John Hands

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe

Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell us about how the universe began and how we as humans evolved to play such a dominant role on Earth? In the clearest possible prose it differentiates the firmly established from the speculative and examines the claims of various fields to approach a unified theory of everything. This groundbreaking book is destined to become a classic of scientific thinking.

Cosmosapiens

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John W. Dean

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

What He Knew and When He Knew It

Watergate forever changed American politics, and in light of the revelations about the NSA's widespread surveillance program, the scandal has taken on new significance. Yet remarkably, four decades after Nixon was forced to resign, no one has told the full story of his involvement in Watergate. In The Nixon Defense, former White House Counsel John W. Dean, one of the last major surviving figures of Watergate, draws on his own transcripts of almost a thousand conversations, as well as documents in the archives to uncover what exactly Nixon knew and when he knew it.

The Nixon Defense

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Edward Slingerland

How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization

A deep dive into the evolutionary science behind why humans love to get drunk, and how alcohol and other intoxicants catalyzed and shaped civilization. Alcohol is tightly woven into the fabric of our lives. We use it to bond with friends and coworkers, and it's a fixture at weddings, funerals, religious ceremonies, and just about every other social event imaginable. And this is true in spite of the fact that it's really bad for us. Considering alcohol's downsides -- hangovers, reckless behavior, addiction, accidents, death -- our continued enthusiasm for it is surprising. Prevailing scientific theories hold that our taste for intoxication is an evolutionary accident. But a closer look reveals that these accounts can't be right. In Drunk, Edward Slingerland offers an alternative evolutionary history of our relationship with alcohol, arguing that its individual and social benefits have outweighed its costs, that civilization as we know it could never have developed without alcohol, and that intoxication continues to play a crucial role in the modern world. Packed with fascinating case studies, engaging science, and practical takeaways for individuals and communities, Drunk is a captivating and long overdue investigation into humanity's oldest indulgence.

Drunk

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Interpretation of Dreams (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)

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A Novel

After a heist she planned lands two men she loves in prison, a woman flees Paris and assumes a new identity, furtively checking news from her hometown as her web of deception unravels.

Unbecoming

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Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

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To stop the trafficking ring plaguing her city, Dr. Genevieve Summerford must dive into New York's underworld In early 1900s New York, the formidable crime syndicate known as the Black Hand has been terrorizing the city's Italian community with bombings and kidnappings. When a young Italian girl is found drowned and sexually defiled, Dr. Genevieve Summerford suspects the organization has expanded into forced prostitution, and she won't rest until the trafficking ring is brought to justice.

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