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The Secret Life of Numbers: 50 Easy Pieces on How Mathematicians Work and Think

The Secret Life of Numbers: 50 Easy Pieces on How Mathematicians...
Author: George G. Szpiro ISBN: 9780309096584 Format: Hardback	$65.87
Mathematics holds a special allure for many people. This work looks at interesting and unknown historical tidbits... Read More >>

Once Upon Einstein

Once Upon Einstein
Author: Thibault Damour , Eric Novak ISBN: 9781568812892 Format: Paperback	$79.99
Through a selection of concrete scenes taken from Einstein's life, the author offers a view into the formation of... Read More >>

Galápagos: A Natural History

Galápagos: A Natural History
Author: John C. Kricher ISBN: 9780691126333 Format: Paperback	$60.59
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The 21st Century Brain: Explaining, Mending and Manipulating the Mind

The 21st Century Brain: Explaining, Mending and Manipulating...
Author: Steven Rose ISBN: 9780099429777 Format: Paperback	$24.99
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The Pope And The Heretic: A True Story of Courage and Murder

The Pope And The Heretic: A True Story of Courage and...
Author: Michael White ISBN: 9780349113494 Format: Paperback	$34.99
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was a mystic, philosopher and scientist whose ideas were decades ahead of their time.... Read More >>

Don't You Have Time to Think?

Don't You Have Time to Think?
Author: Richard P Feynman ISBN: 9780141021133 Format: Paperback	$38.79
The author was no ordinary genius. He upset those in authority, gave captivating lectures, wrote equations on napkins... Read More >>

A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down

A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom...
Author: Robert Laughlin ISBN: 9780465038299 Format: Paperback	$34.99
A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical... Read More >>

The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases

The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall...
Author: E.J. Wagner ISBN: 9780471648796 Format: Hardback	$71.15
2007 Edgar(r) Nominee ""Fascinating. "" --The Christian Science Monitor ""A double triumph... masterful. "" --Toronto... Read More >>

Civilized Life in the Universe: Scientists on Intelligent Extraterrestrials

Civilized Life in the Universe: Scientists on Intelligent...
Author: George Basalla (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Delaware (Emeritus)) ISBN: 9780195171815 Format: Hardback	$82.95
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Water from Heaven: The Story of Water from the Big Bang to the Rise of Civilization, and Beyond

Water from Heaven: The Story of Water from the Big Bang...
Author: Robert Kandel ISBN: 9780231122450 Format: Paperback	$52.95
Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its... Read More >>

Tierzeichnungen in Kurzeln

Tierzeichnungen in Kurzeln
Author: Gerolf Steiner ISBN: 9783827417022 Format: Paperback	$52.67
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Quanten sind anders: Die verborgene Einheit der Welt

Quanten sind anders: Die verborgene Einheit der Welt...
Author: Thomas Görnitz , Carl F Von Weizsacker ISBN: 9783827417671 Format: Paperback	$79.07
Mit ihr kann auch im Rahmen der Physik der bekannten Tatsache Ausdruck verliehen werden, dass ein Ganzes sehr oft... Read More >>

Still Lives: Narratives of Spinal Cord Injury

Still Lives: Narratives of Spinal Cord Injury
Author: Jonathan Cole (Southampton University) ISBN: 9780262532846 Format: Paperback	$42.11
An examination, through personal narratives and reflective commentary, of life without sensation or movement in... Read More >>

Eine kurze Geschichte der Sprachen

Eine kurze Geschichte der Sprachen
Author: Tore Janson , Martina Wiese ISBN: 9783827417787 Format: Paperback	$52.67
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Discarded Science: Ideas That Seemed Good at the Time

Discarded Science: Ideas That Seemed Good at the Time...
Author: John Grant ISBN: 9781904332497 Format: Hardback	$34.19
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The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the frontiers of cosmology

The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the frontiers of...
Author: Joseph Silk (, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford) ISBN: 9780198505105 Format: Hardback	$96.95
In The Infinite Cosmos Joseph Silk guides the reader through the modern understanding of the cosmos, in a narrative... Read More >>

The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved from Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans

The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence...
Author: Stanley Greenspan , Stuart Shanker ISBN: 9780306814495 Format: Paperback	$38.99
""In the childhood of every human being and at the dawn of human history there is an amazing and, until now, unexplained... Read More >>

Flashes of Brilliance: The Cutting Edge of Irish Science

Flashes of Brilliance: The Cutting Edge of Irish Science...
Author: Dick Ahlstrom ISBN: 9781904890157 Format: Mixed media product	$66.00
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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of...
Author: Roger Penrose ISBN: 9780099440680 Format: Paperback	$89.99
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No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality

No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality
Author: Judith Rich Harris ISBN: 9780393059489 Format: Hardback	$71.15
Presents an exploration of human nature that looks within the mind to discover why people differ in personality.... Read More >>

Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and Everything in Between

Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies,...
Author: Art Sussman ISBN: 9780787983260 Format: Hardback	$60.59
Richly illustrated with four-color graphics, Dr. Art's Guide to Science offers kids an engrossing journey into the... Read More >>

Techno-Cultural Evolution: Cycles of Creation and Conflict

Techno-Cultural Evolution: Cycles of Creation and Conflict...
Author: William McDonald Wallace ISBN: 9781574889666 Format: Hardback	$71.15
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Bedrock: Writers on the Wonders of Geology

Bedrock: Writers on the Wonders of Geology
Author: Lauret E. Savoy ISBN: 9781595340221 Format: Undefined	$118.80
A collection of fiction, poetry and geological essays that pay tribute to the boundless beauty and amazing power... Read More >>

Weighing the World: The Quest to Measure the Earth

Weighing the World: The Quest to Measure the Earth
Author: Edwin Danson (Member of Royal Institution of Chatered Surveyors, Member of Royal Institution of Chatered Surveyors) ISBN: 9780195181692 Format: Hardback	$123.95
Weighing the World is a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the scientific events leading to modern map making written... Read More >>

Secrets of Nature: Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe

Secrets of Nature: Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern...
Author: William R. Newman (Indiana University) , Anthony Grafton (Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University) ISBN: 9780262640626 Format: Paperback	$89.76
A fresh look at the role of astrology and alchemy in Renaissance thinking and everyday life. Read More >>

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