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Book cover for The Box, by Marc Levinson

The Box

Marc Levinson

Book cover for Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities, by Bettany Hughes

Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities

Bettany Hughes

Book cover for Technopoly, by Neil Postman

Technopoly

Neil Postman

Book cover for Build, by Tony Fadell

Build

Tony Fadell

Book cover for The Half-life of Facts, by Samuel Arbesman

The Half-life of Facts

Samuel Arbesman

Book cover for Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, by Mark Kurlansky

Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

Mark Kurlansky

Book cover for Meditations for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman

Meditations for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

Book cover for The Nuclear Borderlands, by Joseph Masco

The Nuclear Borderlands

Joseph Masco

Book cover for City of Fortune, by Roger Crowley

City of Fortune

Roger Crowley

Book cover for Raiders, Rulers, and Traders, by David Chaffetz

Raiders, Rulers, and Traders

David Chaffetz

Book cover for H Is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald

H Is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

Book cover for The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller, José Miguel Pallarés Sanmiguel

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller, José Miguel Pallarés Sanmiguel

Book cover for Mental Models, by Indi Young

Mental Models

Indi Young

Book cover for There Is No Antimemetics Division, by qntm, Sam Hughes

There Is No Antimemetics Division

qntm, Sam Hughes