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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)

On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann

A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492.Traditionally, Americans …

Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named “New Tahiti” on a tree-covered planet …

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian: Or The Evening Redness in the West is a 1985 epic novel by American author Cormac McCarthy, classified …

Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber

The author shows that before there was money, there was debt. For 5,000 years humans have lived in societies divided …

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman

Without you, there is no us by Suki Kim

Hit refresh by Satya Nadella

Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins

Great Mombo Chicken and the Transhuman Con (Penguin Science) by Ed Regis

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

"Most startups are built to fail. But those failures, according to entrepreneur Eric Ries, are preventable. Startups don't fail because …

Among Others by Jo Walton

Seeking refuge in fantasy novel worlds throughout a youth under the shadow of a dubiously sane half-brother who dabbled in …

American Gods by Neil Gaiman (American Gods, #1)

First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic—an intellectual and artistic benchmark from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative …

Permutation City by Greg Egan

The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in …

The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

For sixty years, Jews have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake …