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Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique
John Gribbin · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödingers Cat searches for life on other planetsAre we alone in the universe? Surely amidst the immensity of the cosmos there must be other intelligent life out there. Dont be so sure, says John Gribbin, one of todays best popular science writers.... |
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Incredible Voyage
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Book Division. · National Geographic
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Explains all aspects of the human body, including its origins, systems, bodily defenses, the brain, the aging process, and new technology |
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On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes
Alexandra Horowitz · Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the giant 1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog comes an equally smart, delightful, and startling exploration of how we perceive and discover our world. Alexandra Horowitzs brilliant On Looking Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes shows us how to see the spectacle of the ordinary—to... |
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Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth
Jim Baggott · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed science author Jim Baggot, a pointed critique of modern theoretical physics. In this stunning new volume, Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics: super-symmetric particles,super strings,... |
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Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
Rebecca Stott · Spiegel & Grau; 2nd ptg edition
Format: Hardcover
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK“[An] extraordinarily wide-ranging and engaging book [about] the men who shaped the work of Charles Darwin . . . a book that enriches our understanding of how the struggle to think new thoughts is shared across time and space and people.”—The... |
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Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
Leah Penniman · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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In 1920, 14 percent of all land-owning US farmers were black. Today less than 2 percent of farms are controlled by black people -- a loss of over 14 million acres and the result of discrimination and dispossession. While farm management is among the whitest of professions, farm labor is predominantly... |
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Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem
Amir D. Aczel · Basic Books; First Edition edition
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
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Over three hundred years ago, a French scholar scribbled a simple theorem in the margin of a book. It would become the world's most baffling mathematical mystery. Simple, elegant, and utterly impossible to prove, Fermat's Last Theorem captured the imaginations of amateur and professional... |
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