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Wordsworth's Poems of Travel 1819-1842: Such Sweet Wayfaring

Wordsworth's Poems of Travel 1819-1842: Such Sweet Wayfaring...

Author: J. Wyatt ,  Dr John F Wyatt, Dr
ISBN: 9780312221133
Format: Hardback
$343.20

There is a long-held view that Wordsworth's inspiration dried up before the age of forty. The argument is that,...  Read More >>

At the Water's Edge: Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs...

At the Water's Edge: Fish with Fingers, Whales with...

Author: Carl Zimmer
ISBN: 9780684856230
Format: Paperback
$39.60

How did we ever get ashore? How did we make legs, arms and our extremely complex intelligence? Evolution is one...  Read More >>

Civilization And The Limpet

Civilization And The Limpet

Author: Martin Wells
ISBN: 9780738201740
Format: Paperback
$27.99

In the spirit of Lewis Thomas's Lives of a Cell or the many works of Stephen Jay Gould, zoologist Martin Wells takes...  Read More >>

Curing Cancer: The Story of the Men and Women Unlocking the Secrets of our Deadliest Illness

Curing Cancer: The Story of the Men and Women Unlocking...

Author: Michael Waldholz
ISBN: 9780684848020
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Reporting from the frontiers of research, an award-winning science writer brings readers the story of the people...  Read More >>

π — Die Story: Aus dem Französischen von Manfred Stern

π — Die Story: Aus dem Französischen von Manfred Stern...

Author: Jean-Paul Delahaye ,  M. Stern
ISBN: 9783764360566
Format: Paperback
$211.17

""Die Zahl1t zu erforschen bedeutet, das Universum zu erforschen ... Dieses Buch streift im Zeitraffer durch die...  Read More >>

Das Wuppertal Haus: Bauen und Wohnen nach dem Mips-Konzept

Das Wuppertal Haus: Bauen und Wohnen nach dem Mips-Konzept...

Author: Tönis Käö ,  Friedrich Schmidt-Bleek
ISBN: 9783764360177
Format: Paperback
$131.97

Johannes Hiesgen Die Befriedigung des Existenzbedürfnisses ""Wohnen"" gehört unternehmen, das das langlebige Gut...  Read More >>

Mein Geist ist offen: Die mathematischen Reisen des Paul Erdös

Mein Geist ist offen: Die mathematischen Reisen des...

Author: Bruce Schechter ,  C. Menzel
ISBN: 9783764360832
Format: Paperback
$131.97

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Great Feuds in Science

Great Feuds in Science

Author: Hal Hellman
ISBN: 9780471350668
Format: Paperback
$44.75

""A fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages. ""-Courier Mail ""A pleasant...  Read More >>

The Complete How to Figure It: Using Math in Everyday Life

The Complete How to Figure It: Using Math in Everyday...

Author: Darrell Huff ,  Carolyn R. Kinsey
ISBN: 9780393319248
Format: Paperback
$49.95

An all-in-one compendium of easy techniques for all kinds of calculations, from personal finance to home improvement....  Read More >>

Die blaue Paprika: Globale Nahrungsmittelproduktion auf dem Prüfstand

Die blaue Paprika: Globale Nahrungsmittelproduktion...

Author: Beatrix Tappeser ,  Alexandra Baier
ISBN: 9783764360665
Format: Paperback
$51.03

Der Einkaufswagen gleitet durch ein Reich der Delika- tessen, vorbei an exotischen Früchten und Gemüsen, entlang...  Read More >>

Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology

Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology

Author: Robert Pool, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9780195129113
Format: Paperback
$22.95

Robert Pool looks at modern technology and how technology and the modern world shape each other.  Read More >>

Tesla: The Modern Sorcerer

Tesla: The Modern Sorcerer

Author: Daniel Blair Stewart
ISBN: 9781883319915
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Tesla's is a story of incredible inventions, free electricity, manufactured earthquakes, time travel, death rays,...  Read More >>

The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics

The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics

Author: Etienne Klein (, Atomic Energy Commission, Sacey, France) ,  Marc Lachieze-Rey (, Atomic Energy Commission, Sacey, France)
ISBN: 9780195120851
Format: Hardback
$69.95

An analysis of the successive unifications that have marked the fundamental advances in physics from the theory...  Read More >>

Gregor Mendel: And the Roots of Genetics

Gregor Mendel: And the Roots of Genetics

Author: Edelson
ISBN: 9780195122268
Format: Hardback
$92.37

Edward Edelson traces Mendel's life from his humble origins to his posthumous fame, giving us both a brief introduction...  Read More >>

Seven Mysteries Of Life, The

Seven Mysteries Of Life, The

Author: Guy Murchie ,  Jenna Terry
ISBN: 9780395957912
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Mixing science with philosophy, the author contemplates what he perceives to be the seven mysteries of life, ranging...  Read More >>

Leaps of Faith: Science, Miracles, and the Search for Supernatural Consolation

Leaps of Faith: Science, Miracles, and the Search for...

Author: Nicholas Humphrey ,  D. Dennett
ISBN: 9780387987200
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Leaps of Faith is a compelling and highly praised critique of beliefs in paranormal phenomena, miracles, and the...  Read More >>

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Author: Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9780192860927
Format: Paperback
$29.95

Reissued in new covers, this is the book that tells of the selfish gene. It is a world of savage competition, ruthless...  Read More >>

Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones

Author: Stephen Drury
ISBN: 9780198502715
Format: Hardback
$39.95

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The Life of the Cosmos

The Life of the Cosmos

Author: Lee Smolin (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Pennsylvania State University)
ISBN: 9780195126648
Format: Paperback
$30.95

Lee Smolin offers a theory of the universe. He argues that 'The underlying structure of our world is to be found...  Read More >>

Phantoms in the Brain: Human Nature and the Architecture of the Mind

Phantoms in the Brain: Human Nature and the Architecture...

Author: V. S. Ramachandran ,  Sandra Blakeslee
ISBN: 9781857028959
Format: Paperback
$33.61

Phantoms In The Brain takes a revolutionary new approach to theories of the brain.  Read More >>

City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics

City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics

Author: Jeff Hecht
ISBN: 9780195108187
Format: Hardback
$164.95

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Exploding the Gene Myth: How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators, and Law Enforcers

Exploding the Gene Myth: How Genetic Information Is...

Author: Ruth Hubbard ,  Elijah Wald
ISBN: 9780807004319
Format: Paperback
$55.44

How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators,...  Read More >>

First You Build a Cloud

First You Build a Cloud

Author: K.C. Cole
ISBN: 9780156006460
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Demystifying physics in a fascinating read, ""First You Build a Cloud"" does for physics what the bestselling ""The...  Read More >>

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