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SPILLOVER
Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Pub Date: Oct 1, 2012
Nature writer and intrepid traveler Quammen (The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, 2006, etc.) sums up in one absorbing volume what we know about some of the world's scariest scourges: Ebola, AIDS, pandemic influenza--and what we can do to thwart the "NBO," the Next Big One.
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SURVIVING SURVIVAL
The Art and Science of Resilience
Pub Date: Sep 10, 2012
How can the world smite thee? Let us count the ways...
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THE GUARDIAN OF ALL THINGS
The Epic Story of Human Memory
Pub Date: Aug 21, 2012
Every living organism possesses a memory, however primitive, but Homo sapiens carried it to a dazzling level, writes technology journalist Malone (The Future Arrived Yesterday: The Rise of the Protean Corporation and What It Means for You, 2009, etc.) in this ingenious, richly complex account of how humans exchange, record, preserve and manipulate information.
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GRAVITY'S ENGINES
How Bubble-Blowing Black Holes Rule Galaxies, Stars, and Life in the Cosmos
Pub Date: Aug 14, 2012
An intelligent explanation of a weird but essential feature of the universe.
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WHERE'S THE TRUTH?
Letters and Journals, 1948-1957
Pub Date: Aug 14, 2012
The last volume of the letters and journals of the prototypical mad scientist, Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957).
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DREAMLAND
Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
Pub Date: Aug 13, 2012
AP reporter Randall provides a brisk tour of sleep research and what it means for individuals hoping to feel well rested.
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