Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission by Rowland White
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
The incredible story of one of WW2's most iconic aircraft told through one impossible mission by the master of the aviation thriller Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls Royce engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast, armed to the teeth, the DeHavilland Mosquito was the ...Show more
The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last f ...Show more
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond by Michio Kaku
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies. We are entering a new Golden Age of spa ...Show more
Bold Truths: 20 Philosophical Prints by The School of Life
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20 unique prints encapsulating the most important lessons The School of Life has to teach. Bold Truths is a collection of wise statements immortalized as art: 20 philosophical prints encapsulating the most important lessons The School of Life has to teach us. Brought to life by leading artists and des ...Show more
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS | Series: History of our Deadliest Predator
What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution, and how did it lead to Britain colonising Australia? What protected Popes for centuries? And what does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? The answer to these questions and many more is: the mosquito. The mosquito ...Show more
Six Capitals Updated Edition: The Revolution Capitalism Has to Have--Or Can Accountants Save the Planet? by Jane Gleeson-White
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
An accessible, timely and fascinating account of the revolution going on in the world of finance - and how accountants really can save the planet - from the acclaimed author of Double Entry.
Puff Piece by John Safran
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
Wild, hilarious and thought-provoking, Puff Piece is a probing look into Big Tobacco and the vaping industry, and how words can be literally a matter of life and death. The folks that bring you Marlboro - Philip Morris - are wheezing, slowly dying. Cigarettes are out of favour with everyone, from world ...Show more
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity by Nicklas Brendborg
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A deep-dive into the astonishing nature and true science of longevity Molecular Biologist Nicklas Brendborg takes us on a journey from the farthest reaches of the globe to the most cutting-edge research to explore everything the natural world and science have to offer on t ...Show more
The Fourth Man: The Hunt for the KGB's CIA Mole and Why the US Overlooked Putin by Robert Baer
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
For the first time ever, New York Times bestselling author and former CIA operative Robert Baer tells the explosive story of how insiders believe a KGB mole rose to the highest ranks of the CIA. In the aftermath of the Cold War, US intelligence caught three high-profile Russian spies. However, these arr ...Show more
This Is Your Mind On Plants: Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline by Michael Pollan
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
The instant New York Times bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "Expert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways."--New York Times Book Review. ...Show more
Contest for the Indo-Pacific: Why China Won't Map the Future by Rory Medcalf
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS
What we call a part of the world - Asia, Europe, the Middle East - seems innocuous. But the name of a region is totemic- a mental map that guides the decisions of leaders and the story of international order, war and peace. In recent years, the label 'Indo-Pacific' has suddenly gained wide use, includin ...Show more
The 99% Invisible City - A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars; Kurt Kohlstedt
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Category: SCIENCE/CURRENT AFFAIRS | Reading Level: very good
This is 99% Invisible - A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean? Or stopped to ponder who gets to name the ...Show more