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| | 3. |  | A Short History of Nearly Everything
from Random House Audio
Price: $19.77
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This book is quite different from Bryson's usual fare. Here Bryson steps out of his usual travel and language focus to write about science. The product is an interesting combination of the social history of science, biographies of famous scientists, and discussion of significant scientific... more info
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| | 4. |  | The World Without Us
from Thomas Dunne Books
Price: $16.47
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Alan Weisman's book is an extension of a previous essay article, and unfortunately, that is how it often reads. The chapters (and sections within chapters) jump from subject to subject and through different time lines without real feeling for order or reason. The statements he makes are backed up by... more info
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| | 8. |  | Collapse (Allen Lane Science)
from Allen Lane
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This book makes an good and convincing case for the importance of environmental issues as they affect the well being of all societies developed and developing.
The book is centered around the collapse of past societies, although this is only one of four sections in the book. The first section... more info
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| | 9. |  | Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
from Basic Books
Price: $15.61
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Godel, Escher and Bach, written by Douglas Hofstadter, while the title would suggest it is discussion of a mathematician, an artist, and a composer, is a complex examination of how human beings develop perception and meaning. More specifically, the book explores, through a series of dialogues and... more info
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| | 10. |  | Einstein: His Life and Universe
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $21.12
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Walter Isaacson has done a masterful job of retracing Albert Einstein's life, including his earliest childhood, his miracle year of 1905, the development of general relativity and his political activism. This book is an erudite yet thoroughly readable and entertaining look at the man.
His... more info
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