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A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0

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The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction

We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know

The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance

Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the World

The Inklings of Oxford: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and their Friends

Empire of the Stars: Obsession, Friendship and Betrayal in the Quest for Black Holes