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NONFICTION
Released: March 8, 2011
Kirkus Star THE SOCIAL ANIMAL: A STORY OF LOVE, CHARACTER, AND ACHIEVEMENT
by David Brooks
"An uncommonly brilliant blend of sociology, intellect and allegory."
Through the lens of a hypothetical couple and their offspring, New York Times columnist Brooks (On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (and Always Have) In the Future Tense, 2005, etc.) cleverly explores the realms of the psyche and the unconscious mind. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 9, 2010
SELF COMES TO MIND: CONSTRUCTING THE CONSCIOUS BRAIN
by Antonio Damasio
"Awareness may be mostly mystery, but Damasio shapes its hints and glimmerings into an imaginative, informed narrative."
Damasio (Director/Univ. of Southern California Brain and Creativity Inst.; Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain, 2003, etc.) seeks to understand "the mystery of consciousness." Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2009
HOW TO BUILD A DINOSAUR: EXTINCTION DOESN’T HAVE TO BE FOREVER
by Jack Horner, James Gorman
"Evo devo for the everyday reader, with the personal stuff adding color needed to sustain a skirmish with molecular paleobiology."
Brash, world-renowned paleontologist confesses that if he had his druthers, he'd "Bring ‘em Back Alive." Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 9, 2007
Kirkus Star BORN ON A BLUE DAY: INSIDE THE EXTRAORDINARY MIND OF AN AUTISTIC SAVANT
by Daniel Tammet
"Transcends the disability-memoir genre."
A riveting account of living with autism. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 15, 2005
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: POLARIZATION, FRACTURING, AND OUR FUTURE
by Juan Enriquez
"The presentation is odd--those with short attention spans may enjoy it most--but the argument is engaging. "
An apocalyptic vision--at least for fans of America-as-sole-superpower--of a future in which the U.S. splinters into some version of Baja Canada, Jesusland and New New Mexico. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 19, 2005
Kirkus Star DON’T EAT THIS BOOK: FAST FOOD AND THE SUPERSIZING OF AMERICA
by Morgan Spurlock
"A powerful work of reporting and punditry."
Spurlock, the man behind the hit documentary Super Size Me, again savages the fast-food industry. Read full book review >