50 Years of Books to Remember: The Whole Shebang: A State of the Universe Report

The Affluent Society By Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006 (Book - 1998)

Annotation:A criticism of the economic thinking of the time.

Cod A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World By Kurlansky, Mark (Book - 1998)

Annotation:Savory account of the once-thriving North Atlantic codfish industry.

Coming of Age in the Milky Way By Ferris, Timothy (Book - 1988)

Annotation:We follow a fascinating group of real people through time, watching as man tries to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.

The Double Helix : A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA By Watson, James D., 1928- (Book - 1980, c1968)

Annotation:The very human behavior of the scientists who discovered the structure of DNA.

Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates of Human Societies By Diamond, Jared M. (Book - 2005)

Annotation:Why some societies have prospered while others have not, updated in 2005 with a chapter on Japan.

Memories, Dreams, Reflections By Jung, C. G., 1875-1961 (Paperback - 1989, c1963)

Annotation:The famed psychoanalyst probes the meaning of his past experiences.

The Mismeasure of Man By Gould, Stephen Jay (Paperback - 1996)

Annotation:A provocative study of the basic flaws which underlie methods of measuring human intelligence.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek By Dillard, Annie (Book - 1974)

Annotation:A year's explorations of the beauty and violence of nature are reported by a sensitive observer.

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The Whole Shebang: A State of the Universe Report: Intriguing investigations of function, form and matter. A representative selection from over 1500 titles on annual lists of Books to Remember from 1956 to 2005. Compiled by Francie Einenkel and Susan Chute, Librarians, The New York Public Library.

List Language: English