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#1 on the Science list for 2019-09-15. Last week it was ranked 1.
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First U.S. edition.
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One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the...
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#6 on the Science list for 2019-09-15. Last week it was ranked 7.
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Forest Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
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616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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1st ed.
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Forest Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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Forest Ave. Library - Social Science - Adult
616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
616.027 Sk
1 available
616.027 Sk
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Central Library - Audiobooks - 2nd Floor
616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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Library ed.
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Central Library - Audiobooks - 2nd Floor
616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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616.027 Sk
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2 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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2 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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Available Online
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Available Online
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Large print ed.
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Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
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#9 on the Science list for 2019-09-15.
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Central Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
909.82 H
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909.82 H
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
909.82 H
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909.82 H
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South Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
909.82 H
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909.82 H
1 available
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Central Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
909.82 H
1 available
909.82 H
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
909.82 H
1 available
909.82 H
1 available
South Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
909.82 H
1 available
909.82 H
1 available
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Central Library - Audiobooks - 2nd Floor
909.82 H
1 available
909.82 H
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909.82 H
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909.82 H
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Unabridged.
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Central Library - Audiobooks - 2nd Floor
909.82 H
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909.82 H
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909.82 H
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909.82 H
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Available Online
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Description
Shares insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news, and the modern relevance of nations and religion.
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#10 on the Science list for 2019-09-15. Last week it was ranked 10.
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Central Library - Self Help - 2nd Floor
155.2 C
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155.2 C
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East Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
155.2 C
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155.2 C
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
155.2 C
1 available
155.2 C
1 available
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Central Library - Self Help - 2nd Floor
155.2 C
1 available
155.2 C
1 available
East Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
155.2 C
1 available
155.2 C
1 available
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First paperback edition.
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
155.2 C
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155.2 C
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Library ed.
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4 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
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3 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
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5 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
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5 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
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5 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Description
"At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society--from van Gogh's sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer. Passionately argued,...