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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (Vintage)
by James Gleick
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
by Henry Petroski
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
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You Are Here (10 Edition)
by Christopher Potter
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Wondrous Contrivances: Technology at the Threshold
by Merritt Ierley
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
by Nicholas Carr
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What Technology Wants (10 Edition)
by Kevin Kelly
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The Gecko's Foot: Bio- Inspiration: Engineering New Materials from Nature
by Peter Forbes
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
by Steven Levy
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Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology
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The Virtual Embodied: Presence/Practice/Technology
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Calendar:: Humanity's Epic Struggle to Determine a True and Accurate Year
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