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Nonfiction A to Z June 2024
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The singularity is nearer : when we merge with Al
by Ray Kurzweil
Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweils The Singularity Is Near Duckworth and its vision of the future have been influential in spawning a worldwide movement with millions of followers, hundreds of books, and major films Her, Lucy, Ex Machina. During the succeeding decade many of his predictions about tech advancements have been borne out. In this entirely new book Kurzweil takes a fresh perspective on advances in the singularity - assessing many of his predictions and examining the novel advancements to a revolution in knowledge and an expansion of human potential.
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The weight of nature : how a changing climate changes our brains
by Clayton Page Aldern
Based on six years of research, an award-winning journalist and trained neuroscientist, combines emerging neuroscience, psychology and behavioral economics of climate change and brain health, shows readers how a changing environment is changing us, today, from the inside out.
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The devil's best trick : how the face of evil disappeared
by Randall Sullivan
Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an acclaimed journalist, investigating the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil, provides this profound rumination on crime, violence and the darkness in all of us, weaving in writings from literary greats, rituals from around the world and original reporting.
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A body made of glass : a history of hypochondria
by Caroline Crampton
In this definitive biography of hypochondria, the author draws on her own experiences with health anxiety to weave together history, memoir and literary criticism to examine its impact on our physical, mental and emotional health.
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Total garbage : how we can fix our waste and heal our world
by Edward Humes
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the pervasive yet hard-to-see wastefulness that permeates our daily lives and shows how individuals and communities are making a real difference for health, prosperity, quality of life and the fight against climate change for a cleaner, greener world.
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