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  2. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe

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    The book's rationale was also praised by media outlets including Newsday and The Economist. CNN described it as an answer to the Fermi paradox. [2] Several astronomy sources also praised the book including Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazine. Other science media also praised the book including American Scientist, Popular Mechanics, and ...

  3. Chapter (books) - Wikipedia

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    A book with chapters (not to be confused with the chapter book) may have multiple chapters that respectively comprise discrete topics or themes. In each case, chapters can be numbered, titled, or both. An example of a chapter that has become well known is "Down the Rabbit-Hole", which is the first chapter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

  4. Genome (book) - Wikipedia

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    Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters is a 1999 popular science book by the science writer Matt Ridley, published by Fourth Estate.The chapters are numbered for the pairs of human chromosomes, one pair being the X and Y sex chromosomes, so the numbering goes up to 22 with Chapter X and Y couched between Chapters 7 and 8.

  5. Dracula - Wikipedia

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    Prior to writing the novel, Stoker researched extensively, assembling over 100 pages of notes, including chapter summaries and plot outlines. [35] The notes were sold by Bram Stoker's widow, Florence, in 1913, to a New York book dealer for £2. 2s, (equivalent to UK£208 in 2019).

  6. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History - Wikipedia

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    The book's title is similar to a 1995 book title, The Sixth Extinction by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin. Also included are excerpts from interviews with a forest ecologist , atmospheric scientist Ken Caldeira , wildlife and conservation experts, a modern-day geologist, and fungus researchers in New England and New York State .

  7. Spillover (book) - Wikipedia

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    In the various chapters of the book, the author dwells on the analysis of a specific pathogen, starting from its discovery and studies on it: the Hendra virus in the first chapter; the Ebola virus in the second; the mathematical study of epidemics at the same time as the spread of malaria in the third; SARS in the fourth; bacterial zoonosis in the fifth chapter (Q fever, psittacosis and Lyme ...

  8. The Luminaries - Wikipedia

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    On Bookmarks Magazine Jan/Feb 2014 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a 4 out of 5 stars based on critic reviews. [ 26 ] Bill Roorbach wrote in The New York Times that The Luminaries was "a lot of fun, like doing a Charlotte Brontë -themed crossword puzzle while playing chess and Dance Dance Revolution ...

  9. The Swallows of Kabul - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 12. Zunaira removes her burqa exposing herself to Atiq. Atiq thinks she is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen. He tells his wife Musarrat how beautiful she is. Oddly enough, this makes his wife happy for he is finally able to express his feelings and this make her happy. Chapter 13. Atiq doesn't want Zunaira to die.