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Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
Paul Bloom - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale's most popular courses of all timeHow does the brain - a three-pound wrinkly mass - give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden... |
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Ghost Particle: In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino
Alan Chodos - ?The MIT Press
Format: Hardcover
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The fascinating story of science in pursuit of the ghostly, ubiquitous subatomic particle - the neutrino.Isaac Asimov once observed of the neutrino: "The only reason scientists suggested its existence was their need to make calculations come out even. And yet the nothing-particle was not a nothing... |
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Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe
Philip Plait Ph.D. - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with the universe like never before.Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the universe? How would Saturn's rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling... |
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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
Peter Frankopan - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development - and demise - of civilizations across time. Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate,... |
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Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World
Gretchen Rubin - Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor... |
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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science
Carlo Rovelli - Riverhead Books
Format: Paperback
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The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science through the revolutionary ideas of the Greek philosopher Anaximander Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology,... |
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The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide
Dr. Alice Roberts - DK
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive guide to the development, form, function, and disorders of the human body.. The most detailed popular reference book on human anatomy available, this beautiful exploration of the human body is now in its third edition, revised with the latest medical knowledge. Although used... |
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The Things We Make
Bill Hammack - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the secret method used to build the world ... For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress.... |
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