April Book Reviews Roundup
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
By The Editors
Coal Wars: The Future of Energy and the Fate of the Planet
By Richard Martin. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
Mathematics Without Apologies: Portrait of a Problematic Vocation
By Michael Harris. Princeton University Press, 2015
The House of Owls
By Tony Angell. Yale University Press, 2015
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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science—And the World
By Rachel Swaby. Broadway Books, 2015
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
By Martin Ford. Basic Books, 2015
The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom
By Michael Shermer. Henry Holt and Co., 2015
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