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The Medical Almanac

The Medical Almanac

Author: Pasquale Accardo
ISBN: 9781461267270
Format: Paperback
$130.68

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Wonderful Life with the Elements

Wonderful Life with the Elements

Author: Bunpei Yorifuji
ISBN: 9781593274238
Format: Hardback
$35.00

A translation of Genso Seikatsu, published by Kagaku Dojin Publishing Company, Inc., 2009.  Read More >>

This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens and Other WTF Research

This Is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens...

Author: Marc Abrahams
ISBN: 9781851689316
Format: Paperback
$24.99

From the satirical mind behind the Ig Nobel Prizes comes a laugh-out-loud compendium of outlandish and thought-provoking...  Read More >>

Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World

Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific...

Author: Lisa Randall
ISBN: 9780061723735
Format: Paperback
$44.85

The bestselling author of ""Warped Passages,"" one of ""TIME"" magazine's ""100 Most Influential People in the World,""...  Read More >>

How to Live Forever: And 34 Other Really Interesting Uses of Science

How to Live Forever: And 34 Other Really Interesting...

Author: Alok Jha
ISBN: 9780857388353
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Everything you ever wanted to know about science in 35 bite size chapters.  Read More >>

Climate Change, Climate Science and Economics: Prospects for an Alternative Energy Future

Climate Change, Climate Science and Economics: Prospects...

Author: G. Cornelis van Kooten
ISBN: 9789400749870
Format: Hardback
$448.77

Not only is emissions reduction extremely difficult in rich countries, but demands such as the UN mandate to improve...  Read More >>

The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning

The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness...

Author: Daniel Bor
ISBN: 9780465020478
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A brash young neuroscientist presents his solution to biology's hardest problem-what consciousness is, and why we...  Read More >>

How to Find a Habitable Planet

How to Find a Habitable Planet

Author: James F. Kasting ,  James F. Kasting
ISBN: 9780691156279
Format: Paperback
$44.99

The author has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system. In this...  Read More >>

The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body

The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body

Author: Frances Ashcroft
ISBN: 9780393078039
Format: Hardback
$76.43

A lively exploration of the surprising role that electricity plays in our bodies.  Read More >>

The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet

The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life...

Author: Bob Berman
ISBN: 9780316090995
Format: Paperback
$31.99

A wide-ranging summer science beach read describing the sun's profound effects on our lives, our history and our...  Read More >>

Mindsight: Change Your Brain and Your Life

Mindsight: Change Your Brain and Your Life

Author: Daniel J. Siegel
ISBN: 9781921844997
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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Ernst Cassirer on Form and Technology: Contemporary Readings

Ernst Cassirer on Form and Technology: Contemporary...

Author: A. Hoel ,  I. Folkvord
ISBN: 9780230365476
Format: Hardback
$145.17

Ernst Cassirer's thought-provoking essay Form and Technology (1930) ascribes to technology a new dignity as a genuine...  Read More >>

A Bee in a Cathedral: And 99 other scientific analogies

A Bee in a Cathedral: And 99 other scientific analogies...

Author: Joel Levy
ISBN: 9781408171820
Format: Paperback
$33.61

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The Science of Navigation: From Dead Reckoning to GPS

The Science of Navigation: From Dead Reckoning to GPS...

Author: Mark Denny
ISBN: 9781421405117
Format: Hardback
$148.00

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Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space

Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space

Author: Lisa Randall
ISBN: 9781847922571
Format: Paperback
$22.00

On July 4th, 2012, one of physics' most exhilarating results was announced: a new particle – and very likely a new...  Read More >>

Great Inventions that Changed the World

Great Inventions that Changed the World

Author: James Wei (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ISBN: 9780470768174
Format: Hardback
$99.95

Discover the inventions that have made our world what it is today A great invention opens the door to a new...  Read More >>

The Science of the Oven

The Science of the Oven

Author: Hervé This (AgroParisTech) ,  Jody Gladding
ISBN: 9780231147071
Format: Paperback
$27.95

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Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives

Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives

Author: Dean Buonomano (UCLA)
ISBN: 9780393342222
Format: Paperback
$39.95

“Excellent. . . . [Buonomano] reveals the intricate limitations and blessings of the most complex device in the...  Read More >>

Transgenic Crops of the World: Essential Protocols

Transgenic Crops of the World: Essential Protocols

Author: Ian S. Curtis
ISBN: 9789401570213
Format: Paperback
$336.35

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Trading Systems: Theory and Immediate Practice

Trading Systems: Theory and Immediate Practice

Author: Renato Di Lorenzo
ISBN: 9788847027053
Format: Hardback
$145.17

These worksheets and codes will be sent free of charge to anyone who requests them from the author (renato.dilorenzo1@gmail.com)...  Read More >>

How to Solve the Da Vinci Code: And 34 Other Really Interesting Uses of Mathematics

How to Solve the Da Vinci Code: And 34 Other Really...

Author: Richard Elwes
ISBN: 9780857388384
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Everything you ever wanted to know about maths in 35 bite-size chapters.  Read More >>

Hyperactive: The Controversial History of ADHD

Hyperactive: The Controversial History of ADHD

Author: Maitrii Aung-Thwin ,  Michael Aung-Thwin
ISBN: 9781780230313
Format: Paperback
$39.99

A revealing and accessible study of the controversial Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  Read More >>

Bioethics: When the Challenges of Life Become Too Much

Bioethics: When the Challenges of Life Become Too Much...

Author: Gareth Jones
ISBN: 9781920691790
Format: Paperback
$26.40

Are scientists playing God? Are the artificial reproductive technologies helpful or hazardous?Should human embryos...  Read More >>

Total Addiction: The Life of an Eclipse Chaser

Total Addiction: The Life of an Eclipse Chaser

Author: Kate Russo
ISBN: 9783642304804
Format: Paperback
$69.84

Seeing a total solar eclipse is often described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. They want more, and are willing...  Read More >>

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