Discover Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Cosmos
Carl Sagan
Celebrating Carl Sagan 🌌 A visionary who made the cosmos accessible to all and championed the search for extraterrestrial life. He left a legacy that continues to inspire! https://t.co/jg7r02BT7G
Paperback, 2013
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
DNA: The Story of the Genetic Revolution
James D. Watson
On this day 70 years ago, an issue of the publication "Nature" unveiled the #doublehelix structure 🧬 of #DNA discovered by molecular biologists James Watson and Francis Crick. #TodayInHistory https://t.co/rrot2RFsaM
Paperback, 2017
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Red Riding Hood
Tiger Tales
Fairy tales like Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood could help children develop better emotional intelligence and STEM skills. https://t.co/ul4DvSrBqq
Paperback, 2015
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On the Origin of Species Illustrated: Evolution
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, the Father of Evolution died on this day in 1882. Here are several interesting things you may not have known about him. https://t.co/1s22uWzQsZ
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Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved
Darren Naish
Research suggests more than 180 dinosaurs🦕🌿 preferred a plant-based diet, but it’s quite hard to put a precise number on it, says Paul Barrett, a paleontology researcher at the Natural History Museum in London. https://t.co/fTA3NjPsPX
Hardcover, 2016
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The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
Gustave Le Bon
Back in the late 1800s, French scholar Gustave Le Bon argued that, when in a large crowd, individuals can lose their ability to think rationally. The crowd, he wrote, serves as a hypnotic influence that triggers otherwise rational people to become violent. https://t.co/rIn2TrBPwJ
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Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
“It’s a process. It’s not a switch — I don’t think the science backs up the existence of maternal instinct,” says anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, who has authored books on family bonds including Mothers and Others. https://t.co/zY8VX91QFn
Paperback, 2011
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book