Science & Technology
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The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer – The Unlikely Partnership That Built the Atom Bomb
$19.99 Add to cartTwo ambitious men. One historic mission.
With a blinding flash in the New Mexico desert in the summer of 1945, the world was changed forever. The bomb that ushered in the atomic age was the product of- Series: World War II Collection
- Author: Kunetka, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1684513596
- Language: English
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Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story
$35.00 Add to cartAlexander (better known as “Sasha”) and Ann Shulgin’s foundational work in the genre was the first book to fully impart the how-to chemistry, and convey the effects, of many of the entheogenic drugs t… [more below]
- Author: Shulgin, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 978
- Publish Date: October 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0963009605
- Language: English
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In the Blood: How Two Outsiders Solved a Centuries-Old Medical Mystery and Took on the US Army
$29.00 Read moreThe “high-stakes” true story of how an absent-minded inventor and a down-on-his-luck salesman joined forces to create a once-in-a-generation lifesaving product: “Suspenseful storytelling helps us see
- Author: Barber, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 30, 2023
- ISBN10: 1538709864
- Language: English
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The Dream Machine
$20.00 Read moreThe story of the man who instigated the work that led to the internet–and shifted our understanding of what computers could be.
Behind every great revolution is a vision, and behind perhaps the grea- Author: Waldrop, M. Mitchell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: September 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1732265119
- Language: English
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Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe
$29.95 Add to cartAn exciting new title in the vein of Hidden Figures, which tells the inspiring stories of long-overlooked women physicists and astronomers who discovered the fundamental rules of the universe and resh… [more below]
- Author: Ghose, Shohini
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048310
- Language: English
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Tihkal: A Continuation
$33.00 Add to cartA continuation of PIHKAL, TIHKAL focuses on the family of psychoactive drugs in the tryptamine family and provides a blend of biography, botanical facts, scientific speculation, and psychological and
- Author: Shulgin, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 804
- Publish Date: May 01, 2002
- ISBN10: 0963009699
- Language: English
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Elon Musk (Spanish Edition)
$24.95 Read moreDel autor de Steve Jobs y otras grandes biograf?as, todas ellas ?xitos internacionales de ventas, esta es la historia asombrosamente ?ntima del innovador m?s fascinante y pol?mico del mundo, un vision… [more below]
- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 9798890980144
- Language: Spanish
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The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla and Other Works
$24.99 Add to cartWho was Nikola Tesla? Find out in this comprehensive volume that includes Tesla’s autobiography and scientific writings, as well as other works that examine his life and career in detail.
Nikola Tesla- Series: Leather-Bound Classics
- Author: Tesla, Nikola
- Binding: Leather
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: December 21, 2021
- ISBN10: 1645174387
- Language: English
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The Orchid Thief
$21.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obses- Author: Orlean, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 04 2000
- ISBN10: 044900371X
- Language: English
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Candace Pert: Genius, Greed, and Madness in the World of Science
$30.00 Read more“…a truly insightful narrative on what it can mean to be a woman at the cutting edge of science.” —THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
The story of maverick scientist Candace Pert, whose groundbreaking researc- Author: Ryckman, Pamela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0306831465
- Language: English
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George Washington Carver
$14.95 Add to cartOnly alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His Secrets. The amazing story of Geory W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the s… [more below]
- Author: Federer, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 01, 2002
- ISBN10: 096535573X
- Language: English
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American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Oppenheimer
$25.00 Add to cartTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD(R)-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER – “A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”–Christopher Nolan
#1 NEW YORK TIME- Author: Bird, Kai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: April 11 2006
- ISBN10: 0375726268
- Language: English
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Shackleton
$18.95 Add to cart“When Ranulph Fiennes produces a book about Ernest Shackleton, it should get our attention. I found that the best way to read this book is to imagine that you are in a pub sharing a beer with Sir Ranu… [more below]
- Author: Fiennes, Ranulph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 452
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1639363025
- Language: English
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Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
$19.00 Add to cartA Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian
A “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish- Author: Miller, Lulu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1501160346
- Language: English
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A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash
$22.00 Add to cart**Also an Academy Award-winning film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly–directed by Ron Howard** The powerful, dramatic biography of math genius John Nash, who overcame serious mental illne
- Author: Nasar, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 12, 2011
- ISBN10: 1451628420
- Language: English
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Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
$24.99 Add to cartThe National Book Award Finalist is now a major motion picture directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.
“Vivid and ethereal.”–The New York Times
“Radioactive is quite unlike
- Author: Redniss, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0062416162
- Language: English
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
$23.00 Add to cartA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1982115866
- Language: English
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
$22.99 Add to cartBy the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.
How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography s- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: May 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 0743264746
- Language: English
