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This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
by John Brockman
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 3rd Edition
by Thomas S Kuhn
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
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by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
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Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 (12 Edition)
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
by Lawrence Weschler
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by Brian Greene
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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)

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Deep Time: How Humanity Communicates Across Millennia
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Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?: The Net's Impact on Our Minds and Future
by John Brockman
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The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay
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Winner of the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Black and White, author-illustrator David Macaulay has more than demonstrated his playful humor, imagination, and technical know-how in over fifteen books for children. His greatest success so far, though,... (read more)

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