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  Chaos

  Making a New Science

  by James Gleick

  James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's third revolution.
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  The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved

  How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

  by Mario Livio

  What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not emerge from the study of symmetry at all, but from an equation that couldn't be solved. For thousands of years... (more)
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  A People's History of the United States

  1492 - Present

  by Howard Zinn

  Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of — and in the words of — America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor and immigrant laborers.
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  Oracle Bones

  A Journey Between China's Past and Present

  by Peter Hessler

  A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones , Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the... (more)
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  In Search of History

  by Theodore H. White

  392 pp harcover maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine minor scuff mark on bottom of spin. Book Club Edition 1978 Harper & Row dj tan with black and maroon lettering and illustration shows minor shef scuffs at botom of spine and corners indexed pages untrimmed fine book
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  You've GOT to Read This Book!

  55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life

  by Gay Hendricks, Jack Canfield

  There's nothing better than a book you can't put down&#8212or better yet, a book you'll never forget. This book puts the power of transformational reading into your hands. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul ® series, and self-actualization pioneer Gay Hendricks have invited notable people to share personal stories of books that changed their lives. What book shaped their... (more)
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  A Fractured Mind: My Life with Multiple Personality Disorder

  by Robert B. Oxnam

  The harrowing, insightful, and courageous account of a prominent man's struggle with multiple personalities Robert Oxnam was a high-profile, successful man: A renowned scholar and president of the Asia Society, he appeared frequently on television and traveled the world as a sought-after expert. But what the millions of people who’d seen him didn’t know -- what even those closest to him didn’t know -- was... (more)
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  Branded Nation: The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld

  by James B. Twitchell

  Branding has become so successful and so ubiquitous that even cultural institutions have embraced it. In this witty and trenchant social analysis, James Twitchell shows how churches, universities, and museums have learned to embrace Madison Avenue rather than risk losing market share. Branded Nation uncovers a society where megachurches resemble shopping malls (and not by accident); where a university lives or... (more)
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  Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean

  by Peter Winn

  Stunning in its sweep, Americas is the most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this new edition Peter Winn has provided a new preface and made revisions throughout to... (more)
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  Antiquity

  The Civilization of the Ancient World

  by Norman F. Cantor

  Bestselling author Norman Cantor delivers this compact but magisterial survey of the ancient world -- from the birth of Sumerian civilization around 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empire in A.D. 476. In Antiquity , Cantor covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome. In this... (more)
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  The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus

  by John Micklethwait

  This "Business Week" bestseller made a big stir in the business world by taking to task the self-important gurus responsible for trends like excellence and reengineering. "A scalpel job on prominent gurus and their big ideas".--"The Wall Street Journal" Targeted print ads .
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  The Best of Granta Travel

  Appealing to both those who like to travel and those who just like to read about travel, this book features entries about various locations in part memoir, part reportage and part good old-fashioned story. Many of the world's best writers are featured in this edition.
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  Citizen Lord: The Life of Edward Fitzgerald, Irish Revolutionary

  by Stella Tillyard

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  When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World

  The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty

  by Hugh Kennedy

  "A beautifully written and definitive history of Baghdad...opening the doors to the old city and letting its secrets spill out." ( Library Journal ) The "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries was as significant to world history as the Roman Empire was in the first and second centuries. The rule of Baghdad's Abbasid Dynasty stretched from Tunisia to India, and its legacy influenced politics and... (more)
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  Peninsula of Lies

  A True Story of Mysterious Birth and Taboo Love

  by Edward Ball

  Peninsula of Lies is nonfiction mystery, set in a haunting gothic locale and peopled by fascinating and eccentric characters. Its hero and heroine is Dawn Langley Simmons, a British writer who lived in Charleston, South Carolina, during the 1960s and became the center of one of the most unusual sexual scandals. Born in England, Dawn began life as a boy named Gordon Langley Hall, the son of servants at... (more)
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  John Sung, My Teacher

  by Timothy Tow

  Biography of Dr. John Sung
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  Purple Secret: Genes, 'Madness' and the Royal Houses of Europe

  by John C. G. Röhl

  First published in 1998, this is a study, based on DNA sequencing, that traces the porphyria stain through the genealogical maze of Europe's royal dynasties to the present day descendants of the Houses of Hanover and Windsor, and the consequences it might have had on the history of Europe and North America.
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  The Cult of Personality: How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves

  by Annie Murphy Paul

  Millions of Americans take personality tests each year: to get a job, to pursue an education, to settle a legal dispute, to better understand themselves and others. But where did these tests come from, and what are they saying about us? In The Cult of Personality, award-winning psychology writer Annie Murphy Paul reveals the surprising and disturbing story behind the tests that claim to capture human nature. ... (more)
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  Choose Life

  by Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Daisaku Ikeda

  Arnold J Toynbee was a historian whose 12-volume A Study of History had a huge impact on the thinking of his day. This epic, multi-volume work offered a grand synthesis of world history from the global perspective of the rise and fall of civilizations, rather than concentrating on the history of nation-states or of ethnic groups. For Time magazine Toynbee was 'an international sage' and certainly in the same... (more)
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  Tokyo Confidential: Titillating Tales From Japan's Wild Weeklies

  Tokyo Confidential collects over 100 of the most irreverent and controversial stories toemerge from Japan's weeklies over the past decade, as adapted from the original Japanese. The result is a hair-raising ride--and a forceful reminder that there is more to Japan than Mt. Fuji, Zen gardens, cherry blossoms and a tarnished economic miracle. Tokyo Confidential is a sociology textbook, supermarket tabloid and... (more)