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The Man Who Loved China
Simon Winchester

As the Olympics begin, settle in with Simon Winchester's portrait of the mid-twentieth-century scientist and adventurer, Joseph Needham. Winchester traces Needham's British government mission to China, his love affair with visiting student Lu Gwei-Djen, and his pivotal influence on the Western world's understanding of China's culture and history. more

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski

A mute teenage boy takes refuge on a Wisconsin farm with his three dogs as he tries to learn who murdered his father. Hailed as one of the best literary fiction debuts in a long time. A July IndieBound #1 pick. more

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Atomic history

Los Alamos was part of the Manhattan Project, the project to design and build the first atomic weapons. We have an extensive collection of atomic history books, such as American Prometheus: Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin Sherwin. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this is a portrait of scientist Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb. more

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