A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $28.00
This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting, informative journey into the world of science.
In
A Short History of Nearly Everything, beloved author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we...
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Isaac's Storm
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Written by Erik Larson
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2000
Price: $15.95
National BestsellerSeptember 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in...
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Toms River
A Story of Science and Salvation
Written by Dan Fagin
Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $28.00
“A thrilling journey through the twists and turns of cancer epidemiology, Toms River is essential reading for our times. Dan Fagin handles topics of great complexity with the dexterity of a scholar, the honesty of a journalist, and the dramatic skill of a novelist.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of...
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
Written by Brian Greene
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $16.95
From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists and author the Pulitzer Prize finalist
The Elegant Universe, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way.
Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most...
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Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day
Written by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2013
Price: $16.00
From the bestselling author and PBS star, a brain healthy program to turn back the clock, and keep your mind sharp and your body fit.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Daniel Amen has been helping people look and feel young, healthy, and vibrant with his brain healthy strategies. Now, he shares...
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Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Trade Paperback, 552 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $18.99
If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition includes:
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
• A comprehensive review of vectors, fluid mechanics, optics, atomic and nuclear physics, and more
• Quick-study tables of key Physics B formulas & equations
• Step-by-step strategies for cracking even the...
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The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Written by Simon Singh
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 29, 2000
Price: $16.95
In his first book since the bestselling
Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who...
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