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Planetfall: New Solar System Visions, by Michael Benson. Abrams, 2012 ($55)
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't, by Nate Silver. Penguin Press, 2012 ($27.95)
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Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals, by Con Slobodchikoff. St. Martin's Press, 2012 ($25.99)
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