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How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
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An unprecedented history of the storied ship that Darwin said helped add a hemisphere to the civilized world.
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The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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