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Cubed : a secret history of the workplace by Nikil Saval

"Man is born free, but he is everywhere in cubicles." How did we get from Scrooge's office to "Office Space"? …

Shady characters by Keith Houston

In Shady Characters, Keith Houston weaves a fascinating trail through the nooks and crannies of typographical history, from the …

Europe by Brendan Simms

Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon

Permutation City by Greg Egan

The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in …

Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone (The Craft Sequence, #2)

"Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc--casual gambler and professional risk manager--to …

Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L. Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey (12))

The shock of the old by David Edgerton

War! What is it good for? : conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots by Ian Morris

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.

Once, she was …

Bellwether by Connie Willis

Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning …

The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government by Philip K. Howard

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)

Throne of the Crescent Moon is a fantasy novel written by American writer Saladin Ahmed. It is the first book …

Three parts dead by Max Gladstone

"A god has died, and it's up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and …

Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber

The author shows that before there was money, there was debt. For 5,000 years humans have lived in societies divided …