More Book Recommendations for August

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On Trails: An Exploration
By Robert Moor. Simon & Schuster, 2016

The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It
By Shawn Otto. Milkweed Editions, 2016

How the World Breaks: Life in Catastrophe’s Path, From the Caribbean to Siberia
By Stan Cox and Paul Cox. The New Press, 2016


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A World From Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life
By Ben McFarland. Oxford University Press, 2016

Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension
By Samuel Arbesman. Current, 2016

Scientific American Magazine Vol 315 Issue 2This article was published with the title “More Book Recommendations for August” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 315 No. 2 ()
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