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  The Hidden Reality

  Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

  by Brian Greene

  From the best-selling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos: his most thrilling and accessible book to date—a state-of-the-art tour of the cutting-edge science that is changing the way we see our world. In recent years, a growing body of work—based on the principles of quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory—has been steadily converging around a proposal that our universe is... (more)
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  Area 51

  An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

  by Annie Jacobsen

  Area 51 It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades. Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded, thanks to the intense secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it is home to aliens,... (more)
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  Popular Crime

  Reflections on the Celebration of Violence

  by Bill James

  From the one-of-kind mind of Bill James, famous for revolutionizing the way we think about baseball, comes an epic tour through American crime. Celebrated writer and contrarian Bill James has voraciously read true crime throughout his life and has been interested in writing a book on the topic for decades. Now, with Popular Crime, James takes readers on an epic journey from Lizzie Borden to the Lindbergh baby,... (more)