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Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Written by Michio Kaku
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $15.95
Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and interstellar space ships—the stuff of science fiction or potentially attainable future technologies? Inspired by the fantastic worlds of
Star Trek, Star Wars, and
Back to the Future, renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what...
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Mission to Mars
My Vision for Space Exploration
Written by Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00
"Colonising space is essential for the long term survival of the human race, and Buzz Aldrin's book shows us how."
—Stephen Hawking Legendary "space statesman" Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who...
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Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Written by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: February 25, 1997
Price: $17.00
"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought."
*Los Angeles Times
"POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing."
*The...
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Animal Wise
The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
Written by Virginia Morell
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $26.00
Noted science writer Virginia Morell explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising and moving exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals. Did you know that ants teach, earthworms make decisions, rats love to be tickled, and chimps grieve? Did you know that...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Written by Rebecca Skloot
Read by Cassandra Campbell and Bahni Turpin
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 2, 2010
Price: $20.00
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are...
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National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America
Written by Laura Erickson and Jonathan Alderfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $12.95
This fun, affordable, beautifully illustrated introduction to birding is like taking a walk with National Geographic's birding experts. Of this book's 192 pages, 160 are devoted to North America's top species, one per page, from the lowly House Wren to the majestic Bald Eagle. Carefully chosen illustrations and photographs capture the...
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2010
Price: $11.99
Bill Bryson is one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers. In
A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey–into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It’s a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this insatiably curious writer attempts...
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