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From two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, "an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises" (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting)

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An eminent philosopher reflects on the nature of friendship, past and present

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A groundbreaking history of the Apollo program as a stunning achievement in space and a brilliant Cold War gambit here on Earth

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Three major findings of cognitive science cast doubt on the past 2,500 years of Western philosophy. Lakoff and Johnson propose to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, starting from clearly known facts about the mind.

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How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds-forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age

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The definitive account of the 1945 Potsdam Conference: the historic summit where Truman, Stalin, and Churchill met to determine the fate of post-World War II Europe

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A global tour of energy--the catalyst of human civilization and one of the biggest challenges facing mankind today

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A leading computer scientist shows why understanding computation is the key to understanding life

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From a prize-winning Harvard legal scholar, "a damning portrait" of the misdemeanor machine that unjustly brands millions of Americans as criminals (New York Review of Books).

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A revelatory account of the misdemeanor machine that unjustly brands millions of Americans as criminals

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Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital has far more impact than politics, prejudice, or genetics on the social and economic fates of minorities, nations, and civilization.

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"In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to b"

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For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the rock record shows how to understand messages written in stone

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An inside account of the Curiosity rover's quest to determine whether life is possible on Mars

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An international security expert shows how competitive organizations can get-and stay-ahead by thinking like their adversaries

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The definitive history of the Communist Party USA, revealing how its members contributed to struggles for justice and equality in America even as they championed a brutal, totalitarian state, the USSR

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"Bold and provocative... Regenesis tells of recent advances that may soon yield endless supplies of renewable energy, increased longevity and the return of long-extinct species."-New Scientist

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Two award-winning scholars offer a bold critique of the Constitution and argue that it lies at the root of our government dysfunction

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A prize-winning political scientist untangles the deep roots of tribalism in America

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With conviction and deep insight (Ibram X. Kendi), the author of The Memo guides women of color on how to healand thrivein the workplace

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"A rewarding read for anyone who wants to know the unvarnished truth about how science really gets done."--Financial Times

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A preeminent scholar of Catholicism transports readers to Rome for the traditional station churches pilgrimage, offering a vivid and informative guide to the Eternal City and the Lenten season.

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The first years of human life are more important than we ever realized. Karr-Morse connects psychology, neurobiology, endocrinology, immunology, and genetics to demonstrate how chronic fear in infancy and early childhood--when we are most helpless--lies at the root of common diseases in adulthood.