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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015
Mircea Pitici · Princeton University Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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This annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found... |
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We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
Jorge Cham · Riverhead Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Prepare to learn everything we still don't know about our strange, mostly mysterious universe. PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have teamed up to spelunk through the enormous gaps in our cosmological knowledge, armed with their popular infographics, cartoons,... |
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The Meaning of Science: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
Tim Lewens · Basic Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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Science has produced explanations for everything from the mechanisms of insect navigation to the formation of black holes and the workings of black markets. But how much can we trust science, and can we actually know the world through it? How does science work and how does it fail? And how can the work... |
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Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies
Mark Zegarelli · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293637) was previously published as Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118791981) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should... |
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Time Travel
James Gleick · Pantheon Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, here is a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself. The story begins at the turn of the previous century, with the young... |
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Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography
David Bodanis · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physics Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory... |
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Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos
Brian Cox · Da Capo
Pages: 320
Format: Book
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In Universal, bestselling physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Why Does E=mc2?) take us on an inspirational journey of scientific exploration. They show that, by asking questions about the world around us, anyone can think like a physicist and grasp the breath-taking grandeur of the cosmos.Universal... |
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Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong-and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story
ANGELA SAINI · Beacon Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knewFor hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less... |
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Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence
Nick Caruso · Hachette Books
Pages: 133
Format: Hardcover
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"The book we didn't realize we needed."---Chicago ReaderDogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi) . Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings... |
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Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet
MICHAEL R BLOOMBERG · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more... |
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Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs
Michael T Osterholm · Little
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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A world-leading epidemiologist shares his stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for epidemics that can challenge world order.Every new development--from exploding human and animal populations to trade and travel--intensifies our susceptibility... |
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The Secret Life of the Mind: How Your Brain Thinks, Feels, and Decides
MARIANO SIGMAN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind.Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international... |
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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
DANIEL GOLEMAN · Avery
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Two New York Times-bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain. In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship... |
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