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Start Small, Stay Small by Rob Walling, Mike Taber

Redshirts by John Scalzi

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since …

Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #2)

The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Thousands …

Twitter and tear gas by Zeynep Tufekci

A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges. To understand …

Sundiver by David Brin (A Bantam spectra book)

In all the universe, no species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance of a patron—except perhaps mankind. …

San Fransicko by Michael Shellenberger

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan

The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Science of Discworld Series)

In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe …

We Are the Nerds by Christine Lagorio-Chafkin

Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow

In a dystopian, near-future Britain, sixteen-year-old Trent, obsessed with making movies on his computer, joins a group of artists and …

There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

The Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things_wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime_but athletics is most …

Technical Blogging by Antonio Cangiano

Successful technical blogging is not easy but it's also not magic. Use these techniques to attract and keep an audience …

Shining Ones by David Eddings

Book 2 of The Tamuli

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

The Selfish Gene is a 1976 book on evolution by the ethologist Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon …