March 2020 list by Dan Berube
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Assembling the Dinosaur
by Lukas Rieppel
A lively account of how dinosaurs became a symbol of American power and prosperity and gripped the popular imagination during the Gilded Age, when their fossil remains were collected and displayed in museums financed by North America's wealthiest business tycoons.
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Don't Be Evil
by Rana Foroohar
A Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst presents a critical indictment of how today’s largest tech companies are complicit in perpetuating privacy infringements, identity theft, the spread of misinformation and hate speech.
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The Future Is Faster Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis
In this gripping and insightful roadmap to our near future, Diamandis and Kotler investigate how wave after wave of exponentially accelerating technologies will impact both our daily lives and society as a whole.
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The Science of Why: Volume 4
by Jay Ingram
Bestselling author Jay Ingram is here to take you on a rollercoaster ride through science's most perplexing puzzles. From the age-old mysteries that have fascinated us to the pressing unknowns about our future and all the everyday wonderings in-between.
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Virga & Bone: Essays from Dry Places
by Craig Childs
A deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons--a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in a dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Writer and adventurer Craig Childs delves into the primacy of our starkest landscapes and the profound nature of the more-than-human.
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Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World
by David Owen
Citing the millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss and the stigmas and costs that challenge treatment, a New Yorker staff writer outlines the science of hearing while profiling the remarkable new technologies of today’s medical community.
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