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Nonfiction Advisory

The Knowledge

By Lewis Dartnell

Lewis Dartnell identifies the scientific and technical knowledge that could help a community recover essential systems after a severe civilizational disruption.

Nonfiction Advisory

The Black Swan

By Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb challenges our confidence in forecasts and asks readers to take rare, high-impact events seriously.

Nonfiction Advisory

The Ascent of Man

By Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski follows the development of human knowledge to show science as an imaginative and ethical practice, not a collection of facts.