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Remembering Denny by Calvin Trillin
Remembering Denny is Calvin Trillin's most inspired and powerful book to date: a memoir, a work of investigative reporting, a …
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The Theory That Would Not Die by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
3 stars
Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get …
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Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Isabella L. Bird
4 stars
The firsthand account of a British adventuress as she treks though the Japanese outback in 1878, traveling alone among "degenerate" …
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The Englishwoman in America by Isabella L. Bird
This account by an English lady traveling in America in 1854 with relatives was written for her friends rather than …
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A leading expert on the scientific study of death, the human mind-brain relationship, and near-death experiences demystifies what happens to …