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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...
“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...
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"How did a single manhunt spark the modern era of multinational capitalism? Henry Avery was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular--and wildly inaccurate--reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Avery's most lasting legacy was his inadvertent triggering of a new model for the global...
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"The Invention of Air is a story of sweeping historical transformation, of genius and friendship, violence and world-changing ideas, that boldly recasts our understanding of the most significant events in our history. It centers on the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and minister, protege of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jefferson--an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played key roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery...
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Which tree is as tall as a skyscraper ? Who lives high up in the trees? Is there really a ghost bear? Find out the answers to these questions, and lots more, in this book featuring tree, leaves, animals on the ground, at the top of a tree and everything in between.
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