The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
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'A biographical orrery - intricate, complex and fascinating' The Observer 'A peerless intellectual...
Extinction and Evolution: What Fossils Reveal About the History of Life
Carl Zimmer and Niles Eldredge
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Extinction and Evolution recounts the work and discoveries of Niles Eldredge, one of the world's...
Sex Science Self: A Social History of Estrogen, Testosterone, and Identity
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In Sex Science Self, Bob Ostertag cautions against accepting and defending any technology...
For Brotherhood and Duty: The Civil War History of the West Point Class of 1862
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During the tense months leading up to the American Civil War, the cadets at the United States...
The Rocket Man: And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight
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The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history - ranging...
Discovery of Australia's Fishes: A History of Australian Ichthyology to 1930
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This book traces the discovery of Australia's fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first...
American Shooter: A Personal History of Gun Culture in the United States
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Gun ownership has long been a hot-button topic in the United States, and the National Rifle...
Through Martha's Eyes: One Woman Witnesses the Greatest Event in History
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Judea. The early decades of the first century AD. As the power of the Roman Empire stretches across...
Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War II: A Dramatic History
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This gripping book brings back to life the events surrounding the internment of ten German Nuclear...