1 . Four newest novels

If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal

What Animal Intelligence Reveals about Human Stupidity

by Justin Gregg. Little, Brown, 2022 ($29)

The book is a snappy read but lingers: it left me wondering why we don’t respect signals of intelligence from other species-and more deeply consider how our own intelligence works against us. -Darcy B. Kelley

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

A Novel by Akil Kumarasamy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2022 ($27)

Set in a future of eye scans, carbon credits and advanced Al. Akil Kumarasamy’s new novel nonetheless feels surprisingly like home-even as it tests the boundaries of self and story.

Doctors and Distillers

The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cocktails

by Camper English. Penguin Books, 2022($18, paperbound)

Your favorite cocktail may very well have its roots in medicine of generations past. With immense wit and charm, author Camper English traces millennia to explore how civilizations used the fermented and distilled beverages to do everything from hydrating the workforce to fending off the Black Death.

The Milky Way

An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier

Grand Central Publishing, 2022 (26)

Moiya McTier assumes the role of cosmic interpreter to let our galaxy tell her own story. As a character the Milky Way is a cross between a Greek goddess and GLaDOS. the artificially super intelligent computer system from the Portal video-game series.

1. Which book talks about the theme of intelligence of species?

A．Doctors and Distillers	B．The Milky Way
C．If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal	D．Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

2. What do the four books have in common?

A．They are all hard-covers.

B．They come out in the same year.

C．They share the same topic.

D．They are published by the same publishing.

3. How much should Tom, who wants to buy two of the books pay at least?

A．$44

B．$54

C．$56

D．$53