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The fabric of the cosmos, space, time, and the texture of reality
A foremost string theorist and the author of The Elegant Universe discusses such topics as Newton's perspectives on space, Einstein's fusion of space and time, and recent breakthroughs on multidimensional universe theory.
by Brian Greene
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Status Anxiety
Drawing from the fields of history, psychology, politics, and economics, a close up look at the anxieties we suffer associated with a pursuit of status explains how humans have sought to cope with their fears through philosophy, art, ...
by Alain De Botton
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Valentino
Think Valentino: think luxury.
by Matt Tyrnauer
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Rating: 4.33
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Documentary, a history of the non-fiction film
Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day.
by Erik Barnouw
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Rating: 4.30
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Black like me
This American classic has been corrected from the original manuscripts and indexed, featuring historic photographs and an extensive biographical afterword.
by John Howard Griffin
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Hiroshima
A 36-member panel under the aegis of New York University's journalism department judged "Hiroshima" the finest piece of journalism of the 20th century.
by John Hersey
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Rating: 4.14
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The Omnivore's Dilemma, A Natural History of Four Meals
An ecological and anthropological study of eating offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of everyday consumers to protect their ...
by Michael Pollan
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The call of the weird, travels in American subcultures
For ten years, Louis Theroux has been making programs about off-beat characters on the fringes of U.S. society.
by Louis Theroux
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The Story of Civilization: The age of Napoleon; a history of European civilization from 1789 to 1815
CHAPTER I The Background of Revolution 1774-89 I. THE FRENCH PEOPLE FRANCE was the most populous and prosperous nation in Europe. Russia in 1780 had 24 million inhabitants, Italy 17 million, Spain 10 million, Great Britain 9 million, ...
by Will Durant, Ariel Durant
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Alive
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