July 2020 list by Dan Berube
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The Contact Paradox
by Keith Cooper
Space journalist Keith Cooper tackles some of the myths and assumptions that underlie SETI--the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
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Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight
by Amy Shira Teitel
The mostly-unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and ultimately the patriarchal society that stood between them and the stars.
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A Game of Birds and Wolves
by Simon Parkin
Tells the triumphant story of a group of young women who helped devise a winning strategy to defeat the Nazi U-boats and deliver a decisive victory in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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The Math of Life & Death
by Kit Yates
A first book by an Oxford-trained mathematician illuminates seven mathematical principles that shape our lives, from the controversies of DNA testing to the probabilities that shaped the Chernobyl disaster.
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Sizing People Up
by Robin Dreeke
A veteran behavior analyst for the FBI and author of The Code of Trust outlines a six-step system for predicting anyone’s future behavior based on their words, goals, patterns of action and circumstances.
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