NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 15, 2013
"A provocative reframing of a problem that still awaits a solution."
A compelling, plainspoken piece of advocacy in which the author maintains that everything we think we know about nuclear weapons is wrong.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"Important themes obscured by jargon-filled writing."
A telecommunications policy expert draws parallels between today's Internet providers and late-19th-century monopolies.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"A useful guide for policymakers, doctors and the patients who need protection against deliberate disinformation."
An explanation of why pharmaceutical companies have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 7, 2013
"A delightful, informative guide to an often-intimidating subject."
How to analyze "the numbers behind the news [and appreciate] the extraordinary (and growing) power of data" in today's market-driven economy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 2, 2013
"An enjoyable debut appropriate for both specialists and general readers."
NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 2, 2013
"Mostly laudatory history mixed with a provocative treatise on creating neat new things."
A celebratory exploration of American tinkerers and the spirit of innovation that moves them.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"An important book by a visionary with his feet planted on the ground."
The director of Duke University's Environmental Laboratory offers an exciting evaluation of the potential for colonizing Mars by the end of the century.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 31, 2012
"A symphonic yet unromantic portrait of traditional societies and the often stirring lessons they offer."
A supple and engaged journey into traditional societies and an exploration of their ways of life, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of
Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997).
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 11, 2012
"A formidable inquiry into why the marvels of nature and the distinctiveness of cultures are constantly imperiled."
A deep look at the human capacity for extinction twined with roamings to the far ends of the earth, from poet and fledgling natural historian Challenger (
Galatea, 2006, etc.).
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 1, 2012
"A winning, enlightening investigation into wind engineering and the man who made the airwaves speak."
A richly drawn portrait of Alan Davenport (1932–2009), the maestro of "balancing the wind's fickle forces."
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 27, 2012
"An optimistically levelheaded book about actually dealing with global warming."
A serious attempt to address climate change: "why it matters, what causes [it], and who is responsible."
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 27, 2012
"Lucid and concise descriptions and analyses of an active, creative mind fully engaged with the natural world."
A bright, brisk assessment of the scientific interests and contributions of the Sage of Monticello.
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