Natural sciences, general
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Until the End of Time : Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
Greene, BrianKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2020Instant New York Times Best-seller From the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's s...
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Vagina Obscura : An Anatomical Voyage
Gross, Rachel E.W. W. Norton & Company 2022Shortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award One of Five Books Best Literary Science Writing...
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What If? : Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Munroe, RandallHarperCollins 2014What If? has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
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Unsettled : What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters
Koonin, Steven E.BenBella Books 2021"Unsettled is a remarkable book—probably the best book on climate change for the intelligent layperson—that achieves the feat of conveying complex information clearly and in depth....
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
deGrasse Tyson, NeilW. W. Norton & Company 2017Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold. The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the na...
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Midnight in Chernobyl : The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Higginbotham, AdamSimon & Schuster 2019A New York Times Best Book of the Year A Time Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner One of NPR...
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Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Rosling, Hans; Rosling Rönnlund, Anna; Rosling, OlaFlatiron Books 2018INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "One of the most important books I've ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." – Bill Gates"Hans Rosling tells the s...
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The End of Everything : (Astrophysically Speaking)
Mack, KatieScribner 2020A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY * THE WASHINGTON POST * THE ECONOMIST * NEW SCIENTIST * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * THE GUARDIAN From one of the m...
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? : And Other Questions About Dead Bodies
Doughty, CaitlinW. W. Norton & Company 2019New York Times Bestseller Winner of a Goodreads Choice Award "Funny, dark, and at times stunningly existential." —Marianne Eloise, Guardian Everyone has questions about death. In...
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Isaac's Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Larson, ErikKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed author of The De...
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Underland : A Deep Time Journey
Macfarlane, RobertW. W. Norton & Company 2019National Bestseller • New York Times "100 Notable Books of the Year" • NPR "Favorite Books of 2019" • Guardian "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" • Winner of the National Outdoor...
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The Genetic Lottery : Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
Harden, Kathryn PaigePrinceton University Press 2021A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DN...
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe
Cham, Jorge; Whiteson, DanielPenguin Publishing Group 2021"Delightful, funny, and yet rigorous and intelligent: only Jorge and Daniel can reach this exquisite balance." —Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Helgolan...
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Enlightenment Now : The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Pinker, StevenPenguin Publishing Group 2018INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR "My new favorite book of all time." —Bill Gates If you think the w...
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Our Biggest Experiment : An Epic History of the Climate Crisis
Bell, AliceCatapult 2021Traversing science, politics, and technology, Our Biggest Experiment shines a spotlight on the little-known scientists who sounded the alarm to reveal the history behind the defini...
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Below the Edge of Darkness : A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
Widder, EdithRandom House Publishing Group 2021A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence—the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness—and what it tells us...
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The Demon-Haunted World : Science as a Candle in the Dark
Sagan, CarlRandom House Publishing Group 2011A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited d...
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Edison
Morris, EdmundRandom House Publishing Group 2019NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history. N...
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Chase Darkness with Me : How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
Jensen, BillySourcebooks 2019***With an exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation between Billy Jensen and retired detective Paul Holes on the Golden State Killer, their favorite cold cases, and more***Have you...
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The Body : A Guide for Occupants
Bryson, BillTransworld 2019#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE _______'A directory of wonders.' - The Guardian 'Jaw-dro...