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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The Invisible Gorilla
How Our Intuitions Deceive Us
Written by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 7, 2011
Price: $15.00
Reading this book will make you
less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In
The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth:
Our minds don’t work the way we think...
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The Beak of the Finch
A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Written by Jonathan Weiner
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: May 30, 1995
Price: $16.00
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeOn a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches...
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The Grand Design
Written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $13.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhen and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In this startling and lavishly illustrated book...
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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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The Female Brain
Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $11.99
Every brain begins as a female brain. It only becomes male eight weeks after conception, when excess testosterone shrinks the communications center, reduces the hearing cortex, and makes the part of the brain that processes sex twice as large.
Louann Brizendine, M.D. is a pioneering neuropsychiatrist who brings together the latest...
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Paradox
The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Written by Jim Al-Khalili
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $15.00
A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.
Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. ...
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