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RAIN

by Cynthia Barnett

Highlights the severity of some of our environmental problems with knowledge, humor, urgency and hope. Full review >

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THE DEATH OF CANCER

by Vincent T. DeVita Jr. Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn

One of the most absorbing and empowering science histories to hit the shelves in recent years. Full review >

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GALILEO'S MIDDLE FINGER

by Alice Dreger

Let us be grateful that there are writers like Dreger who have the wits and the guts to fight for truth. Full review >

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THE INTIMATE BOND

by Brian Fagan

Though reminding us of the cruelties still visited upon animals and insisting that we respect them anew—not merely as pets... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

BIG SCIENCE

by Michael Hiltzik

A fascinating biography of a physicist who transformed how science is done. Full review >

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THUNDER & LIGHTNING

by Lauren Redniss illustrated by Lauren Redniss

A highly atmospheric, entertainingly earnest, and intimate engrossment with the world’s most popular topic of conversation. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THE AGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

by Jeffrey D. Sachs

Required reading for policymakers and students, and general readers will finish the book realizing they actually understand... Full review >

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BEYOND WORDS

by Carl Safina

A profound, scientifically based appeal for recognition of the kinship of all living things. Full review >

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HISTORY

THE INVENTION OF SCIENCE

by David Wootton

A superbly lucid examination of a dramatic revolution in human thought that deserves a place on the shelf with Thomas Kuhn... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE INVENTION OF NATURE

by Andrea Wulf

Humboldt was the Einstein of the 19th century but far more widely read, and Wulf successfully combines a biography with an... Full review >

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