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Quick view Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematics Everywhere by Theoni Pappas This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the... View Details
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Quick view Silent Spring by Linda Lear First published in 1962, Silent spring can be credited with sounding the alarm and raising the awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. Scientist and pioneering enviornmentalist Rachel Carson presents a... View Details
Quick view What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask View Details
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