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  • Kepler's Witch

    An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother

    This biography of "the Protestant Galileo" and 16th century mathematician and astronomer reveals the spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science.In the style of Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter, James A. Connor's Kepler's Witch brings to life the tidal forces of Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and social upheaval. Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion, ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pascal's Wager

    The Man Who Played Dice with God

    In a major biography of Blaise Pascal, James Connor explores both the intellectual giant whose theory of probability paved the way for modernity and the devout religious mystic who dared apply probability to faith. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Judgment

    Michelangelo and the Death of the Renaissance

    "A full and fascinating account of the history and personalities involved in the creation of one of the world's most forbidding and beautiful frescoes." —Ross King, bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michaelangelo and the Pope's CeilingPainted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, twenty-eight years after Michelangelo completed the glorious and hopeful ceiling, The Last Judgme... ... Read more

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    The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

    Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar• ... Read more

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  • Props: A History of Power in 7 Lessons

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    Are you nostalgic for simpler times? Do you miss your favorite history teacher, the one that gave you perspective and kept you laughing? Come back to class. Buy Props and let Norm Coady take you on a trip from Caesar to Kennedy, from Wittenberg to St. Petersburg.Learn how seashells led to the first global conflict. Discover how a piece of chalk laid the groundwork for totalitarianism. Follow an ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Ghosts of Hiroshima

    A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ACADEMY AWARD–WINNING FILMMAKER JAMES CAMERON“Not since Titanic have I found a powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring real-life story as found in Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. This is an amazing book and a film I am excited to direct.”—James CameronFrom the acclaimed New York T... ... Read more

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  • A Measure of Intelligence

    One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test

    In a quest to advocate for her daughter, Pepper Stetler uncovers the dark history of the IQ test, leading her to question what exactly we are measuring when we measure intelligence.When Pepper Stetler learned that her daughter, Louisa, who has Down Syndrome, would be required to take periodic IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: Why? The hunt for an answer set Stetler ... Read more

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  • The Quiet Zone

    Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence

    In this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and the innate human need for quiet."Captures the complex beauty of a disconnected way of life." — The NationWith a new afterword to the paperback editionDeep in the Appalachian Mountains lies the last ... Read more

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  • Culture in Nazi Germany

    " A much-needed study of the aesthetics and cultural mores of the Third Reich . . . rich in detail and documentation." ( Kirkus Reviews)Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. In the years preceding WWII, a wide variety of artistic forms were used to instill a Nazi ideology in the German people and to manipulate the public perception of Hitler's enemies. During the war, the ... Read more

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  • Remembering Slavery

    African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation

    The groundbreaking, bestselling history of slavery, with a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-ReedWith the publication of the 1619 Project and the national reckoning over racial inequality, the story of slavery has gripped America's imagination—and conscience—once again.No group of people better understood the power of slavery's legacies than the last generation of ... Read more

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  • The Mission

    A True Story

    "Exceptionally absorbing and thrilling. ... Masterful." — NatureA "magnificent" ( Scientific American), genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep space mission to Europa, the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar systemIn the spirit of Tom Wolfe and John McPhee, The Mission is an exuberant master class of creative ... Read more

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  • From Warsaw with Love

    Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance

    by John Pomfret ...
    From Warsaw with Love is the epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War, told by the award-winning author John Pomfret.Spanning decades and continents, from the battlefields of the Balkans to secret nuclear research labs in Iran and embassy grounds in North Korea, this saga begins in 1990. As the United States cobbles together a ... Read more

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