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  • More Readings From One Man's Wilderness

    The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke

    Edited by John Branson ...
    Throughout history, many people have escaped to nature either permanently or temporarily to rest and recharge. Richard L. Proenneke, a modern-day Henry David Thoreau, is no exception. Proenneke built a cabin in Twin Lakes, Alaska in 1968 and began thirty years of personal growth, which he spent growing more connected to the wilderness in which he lived. This guide through Proenneke’s memories ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Rainforest Survivors

    Adventures Among Today's Stone Age Jungle Tribes

    by Paul Raffaele ...
    Even in our hyper-connected world, there are tribes scattered across the far reaches of the globe who still live much the same way that their ancestors did thousands of years ago. Having had minimal contact with the outside world, these peoples currently live in harmony and unison with the environment around them. But as technology grows and the human population expands, the way of life of these ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures

    by Eric Schwitzgebel ...
    PHILOSOPHY HAS NEVER BEEN THIS FUN: Explore “consciousness, the multiverse, [and] what it all means” in this essay collection of “58 bite-sized gems from a leading philosopher” (Susan Schneider, NASA Chair).Have you ever wondered about why some people are jerks? Asked whether your driverless car should kill you so that others may live? Found a robot adorable? Considered the ethics of professional ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Sea Runners

    by Ivan Doig ...
    In 1853, in the farthest outpost of the Czar’s empire, four Scandinavian indentured servants—seven-year men no better off than slaves—resolve to escape from Russian Alaska. They steal an Indian canoe and point it south toward Astoria, in Oregon, twelve hundred miles away.This novel of audacity is based on a historical incident discovered by the author, and transformed by his imagination into a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Probably Overthinking It

    How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions

    by Allen B. Downey ...
    "A delightful exposition of commonly-encountered statistical fallacies and paradoxes and why they matter." —Samuel H. Preston, coauthor of Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population ProcessesAn essential guide to the ways data can improve decision making.Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Allen ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

    A Life-Changing List

    by James Mustich ...
    "The ultimate literary bucket list. . . . 948 pages later, you still want more!" —The Washington PostCelebrate the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that's as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the one,zero-plus titles it recommends.Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children's books, ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • The Life Project

    The Extraordinary Story of 70,000 Ordinary Lives

    by Helen Pearson ...
    A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked 5 generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development.The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would become ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • A Theory of Everyone

    The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going

    by Michael Muthukrishna ...
    **Get a science-based introduction to cultural and human evolution—and discover a blueprint for a better future—in this fascinating book for fans of Sapiens and Guns, Germs, and Steel.Who are we, and what makes us different from other species?**Playing on the phrase “a theory of everything” from physics, Michael Muthukrishna’s ambitious, original, and deeply hopeful book A Theory of Everyone draws ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • How to Stay Smart in a Smart World

    Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms

    by Gerd Gigerenzer ...
    STAYING IN CHARGE: How do we navigate a world populated by algorithms that beat us in chess, find us romantic partners, and tell us to “turn right in 500 yards”?“Anyone worried about the age of AI will sleep better after reading this intelligent account” about the limits and dangers of technology (Publishers Weekly).Doomsday prophets of technology predict that robots will take over the world, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Seven Deadly Sins

    The Biology of Being Human

    by Dr. Guy Leschziner ...
    **A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEARSeven Deadly Sins will explore the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and their origin in our genes.**Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger. These are The Seven Deadly Sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply ... Read more

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  • Ask a Philosopher

    Answers to Your Most Important—and Most Unexpected—Questions

    by Ian Olasov ...
    The professor behind the Ask a Philosopher booth answers people's questions—from cosmic conundrums to personal quandaries and unexpected puzzlers.In 2016, philosophy professor Ian Olasov set up a folding table in front of the Brooklyn Public Library with a sign that read "Ask a Philosopher". It turned out that many New Yorkers were eager to discuss profound philosophical questions. Soon, Olasov ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Geometry of Grief

    Reflections on Mathematics, Loss, and Life

    by Michael Frame ...
    " With poignancy and audacity, Frame builds an unexpected bridge between mathematical beauty and human sorrow, illuminating both." —Francis Su, author of Mathematics for Human FlourishingWe all know the euphoria of intellectual epiphany—the thrill of sudden understanding. But coupled with that excitement is a sense of loss: a moment of epiphany can never be repeated. In Geometry of Grief *, ... Read more

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