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The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism. By Joyce Appleby. W. W. Norton.
February 7, 2010 – 5:57 pm | Comments Off
The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism. By Joyce Appleby. W. W. Norton.

The centuries-long history of capitalism is rich and eventful. Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to …

Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King. By Brad Matsen. Pantheon Books.
October 17, 2009 – 4:40 pm | Comments Off
Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King. By Brad Matsen. Pantheon Books.

Vividly conveying the people, the adventure, the science, and the lure of the sea that shaped Cousteau’s life, Matsen paints a luminous portrait of a man who profoundly changed the way we view, and treat, …

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. By Richard Holmes. Pantheon Books.
July 29, 2009 – 4:51 pm | Comments Off
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. By Richard Holmes. Pantheon Books.

Brilliantly conceived as a relay of scientific stories, The Age of Wonder investigates the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of “dynamic science,” of an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be …