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The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
Leonard Susskind · Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2013 A world-class physicist and a citizen scientist combine forces to teach Physics 101the DIY way The Theoretical Minimum is a book for anyone who has ever regretted not taking physics in collegeor who simply wants to know how to think like a physicist.... |
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Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
Mike Massimino · Crown Archetype Pages: 313 Format: Print book
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that s about to go from zero to 17, 500 miles per hour? Or to look back on the earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night?... |
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Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body
Hugh Aldersey-Williams · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening, spine-tingling, heartwarming tour through the extraordinary history and secrets of the human body. The human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about and taboo, unique yet universal fact of our lives. It is the inspiration for art, the subject of science, and the source... |
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The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Paul Bogard · Little, Brown and Company; 1St Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from its brightest spots to the darkest skies we have left. A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders. Yet in our artificially lit world, three-quarters of Americans' eyes never switch to night vision and most of us no longer experience... |
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Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
Jane Goodall · Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around... |
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Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs
Eric Sanderson · Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Many experts agree that energy is the defining issue of this century. Economic recessions, foreign wars, and foreclosures are only a few of the results of America’s dependence on oil. In Terra Nova, ecologist Eric Sanderson elucidates the interconnections between oil and money, cars... |
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Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation
Dan Fagin · Bantam Pages: 538 Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * Winner of The New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award * "A new classic of science reporting." - The New York TimesThe riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative... |
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Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
Bill Schutt · Algonquin Books Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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"A masterful and compulsively readable book that challenges our preconceived notions about a behavior often sensationalized in our culture and, until just recently, misunderstood in the scientific world." - Ian Tattersall, Curator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History,... |
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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts
Emily Anthes · Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Winner of 2014 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Best Young Adult Science BookLonglisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardOne of Nature's Summer Book PicksOne of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring 2013 Science BooksFor centuries, we've toyed with our creature... |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here?
Lawrence M Krauss · Atria Books Pages: 336 Format: Print book
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Internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist, New York Times bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing, and passionate advocate for reason, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden world of reality - a grand poetic vision of nature - and how we find... |
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Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
Ed Caesar · Simon & Schuster Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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The first major work about marathon running - including the current heated battle among the world's elite runners to reach the two-hour barrier - and how psychology, technology, economics, and the latest science affect the potential of human performance.Two hours, to cover 26 miles and 385 yards.... |
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