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Dead Reckoning by Michael Baden Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers Baden, Michael
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/27 view activity »
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World Johnson, Steven *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage ... by Sheldon B. Kopp If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients Kopp, Sheldon B.
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Blackout by Connie Willis Blackout (Oxford Time Travel, #3) Willis, Connie
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Survival of the Sickest by Sharon Moalem Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease Moalem, Sharon *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson The Invention of Air Johnson, Steven *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher Feynman, Richard
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
American Gods by Neil Gaiman American Gods (American Gods, #1) Gaiman, Neil *
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 read, american-literature, fantasy, literature, road-trip, science, stand-alone, urban-fantasy     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
Nothing Human by Nancy Kress Nothing Human Kress, Nancy *
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Virus of the Mind by Richard Brodie Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme Brodie, Richard
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
Changeless by Gail Carriger Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2) Carriger, Gail *
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 read, humor, science, supernatural     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Sacks, Oliver
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/26 view activity »
Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference Fine, Cordelia *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/12 view activity »
What We Believe But Cannot Prove by John Brockman What We Believe But Cannot Prove: Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty Brockman, John
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/12 view activity »
Darwin's Island by Steve Jones Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England Jones, Steve
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/12 view activity »
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Roach, Mary
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/12 view activity »
School's Out—Forever by James Patterson School's Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2) Patterson, James *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/11 view activity »
The Trouble With Physics by Lee Smolin The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next Smolin, Lee
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/10 view activity »
Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman Einstein’s Dreams Lightman, Alan *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/09 view activity »
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake Atwood, Margaret *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/09 view activity »
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Pollan, Michael *
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/09 view activity »
The Red Queen by Matt Ridley The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature Ridley, Matt
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/05 view activity »
Dr. Eckener's Dream Machine by Douglas Botting Dr. Eckener's Dream Machine: The Great Zeppelin and the Dawn of Air Travel Botting, Douglas
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/05 view activity »
Programming the Universe by Seth Lloyd Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos Lloyd, Seth
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 read, science     Slayermel 2011/02/05 view activity »
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Collins, Suzanne
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 read, abandoned, coming-of-age, death, science, speculative-fiction     Slayermel 2011/01/18 view activity »
The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman The Accidental Time Machine Haldeman, Joe
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 read, science, time-travel, travel     Slayermel 2010/11/26 view activity »
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) Willis, Connie
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 read, science, time-travel, travel     Slayermel 2010/11/07 view activity »
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Year of Wonders Brooks, Geraldine *
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 read, australian, literature, science     Slayermel 2010/08/08 view activity »
Krakatoa by Simon Winchester Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 Winchester, Simon
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 read, history, science     Slayermel 2010/07/16 view activity »
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Brave New World Huxley, Aldous
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 read, classics, dystopia, favorites, science     Slayermel 2010/03/24 view activity »


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