largely theoretical world of susperstring theory, Fabric of the Cosmos holds to more solid... (read more) Your price: $17.50 New - Mass Market
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Do Animals Think? by Clive D L Wynne Staff Pick "Assumptions mask the world, and anthropomorphism is a particularly blinding assumption. Wynne invites us to see the world for what it is. Along with Stephen Budiansky's If A Lion Could Talk, Do Animals Think? is a good primer in seeing past ourselves to... (read more) List Price $52.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism by Geoffrey R. Stone Staff Pick "If you are at all concerned about the issue of free speech and methods that have been used to attack or limit it in the past (and the present), Perilous Times is a must-read."... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $22.25 New - Trade Paper
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