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Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton

The equations of life by Charles Cockell

"Any reader of science fiction or viewer of Star Trek will be awake to the dream that there may be …

Accidental brothers by Nancy L. Segal

Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets of identical Colombian twin brothers who discovered at age 25 that …

Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich

Bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better.

A …

Math with bad drawings by Ben Orlin

"A hilarious reeducation in mathematics--full of joy, jokes, and stick figures--that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways …

NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman

What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? …

The Peripheral by William Gibson

Evicted by Matthew Desmond

From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the …

Complexity: A Guided Tour by Melanie Mitchell

Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds

Ten thousand city-state habitats orbit the planet Yellowstone, forming a near perfect democratic human paradise. But even utopia has a …

Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies by Geoffrey West

Virtual Reality by Steven M. LaValle

Information doesn't want to be free by Cory Doctorow

Information Doesn't Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can …

How Not to Die by Michael Greger, Gene Stone

From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the …

The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi