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Enemy of All Mankind

A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt

by Steven Johnson ...

“Thoroughly engrossing . . . a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom The New York Times–bestselling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the worldHenry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular—and wildly ... Read more

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“Thoroughly engrossing . . . a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom The New York Times–bestselling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the worldHenry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular—and wildly
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How We Got to Now

Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their ... Read more

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their
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The Ghost Map

The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

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A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life**“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.” —The Washington Post“Thought-provoking.” —Entertainment Weekly**It's the summer of 1854, and London is just ... Read more

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A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life**“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.” —The Washington Post“Thought-provoking.” —Entertainment Weekly**It's the summer of 1854, and London is just
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Benoit

by Steven Johnson,Heath McCoy,Irvin Muchnick and Greg Oliver ...

In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative journalists committed to looking at this terrible event with integrity and passion. All four authors have been interviewed extensively about the Benoit situation, ... Read more

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In the wake of the horrific double-murder suicide, four noted wrestling writers grapple with the life and death of Chris Benoit in this book by Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy, Irvin Muchnick, and Greg Oliver, all respected investigative journalists committed to looking at this terrible event with integrity and passion. All four authors have been interviewed extensively about the Benoit situation,
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The Infernal Machine

A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective

by Steven Johnson ...

**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE ... Read more

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**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE
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Angelus

by Steven Johnson ...

Balance demands sacrifice.When a pair of ritualistic murders stuns Los Angeles, veteran detective Sam Rourke knows something isn't right. The bodies are posed. The patterns deliberate. And the message—buried in blood, symbols, and silence—is older than the city itself.Partnered with sharp, unflinching Olivia Mercer, the case drags them into a labyrinth of forgotten history, Indigenous cosmology, ... Read more

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Balance demands sacrifice.When a pair of ritualistic murders stuns Los Angeles, veteran detective Sam Rourke knows something isn't right. The bodies are posed. The patterns deliberate. And the message—buried in blood, symbols, and silence—is older than the city itself.Partnered with sharp, unflinching Olivia Mercer, the case drags them into a labyrinth of forgotten history, Indigenous cosmology,
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Everything Bad is Good for You

How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter

by Steven Johnson ...

**Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification cultureFrom the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted**In this provocative, unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing big idea book, Steven Johnson draws from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and media theory to argue that the pop ... Read more

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**Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification cultureFrom the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted**In this provocative, unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing big idea book, Steven Johnson draws from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and media theory to argue that the pop
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Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, The

The Tag Teams

by Greg Oliver, Steven Johnson ...

When you put four pro wrestlers in a ring, you double the athleticism, mischief, and entertainment. That’s the equation behind The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams, the first comprehensive and historical look at wrestling’s tag team phenomenon.It contains hundreds of extensive interviews with well-known wrestlers, promoters, and managers — a who’s who of wrestling since the 1950s — to ... Read more

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When you put four pro wrestlers in a ring, you double the athleticism, mischief, and entertainment. That’s the equation behind The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams, the first comprehensive and historical look at wrestling’s tag team phenomenon.It contains hundreds of extensive interviews with well-known wrestlers, promoters, and managers — a who’s who of wrestling since the 1950s — to
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Farsighted

How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most

by Steven Johnson ...

The hardest choices are also the most consequential. So why do we know so little about how to get them right?Big, life-altering decisions matter so much more than the decisions we make every day, and they're also the most difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to believe, whether to start a company, how to end a war. There's no one-size-fits-all approach for addressing these kinds of ... Read more

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The hardest choices are also the most consequential. So why do we know so little about how to get them right?Big, life-altering decisions matter so much more than the decisions we make every day, and they're also the most difficult: where to live, whom to marry, what to believe, whether to start a company, how to end a war. There's no one-size-fits-all approach for addressing these kinds of
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Where Good Ideas Come From

by Steven Johnson ...

A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected LifeThe printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our ... Read more

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A fascinating deep dive on innovation from the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected LifeThe printing press, the pencil, the flush toilet, the battery--these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? What kind of environment breeds them? What sparks the flash of brilliance? How do we generate the breakthrough technologies that push forward our lives, our
... Read more
The Invention of Air

A Story Of Science, Faith, Revolution, And The Birth Of America

by Steven Johnson ...

From the bestselling author of How We Got To Now, The Ghost Map and Farsighted, a new national bestseller: the “exhilarating”( Los Angeles Times) story of Joseph Priestley, “a founding father long forgotten”(Newsweek) and a brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America's Founding Fathers.In The Invention of Air, national bestselling author Steven.. ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of How We Got To Now, The Ghost Map and Farsighted, a new national bestseller: the “exhilarating”( Los Angeles Times) story of Joseph Priestley, “a founding father long forgotten”(Newsweek) and a brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America's Founding Fathers.In The Invention of Air, national bestselling author Steven..
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Extra Life

A Short History of Living Longer

by Steven Johnson ...

“Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives.” —President Barack Obama (on Twitter)“An important book.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book ReviewThe surprising and important story of how humans gained what amounts to an extra life, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come FromIn 1920, at the en... ... Read more

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“Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives.” —President Barack Obama (on Twitter)“An important book.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book ReviewThe surprising and important story of how humans gained what amounts to an extra life, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come FromIn 1920, at the en...
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