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| The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan CaseyBestselling author Susan Casey (The Wave) interviews scientists and explorers to reveal the mysteries of the deep ocean. You might also like: Helen Scales' The Brilliant Abyss or Laura Trethewey's The Deepest Map. |
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| The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren GrushThis collective biography profiles NASA's first women astronauts, recounting their extraordinary lives and careers, as well as the discrimination they faced while pursuing their dreams of space flight. Read-alikes: Martha Ackmann's The Mercury 13 or Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures. |
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| Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator by Keith Houston“The calculator is dead; long live the calculator,” proclaims historian Keith Houston (Shady Characters) as he chronicles humanity's 4,000-year quest to invent a reliable computational machine. Technology buffs will enjoy this engaging microhistory, which covers counting rods, the abacus, the Curta, the slide rule, and handheld and scientific calculators. |
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| The Good Virus: The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage by Tom IrelandIn this "enthusiastic account" (Kirkus Reviews) of bacteriophages, or "phages," journalist Tom Ireland recounts the discovery of these tiny, bacteria-devouring viruses and discusses their potential for treating antibiotic-resistant infections. For fans of: Philip K. Peterson's Microbes or Emily Monosson's Blight. |
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| The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell is Rewriting the Story of Life by Alfonso Martinez AriasAlthough DNA typically gets star billing in the story of life, developmental biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias argues that it's actually cells that make us who we are. In accessible prose, he explains how these "master builders" utilize genetic information to construct living organisms. Read-alikes: Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Song of the Cell. |
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| Alien Worlds: How Insects Conquered the Earth & Why Their Fate Will Determine Our Future by Steve NichollsWe could all learn a lot from insects and their 400 million-year reign, according to entomologist and documentary filmmaker Steve Nicholls, who examines the secrets of their "phenomenal success" as well as the threats to their future that could take us down with them. Further reading: Oliver Milman's The Insect Crisis; Dave Goulson's Silent Earth. |
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| From One Cell: A Journey into Life's Origins and the Future of Medicine by Ben StangerCancer biologist Ben Stanger examines two types of cells, zygotes and embryonic stem cells, and discusses how "the unsettling similarities between embryos and tumors" point to their potential role in the development of life-saving medical treatments. Read-alike: Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz's The Dance of Life. |
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