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THE AGE OF INSIGHTA transformative work that joins the hands of Art and Science and makes them acknowledge their close kinship. Full review >
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BEAUTIFUL THINGGritty, gripping and often heartbreaking—an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction. Full review >
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THE FOREST UNSEENExceptional observations of the biological world worthy of any naturalist’s library. Full review >
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FREEDOM'S CAPImpressive research underlies a well-told story that’s simultaneously depressing (what a nasty species we are) and inspiring... Full review >
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THE HOCKEY STICK AND THE CLIMATE WARSThis blistering indictment of corporate-funded chicanery demands a wide audience. Full review >
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HOT CRIPPLEby Hogan Gorman
A remarkable, emotional journey through unrelenting pain—and laughter. Full review >
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THE HUNT FOR KSMby Terry McDermott & Josh Meyer
A surprising, sobering look at one of the deadliest terror networks in history and the American spy agencies charged with... Full review >
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IF WALLS COULD TALKby Lucy Worsley
Anyone who lives in a home with a kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom will delight in reading this history of the... Full review >
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MASTERS OF THE PLANETKeeping a critical eye on the evidence and a skeptical one on theories, Tattersall confirms his status among world... Full review >
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MR. PRESIDENTby Ray Raphael
Raphael’s exceptional history of the beginning years of the United States should be required reading, especially in an... Full review >
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MY FRIEND DAHMERby Derf Backderf illustrated by Derf Backderf
An exemplary demonstration of the transformative possibilities of graphic narrative. Full review >
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ON CELESTIAL MUSICby Rick Moody
Thoughtful, heartfelt and frequently moving, like the best music. Full review >
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PAKISTAN ON THE BRINKby Ahmed Rashid
Rashid’s concluding advice, although reasonable, requires too many leaders to come to their senses, but readers will welcome... Full review >
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THE PATAGONIAN HAREby Claude Lanzmann & translated by Frank Wynne
“I am neither indifferent to, nor weary of, this world; had I a hundred lives, I know I would not tire of it,” he writes.... Full review >
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POWER, INC.Rothkopf delivers a lively, accessible treatment of a multifaceted, complex subject. Full review >
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THE SONG OF THE APEHalloran is a wonderful storyteller, and his gripping account of living among the apes alternates between thrills and... Full review >
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TURING'S CATHEDRALby George Dyson
Meticulously researched and packed with not just technological details, but sociopolitical and cultural details as well—the... Full review >
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTERAnyone who enjoys a play of words and appreciates the turn of a phrase in a beautifully constructed sentence will value this... Full review >
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WHEN GOD TALKS BACKAn erudite discussion both profoundly sympathetic and richly analytical. Full review >
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WILDA candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a... Full review >
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