January 1, 2016
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Books and recommendations from Scientific American
By The Editors
The Annihilation of Nature: Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals
By Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Paul R. Ehrlich. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015
White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen’s Fearless Journey Into the Heart of the Arctic
By Stephen R. Brown. Da Capo Press, 2015
The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age
By David S. Abraham. Yale University Press, 2015
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Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
By Sherry Turkle. Penguin Press, 2015
The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life
By Jack Challoner. The University of Chicago Press, 2015
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