The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past

The wonderful future that never was

flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past

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Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford

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44 books

Science

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer
The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
The Man Who Caught the Storm
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

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121 books

History

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Zodiac The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer
Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
A Short History of Drunkenness
Horror Noire
Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live

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162 books

Humor

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Dr. Slump
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Deadpool, Vol. 4: Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
Jaco the galactic patrolman
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

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802 books

Nonfiction

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The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
Holy Cow
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
The Century
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day

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645 books

History

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From Dawn to Decadence
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
The Century
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
How the Irish Saved Civilization

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179 books

Science

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What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life
The World Without Us
Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, and Brains--the Science Behind Sex, Love, and Attraction
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years