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  • Zika: The Emerging Epidemic

    Donald G. McNeil Jr.

    Paperback

    A gripping narrative about the Zika virus outbreak from The New York Times science reporter covering the epidemic.

  • Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

    Greg Milner

    Hardback

    A Financial Times Best Book of 2016
    Sunday Times Best Book of 2016

    Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables almost all modern technology—but is changing us in profound ways.

  • Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

    Mary Roach

    Hardback

    A New York Times / National Bestseller

    "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.

  • Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life

    Edward O. Wilson

    Hardback

    “The world’s greatest naturalist” (Jeffrey Sachs) proposes a plan to save Earth’s imperiled biosphere.

  • Beyond: Our Future in Space

    Chris Impey

    Paperback

    Beyond dares to imagine a fantastic future for humans in space—and then reminds us that we're already there.