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The Genomic Revolution: Unveiling the Unity of Life

The Genomic Revolution: Unveiling the Unity of Life...

Author: Robert DeSalle ,  Michael Yudell
ISBN: 9780309074360
Format: Hardback
$73.79

Deals with the field of genomics - the basic presentation of ideas about heredity, and the essential principles...  Read More >>

Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart

Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart

Author: Marc Bekoff (, Professor of Biology, University of Colorado)
ISBN: 9780195150773
Format: Hardback
$120.95

Concerned not only with the study of animal behaviour, but also with the innumerable ways in which humans interact...  Read More >>

Popular Science: 21st Century

Popular Science: 21st Century

Author: Editors of Popular Science Magazine ,  Popular Science
ISBN: 9781931933162
Format: Hardback
$65.87

The military experts at ""Popular Science"" take readers on a guided tour of new technology --from the JDAM smart...  Read More >>

The Best American Science Writing 2002

The Best American Science Writing 2002

Author: Matt Ridley
ISBN: 9780060936501
Format: Paperback
$36.83

Provides thoughts on medicine, evoltuionary psychology, physics, computer technology, and other topics by contributors...  Read More >>

A Tribble's Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and What to Do When You are There

A Tribble's Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and...

Author: Alan C. Tribble
ISBN: 9780691027630
Format: Paperback
$63.23

Offers a guide to space exploration, from how to get there to how to phone home and how to survive the harsh environment...  Read More >>

Light and Dark: An exploration in science, nature, art and technology

Light and Dark: An exploration in science, nature, art...

Author: David Greene
ISBN: 9780750308748
Format: Paperback
$62.99

With more than 100 diagrams, graphs, and figures, this book discusses the subjects such as the history of artificial...  Read More >>

The Particle Odyssey

The Particle Odyssey

Author: F.E. Close ,  Michael Marten
ISBN: 9780198504863
Format: Hardback
$92.95

The Particle Odyssey takes the reader on an illustrated journey to the heart of matter. The authors describe the...  Read More >>

The Science of Superheroes

The Science of Superheroes

Author: Lois H. Gresh ,  Robert Weinberg
ISBN: 9780471024606
Format: Hardback
$65.87

The truth about superpowers... science fact or science fiction? ""An entertaining and informative guide to comic...  Read More >>

Seven Experiments That Could Change the World: A Do it Yourself Guide to Revolutionary Science

Seven Experiments That Could Change the World: A Do...

Author: Rupert Sheldrake
ISBN: 9780892819898
Format: Paperback
$32.99

An exploration of questions that traditional science has failed to answer such as: Does your pet really know when...  Read More >>

The Little Book of Time

The Little Book of Time

Author: Klaus Mainzer ,  J. Eisinger
ISBN: 9780387952888
Format: Hardback
$52.80

From the philosopher and historian of science Klaus Mainzer, a brief history of the way we have come to understand,...  Read More >>

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding the Brain

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding the Brain...

Author: Arthur S. Bard, M.D. ,  Mitchell G. Bard
ISBN: 9780028643106
Format: Paperback
$50.03

A comprehensive, easy-to-read look at the human brain, from the...  Read More >>

The 23rd Cycle: Learning to Live with a Stormy Star

The 23rd Cycle: Learning to Live with a Stormy Star...

Author: Sten Odenwald
ISBN: 9780231120791
Format: Paperback
$56.95

A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power...  Read More >>

The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug

The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the...

Author: Bennett Alan Weinberg ,  Bonnie K. Bealer
ISBN: 9780415927239
Format: Paperback
$90.99

How much do we really know about our number one drug? This natural, cultural, and artistic history of our favourite...  Read More >>

Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software

Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities...

Author: Steven Johnson
ISBN: 9780140287752
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain...  Read More >>

Quantum Legacy: The Discovery That Changed the Universe

Quantum Legacy: The Discovery That Changed the Universe...

Author: Barry R. Parker
ISBN: 9781573929936
Format: Hardback
$55.99

Many technological marvels have sprung from quantum physics. Describing the history of the quantum revolution, this...  Read More >>

Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation

Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the...

Author: Robert E. Adler
ISBN: 9780471401742
Format: Hardback
$65.87

Be on hand to witness some of the most monumental scientific discoveries of the past three millennia This engaging...  Read More >>

What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 5

What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume...

Author: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 9780821829042
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Mathematicians like to point out that mathematics is universal. In spite of this, most people continue to view it...  Read More >>

Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe

Mosquito: The Story of Man's Deadliest Foe

Author: Dr Andrew Spielman ,  Michael D'Antonio
ISBN: 9780571209859
Format: Paperback
$20.67

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Crustacea: Crabs, Crayfishes, and Their Relatives

Crustacea: Crabs, Crayfishes, and Their Relatives

Author: Beth Blaxland
ISBN: 9780791069943
Format: Hardback
$73.92

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Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics

Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures...

Author: Robert B. Banks
ISBN: 9780691102849
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Presents another collection of puzzles.  Read More >>

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