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The Earth Gazers: On Seeing Ourselves

CHRISTOPHER POTTER · Pegasus Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

It will soon be the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned mission to the moon, when men first saw for themselves the Earth as a sphere falling through space -- they saw a world without borders and these images continue to give hope and inspire.Only twenty-four people have seen the whole...
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Bob Miller's Geometry for the Clueless, 2nd edition

Bob Miller · McGraw-Hill Education; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

An easy-to-use guide that takes the fear out of geometry Bob Millers Geometry for the Clueless tackles a subject more than three million students face every year. Miller acts as a private tutor, painstakingly covering the high school curriculum as well as post secondary courses in geometry.,
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold. The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better...
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Algebra II For Dummies

Mary Jane Sterling · For Dummies
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Algebra II For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119543145) was previously published as Algebra II For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119090625) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated...
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Schaum's Easy Outline of College Physics, Revised Edition (Schaum's Easy Outlines)

F Bueche; Eugene Hecht; George J Hademenos · McGrawHill
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

If you are looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, turn to Schaum's Easy Outlines! Schaum's Easy Outline of College Physics is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused review of the topic. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, it features a streamlined and updated format...
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Easy Algebra Step-by-Step (Easy Step-by-Step Series)

Sandra Luna McCune · McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Take it step-by-step for algebra success! The quickest route to learning a subject is through a solid grounding in the basics. So what you won’t find in Easy Algebra Step-by-Step is a lot of endless drills. Instead, you get a clear explanation that breaks down complex concepts into...
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

Randall Munroe · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 61
Format: Print book

Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide simple...
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The Healing Self: A Revolutionary Plan for Wholeness in Mind, Body, and Spirit

Deepak Chopra · Harmony
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

After collaborating on two major books featured as PBS specials, Super Brain and Super Genes, Chopra and Tanzi now tackle the issue of lifelong health and heightened immunity.In the face of environmental toxins, potential epidemics, super bugs, and the aging process The Healing Self offers...
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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record

Errol Fuller · Princeton University Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A photograph of an extinct animal evokes a greater feeling of loss than any painting ever could. Often black and white or tinted sepia, these remarkable images have been taken mainly in zoos or wildlife parks, and in some cases depict the last known individual of the species. Lost Animals...
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Schaum's Easy Outlines of College Chemistry, Second Edition

Jerome Rosenberg · McGraw-Hill; 2 edition
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

When you need just the essentials of college chemistry, this Easy Outlines book is there to help If you are looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview of college chemistry, it’s got to be Schaum's Easy Outline. This book is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version...
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Algebra II Essentials For Dummies

Mary Jane Sterling · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Passing grades in two years of algebra courses are required for high school graduation. Algebra II Essentials For Dummies covers key ideas from typical second-year Algebra coursework to help students get up to speed. Free of ramp-up material, Algebra II Essentials For Dummies sticks...
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Through Two Doors at Once: The Elegant Experiment That Captures the Enigma of Our Quantum Reality

Anil Ananthaswamy · Dutton
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The intellectual adventure story of the "double-slit" experiment, showing how a sunbeam split into two paths first challenged our understanding of light and then the nature of reality itself--and continues to almost 200 years later.Many of the greatest scientific minds have grappled...
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