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How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
How Innovation Works explores the surprising, often messy process behind the inventions and technologies that shape modern life. Matt Ridley argues that innovation is not the result of lone geniuses or top‑down planning, but a bottom‑up, collaborative, trial‑and‑error process driven by human exchange and freedom.
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- 9780062916600
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- 432 pages, 5.31 x 0.97 x 8 inches
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- 338.064 RID h
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
War Doctor is the gripping memoir of David Nott, a trauma surgeon who has spent more than 25 years volunteering in some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. From Sarajevo and Afghanistan to Gaza, Congo, and Syria, Nott performs life‑saving surgeries in makeshift hospitals with limited equipment, constant danger, and overwhelming human suffering.
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- Reprint Ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781419747991
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- 304 pages, 5.75 x 1 x 8.35 inches
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- 362.1092 NOT w
The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move
In The Next Great Migration, science journalist Sonia Shah challenges the widespread belief that migration is a crisis or a modern disruption. Drawing on research from ecology, history, genetics, and climate science, she argues that movement is a natural, ancient, and essential response to environmental change — not only for humans, but for animals and plants as well.
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- 9781635577860
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- 400 pages, 5.58 x 1.14 x 8.27 inches
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- 304.8 SHA t
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus explores the major forces that may shape the future of human civilization. Yuval Noah Harari argues that humanity has largely brought famine, plague, and war under control, transforming them from uncontrollable natural disasters into manageable challenges. With these ancient threats diminished, societies are now turning toward new ambitions: extending human life, engineering happiness…
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- Reprint Ed.
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- 9780062464347
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- 464 pages, 6 x 1.12 x 9 inches
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- 303.49 HAR h
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Bett…
Factfulness challenges the widespread but inaccurate belief that the world is getting worse. Drawing on decades of global health and development research, Hans Rosling and his co‑authors reveal ten cognitive instincts—such as fear, negativity, urgency, and the “gap instinct”—that distort how people interpret global data. Using clear charts, real‑world examples, and engaging stories,…
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- Reprint Ed.
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- 9781250123824
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- 352 pages, 5.4 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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- 303.44 ROS f
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel offers a sweeping explanation for why some human societies developed agriculture, technology, centralized governments, and military power earlier than others. Jared Diamond argues that geography and environment, not racial or cultural superiority, shaped the broad patterns of world history.
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- 20th Anniversary
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- 9780393354324
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- 528 pages, 6.1 x 1.4 x 9.2 inches
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- Call Number
- 303.4 DIA g
Not Impossible: Do What Can't Be Done
Not Impossible tells the true story of how filmmaker and creative tinkerer Mick Ebeling discovered that ordinary people can solve extraordinary problems when they refuse to accept limitations. What begins as a small act of kindness—helping a paralyzed artist draw again—grows into a series of groundbreaking humanitarian projects powered by DIY technology, empathy, and relentless optimism.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781982185534
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- 272 pages, 13.97 x 2.03 x 21.27 cm
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- 361.3 EBE n
Invitation to Sociology: A Humanistic Perspective
Invitation to Sociology is Peter L. Berger’s classic introduction to the sociological perspective—what it means to look at the world as a sociologist. Written in a lively, accessible style, the book explains how sociology helps us see beyond everyday assumptions to understand the deeper structures, institutions, and cultural forces shaping human life.
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- 1st Ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780385065290
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- 208 pages, 5.2 x 0.47 x 7.91 inches
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- 301 BER i
The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
The Promise of a Pencil tells the remarkable true story of Adam Braun, who left a fast‑track Wall Street career after a chance encounter with a young boy in India whose greatest wish was simply “a pencil.” That moment sparked Braun’s journey across dozens of countries and ultimately led him to found Pencils of Promise, an organization that began with just $25 and has since built hundred…
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- Reprint Ed.
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- 9781476730639
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- 288 pages, 5.5 x 1 x 8.38 inches
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- 370.92 BRA t
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens …
Weapons of Math Destruction exposes how powerful algorithms—used in hiring, policing, insurance, education, and finance—can create systematic, invisible, and large‑scale harm. Cathy O’Neil, a former Wall Street data scientist, explains how these models often operate without oversight, rely on biased data, and reinforce existing inequalities.
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- Reprint Ed.
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780553418835
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- 288 pages, 288 pages
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- -
- Call Number
- 303.4833 ONE w
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