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Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
by Mary Roach
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by Mary Roach
Published Sep 2026
Read ReviewsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog
by Carly Anne York
Published Jun 2025
Read ReviewsA brilliant new voice in science writing—"witty, whip-smart, truly one of our best" (Mary Roach)—shows why playfulness and curiosity are the key to science.
The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness
by Sarah Ramey
Published May 2021
Read ReviewsThe darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey's years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head - but wasn't. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored.
by Bill Bryson
Published Jan 2021
Read ReviewsBill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.
by Barbara Kingsolver
Published Jun 2013
Read ReviewsFlight Behavior takes on one of the most contentious subjects of our time: climate change. With a deft and versatile empathy Kingsolver dissects the motives that drive denial and belief in a precarious world.
by Simon Garfield
Published Sep 2012
Read ReviewsA hugely entertaining and revealing guide to the history of type that asks, What does your favorite font say about you?
by Hannah Nordhaus
Published May 2011
Read ReviewsThe honey bee is a willing conscript, a working wonder, an unseen and crucial link in America's agricultural industry. But never before has its survival been so unclear - and the future of our food supply so acutely challenged.
by Edward O. Wilson
Published Apr 2011
Read ReviewsInspirational and magical, the story of boy who grows up determined to save the world from its most savage ecological predator: Man himself.
by Morgan Spurlock
Published May 2006
Read ReviewsCan man live on fast food alone? Spurlock tried to do just that for a month during which he gained twenty-five pounds, his blood pressure skyrocketed, and his libido all but disappeared. In this groundbreaking, hilarious book, Spurlock debuts a wry investigative voice that will appeal to anyone interested in the health of our country, our children...
by Eric Schlosser
Published Jan 2002
Read ReviewsA groundbreaking work of investigation and cultural history that may change the way America thinks about the way it eats.
by Malcolm Gladwell
Published Dec 2001
Read ReviewsLooks at why major changes in our society so often happen suddenly and unexpectedly.
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