In a series of essays, Lightman explores the emotional life of science, the power of imagination, the creative moment, and the alternate ways in which scientists and humanists think about the...
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Author: Lightman, Alan P.Summary:Genre: Math and science -
Author: Forstchen, William R.Summary:A powerful solar flare will strike the earth in less than 48 hours. To preserve the infrastructure our lives depend on, everything must go dark. Hospital emergency generators will be disconnected...
Genre: Apocalyptic fiction -
Author: Langley, Mark EdwardSummary:Arthur Nakai must dive into the multi-billion-dollar world of the oil and gas industry, confront an old adversary, and discover who killed his childhood love's two sons, before the killer...
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Author: Forstchen, William R.Summary:
John Matherson turns his attention to restoring the social order that existed prior to the EMP attack that plunged the United States into darkness. But when news breaks that members of the...
Genre: Science fiction, Apocalyptic fiction -
Author: Grant, Kimi CunninghamSummary:
A father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past in Kimi Cunningham Grant's These Silent Woods , a mesmerizing audiobook of suspense...
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The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions of tomorrow's world
Author: Mann, Charles C.Summary:In 40 years, Earth's population will reach 10 billion. Can our world support that? What kind of world will it be? Those answering these questions generally fall into two deeply divided groups...
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Author: Binet, LaurentSummary:Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies--struck by a laundry van--after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. But was it an accident or murder?
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Author: Moers, WalterSummary:Rumo is a little Wolperting, a creature somewhere between a deer and a dog, who will one day become a great hero. Armed with his talking sword, he must fight his way through the Overworld and the...
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Author: Reid, AimeeSummary:Heartwarming picture book that celebrates the work of Mister Rogers and carries on his legacy of kindness Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the...
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Author: Stutzman, JonathanSummary:Meet Llama, the next great picture-book megastar, who has most definitely driven a bus and who loves tacos way more than you. He also loves cake, and that's where our story begins. On Monday,...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Picture books -
Author: Moers, WalterSummary:A Wild Ride through the Night describes the comic adventures of twelve-year-old Gustave, an aspiring artist. When a disaster at sea puts him in the hands of Death, he has the choice to give up the...
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Author: Simon, William L., Manning, RobSummary:Despite our enduring quest for knowledge, we have yet to discover if life exists anywhere else in the universe. Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised...
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Author: VanderMeer, JeffSummary:
An epic yet personal look at several decades of life, love, and death in the imaginary city of Ambergris. Narrated by ex-society figure Janice Shriek, this afterword presents a vivid gallery of...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Maberry, JonathanSummary:
FBI special agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder go hunting in the shadows for dangerous truths in this new collection of original, never-before-published tales of the X-Files.
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Author: Maberry, JonathanSummary:
Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are back in a chilling collection of all-new tales of dark secrets, alien agendas, terrifying monsters, and murderous madmen. Edited by New York Times bestselling author...