Science & Technology
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Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own
$29.95 Add to cartAn insider’s account of the NASA mission that changed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit
Are we alone in the universe? It’s a fundamental question for Earth-dwel- Author: Steffen, Jason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 069124247X
- Language: English
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Citrus: A World History
$50.00 Add to cartCitrus traces the history of today’s global superfood from its cultivation in the ancient world from just a handful of original wild species, via Arab trade routes, the noble collectors of medieval E
- Author: Mabberley, David J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 050002636X
- Language: English
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How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog
$17.99 Add to cartThey say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But what about relativity?
Physics professor Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, Emmy, tackle the concepts of general relativity in this i- Author: Orzel, Chad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 28 2012
- ISBN10: 0465023312
- Language: English
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The Extended Selfish Gene
$39.99 Read moreThe Selfish Gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it Professor Dawkins articulates a gene’s eye view of evolution – a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of informati… [more below]
- Author: Dawkins, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198788789
- Language: English
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Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen
$19.00 Add to cartCritically acclaimed science journalist, Mark Buchanan tells the fascinating story of the discovery that there is a natural structure of instability woven into the fabric of our world, which explains … [more below]
- Author: Buchanan, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0609809989
- Language: English
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El Principio de la Posibilidad
$18.95 Add to cartWe’re taught that our life’s goals as unattainable. With The Possibility Principle, psychotherapist Mel Schwartz shows that they are, with a revolutionary approach to living the life we choose. Schwar… [more below]
- Author: Schwartz, Mel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: September 30 2018
- ISBN10: 8417030824
- Language: Spanish
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Roadside Geology of Ohio
$24.00 Add to cartOhio�s bedrock reveals a rich story of the ancient landscapes and animals�massive meat-eating reptiles, foot�long clams, lumbering mammoths�that existed thousands to hundre… [more below]
- Series: Roadside Geology
- Author: Camp, Mark J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 411
- Publish Date: October 15 2006
- ISBN10: 0878425241
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone
$22.95 Add to cartWe all know the Sun, the powerhouse of our solar system, but what about Luyten’s Flare, the Rosino-Zwicky Object, or Chanal’s variable star? For those whose curiosity takes them far beyond Earth’s atm
- Author: Harvey-Smith, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1760761583
- Language: English
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Earth and Space: Photographs from the Archives of NASA
$40.00 Add to cartTake a tour of the universe with this awe-inspiring collection of photographs from the archives of NASA, featuring spectacular views of Earth from above, our solar system, and deep space.
Featuring a- Series: NASA
- Author: Nataraj, Nirmala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 13 2015
- ISBN10: 1452134359
- Language: English
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Genomics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartGenomics has transformed the biological sciences. From epidemiology and medicine to evolution and forensics, the ability to determine an organism’s complete genetic makeup has changed the way science … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Archibald, John M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0198786204
- Language: English
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To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
$19.00 Read moreHow did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s – the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows … [more below]
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 31 1992
- ISBN10: 0679734163
- Language: English
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Genesis and the Big Bang Theory: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible
$17.00 Add to cartA ground-breaking book that takes on skeptics from both sides of the cosmological debate, arguing that science and the Bible are not at odds concerning the origin of the universe.
The culmination of a- Author: Schroeder, Gerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0553354132
- Language: English
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A History of America in 100 Maps
$38.00 Add to cartThroughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meani… [more below]
- Author: Schulten, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 21 2018
- ISBN10: 022645861X
- Language: English
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The Physics of Superheroes: More Heroes! More Villains! More Science! Spectacular Second Edition
$19.00 Add to cartA complete update to the hit book on the real physics at work in comic books, featuring more heroes, more villains, and more science
Since 2001, James Kakalios has taught “Everything I Needed to Know- Author: Kakalios, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 03 2009
- ISBN10: 1592405088
- Language: English
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Theodore Gray’s Completely Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home But Probably Shouldn’t: The Complete and Updated Edition
$28.00 Read moreThe ultimate Theodore Gray collection, Theodore Gray’s Completely Mad Science collects every one of Gray’s dramatic, visually spectacular, and enlightening scientific experiments into one complete vol… [more below]
- Author: Gray, Theodore
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 0316395080
- Language: English
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Sustainability: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
$18.95 Add to cartWhile politicians, entrepreneurs, and even school children could tell you that sustainability is an important and nearly universal value, many of them, and many of us, may struggle to define the term,… [more below]
- Series: What Everyone Needs to Know
- Author: Thompson, Paul B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0190883235
- Language: English
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The Thinking Person’s Guide to Climate Change: Second Edition
$30.00 Add to cartEverybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap. Start a web search for “climate change” and the first three suggestions are “facts,” “news,” and… [more below]
- Author: Henson, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1944970398
- Language: English
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Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday’s Tomorrow
$44.93 Read moreThe Industrial Revolution meets the quantum-technology revolution! A steampunk adventure guide to how mind-blowing quantum physics is transforming our understanding of information and energy.
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- Author: Yunger Halpern, Nicole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1421443724
- Language: English
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
$19.00 Add to cartIf the conscious mind–the part you consider to be you–is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?
In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates- Author: Eagleman, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0307389928
- Language: English
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Beginning to End the Climate Crisis: A History of Our Future
$24.95 Read moreThere is no planet B. Activists share how we must inform and organize ourselves to save the future.
“Act as though your house is on fire. Because it is.” Following Greta Thunberg, millions of young c- Author: Neubauer, Luisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1684581478
- Language: English
