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Losing the Head of Philip K. Dick: A Bizarre But True Tale of Androids, Kill Switches, and Left Luggage

Losing the Head of Philip K. Dick: A Bizarre But True...

Author: David Dufty
ISBN: 9781851689200
Format: Paperback
$23.26

The instant classic of weird science (Alex Boese), in a format to win the sci fi fan  Read More >>

Why Smile?: The Science Behind Facial Expressions

Why Smile?: The Science Behind Facial Expressions

Author: Marianne LaFrance (Yale University)
ISBN: 9780393344226
Format: Paperback
$26.95

“A charming, thoughtful book, one that makes a powerful case for smiles as ‘social acts with consequences.’ ”—Boston...  Read More >>

The Enlightenment Vision: Science, Reason, and the Promise of a Better Future

The Enlightenment Vision: Science, Reason, and the Promise...

Author: Stuart Jordan
ISBN: 9781616146405
Format: Hardback
$52.99

In the 17th and 18th centuries, a major cultural shift took place in western Europe. Leading thinkers began to emphasize...  Read More >>

The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World

The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes,...

Author: Susan M. Schneider ,  Rene C. Reyes
ISBN: 9781616146627
Format: Paperback
$42.99

Based on common set of scientific principles, scientists have been able to create mathematical models of certain...  Read More >>

Massive: The Higgs Boson and the Greatest Hunt in Science: Updated Edition

Massive: The Higgs Boson and the Greatest Hunt in Science:...

Author: Ian Sample
ISBN: 9780753541531
Format: Paperback
$39.99

In the early 1960s, three groups of physicists, working independently in different countries, stumbled upon an idea...  Read More >>

Hidden Hunger

Hidden Hunger

Author: Hans Konrad Biesalski ,  Patrick O'Mealy
ISBN: 9783642339493
Format: Hardback
$85.36

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Sperlonga: Die homerischen Gruppen und ihre Bildquellen

Sperlonga: Die homerischen Gruppen und ihre Bildquellen...

Author: Nikolaus Himmelmann
ISBN: 9783663053408
Format: Paperback
$158.37

In der Zeitschrift Antike Kunst 34, 1991 suchte ich zu zeigen, daß die, home- rischen' Gruppen von Sperlonga eklektischen...  Read More >>

How It Began: A Time-Traveler's Guide to the Universe

How It Began: A Time-Traveler's Guide to the Universe...

Author: Chris Impey (University of Arizona in Tucson)
ISBN: 9780393343861
Format: Paperback
$47.95

“Impey combines the vision of a practicing scientist with the voice of a gifted storyteller.”—Dava Sobel  Read More >>

The White Planet: The Evolution and Future of Our Frozen World

The White Planet: The Evolution and Future of Our Frozen...

Author: Jean Jouzel ,  Claude Lorius
ISBN: 9780691144993
Format: Hardback
$54.99

From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen...  Read More >>

What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?: How Money Really Does Grow On Trees

What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?: How Money Really...

Author: Tony Juniper
ISBN: 9781846685606
Format: Paperback
$27.99

The true value of ecosystems to world economies.  Read More >>

Sicherheit von Leichtwasserreaktoren: Risiken der Nukleartechnologie

Sicherheit von Leichtwasserreaktoren: Risiken der Nukleartechnologie...

Author: Günter Kessler ,  Anke Veser
ISBN: 9783642283802
Format: Hardback
$118.77

In einer für Laien verständlichen Form erläutern die Autoren die Risiken, die von Kernkraftwerken ausgehen, und...  Read More >>

Ausgerottet oder ausgestorben?: Warum die Mammuts die Eiszeit nicht überleben konnten

Ausgerottet oder ausgestorben?: Warum die Mammuts die...

Author: Peter D. Ward
ISBN: 9783034877985
Format: Paperback
$92.37

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Guitar Zero: The Science of Learning to be Musical

Guitar Zero: The Science of Learning to be Musical

Author: Gary Marcus
ISBN: 9781851689620
Format: Paperback
$64.69

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Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution

Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution...

Author: David Rothenberg
ISBN: 9781408830567
Format: Paperback
$19.99

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The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrationality Makes us Happy, Healthy, and Sane

The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrationality Makes...

Author: Matthew Hutson
ISBN: 9781851689576
Format: Paperback
$23.26

Drawing on evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience, former Psychology Today editor and science...  Read More >>

The Geek Manifesto: Why science matters

The Geek Manifesto: Why science matters

Author: Mark Henderson
ISBN: 9780552165433
Format: Paperback
$22.99

Whether we want to improve education or cut crime, to enhance public health or to generate clean energy, we need...  Read More >>

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't...

Author: Susan Cain
ISBN: 9780141029191
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers...  Read More >>

M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake

Author: Huilin Xing ,  Xiwei Xu
ISBN: 9783642266096
Format: Paperback
$290.37

The M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake occurred in China on May 12, 2008, killing over 69,000 people and displacing millions...  Read More >>

What Is This Thing Called Science?

What Is This Thing Called Science?

Author: Alan Chalmers
ISBN: 9780702249631
Format: Paperback
$27.99

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British Mesozoic Fossils

British Mesozoic Fossils

Author: Natural History Museum
ISBN: 9780565093198
Format: Paperback
$38.79

The Mesozoic era ranged from 240 million to 65 million years ago. In British Mesozoic Fossils 365 species from this...  Read More >>

Identification and Registration Practices in Transnational Perspective: People, Papers and Practices

Identification and Registration Practices in Transnational...

Author: J. Brown ,  I. About
ISBN: 9781349346431
Format: Paperback
$258.72

This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to...  Read More >>

Communicating Popular Science: From Deficit to Democracy

Communicating Popular Science: From Deficit to Democracy...

Author: S. Perrault
ISBN: 9781349437139
Format: Paperback
$272.98

it explains how science writing works and argues that it can do better at promoting public discussions about science-related...  Read More >>

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