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"In 2003, Design Observer figured out something essential: design is a precision lens that focuses our attention and brings new clarity to all aspects of our lives. This collection represents the best of what they do best." —Roman Mars

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Atlas of Poetic Botany

Botanical encounters in the rainforest: trees that walk, a leaf as big as an awning, a plant that dances.

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The Atom

"A visually appealing introduction to the building block of the world around us." —Don Lincoln

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Picturing Science and Engineering

"Useful, enlightening, magnificent: what more could anyone want?" —Kurt Andersen

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Besotted by Stories

An excerpt from the first chapter of How History Gets Things Wrong: The Neuroscience of Our Addiction to Stories by Alex Rosenberg.

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