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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson

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This learned and amusing work covers the origin of the universe to the human genome. A welcome journey with Bryson in typical wise and witty fashion. Recommended by...


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The System of the World: Volume Three of the Baroque Cycle (Baroque Cycle #03)

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The System of the World: Volume Three of the Baroque Cycle (Baroque Cycle #03)
by Neal Stephenson

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The concluding volume of the Baroque Cycle mixes swashbuckling adventure, historical romance, mathematics, and Isaac Newton into a frothy brew that's truly irresistible. Recommended by Rico...


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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart

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"An eco-sustainable manifesto. The next Industrial Revolution will be Green!" Scott Smith, Powells.com...


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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene

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Many books have been written in an attempt to explain quantum physics to the layperson. Considering that most physicists still have problems coming to grips with the counter-intuitive implications of quantum theory, it is easy to understand why...


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The Confusion: Volume Two of the Baroque Cycle (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2)

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The Confusion: Volume Two of the Baroque Cycle (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2)
by Neal Stephenson

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The Confusion was my favorite tome of the Baroque Cycle. Who wouldn't love a 17th-century story that features powerful women, preeminent Natural Philosophers, Louis XIV, and of course, The King of the Vagabonds? April, Powells...


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The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Anton Wilson

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I had grown bored with reading, until I found this book. Anything and everything can be found here: conspiracies, drugs, sex, talking gorillas, dolphins with scuba gear, a yellow submarine, undead Nazi soldiers, rock 'n' roll, ritual magic, quantum...


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Six Easy Pieces (Helix Book)
by Richard Feynman

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"An introduction to physics for the non-physicist, this book is a compilation of Feynman's lectures at the California Institute of Technology. Feynman's charisma translates well into print." Recommended by Carole...


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Sell Yourself to Science: The Complete Guide to Selling Your Organs, Body Fluids, Bodily Functions and Being a Human Guinea Pig

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Sell Yourself to Science: The Complete Guide to Selling Your Organs, Body Fluids, Bodily Functions and Being a Human Guinea Pig
by Jim. Hogshire

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When I was in college, I donated plasma a dozen times to the Alpha Plasma Center in downtown Portland. I have a tiny white scar in the pit of my right forearm to prove it. Why did I waste my afternoons lounging on a vinyl recliner with a giant needle up...


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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
by Janna Levin

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Started as a series of letters to her mom, How the Universe Got Its Spots turned into Janna Levin's diary of her life as a scientist out to determine the size of the cosmos. Levin poetically mixes fascinating scientific details with personal anecdotes. A...


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Faster: The Acceleration of Just about Everything

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Faster: The Acceleration of Just about Everything
by James Gleick

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"Are you making time to read this review? Two-time National Book Award nominee James Gleick might ask you the same question. His new book, Faster, offers an extended rumination on what we call, and more importantly how we use, the concept of Time. From...


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