Turing's Cathedral
The Origins of the Digital Universe
Written by George Dyson
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $16.95
A Wall Street Journal Best Business Book of 2012
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012
In this revealing account of how the digital universe exploded in the aftermath of World War II, George Dyson illuminates the nature of digital computers, the lives of those who brought them into existence, and how code...
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The Male Brain
Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2011
Price: $14.99
From the author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Female Brain, here is the eagerly awaited follow-up book that demystifies the puzzling male brain.
Dr. Louann Brizendine, the founder of the first clinic in the country to study gender differences in brain, behavior, and hormones, turns her attention to the...
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The Information
A History, a Theory, a Flood
Written by James Gleick
Format: eBook, 544 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $11.99
James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality—the blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.
The story of information begins...
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Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
Written by Graham Hancock
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: April 2, 1996
Price: $19.95
The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts.
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Toms River
A Story of Science and Salvation
Written by Dan Fagin
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $13.99
“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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A Briefer History of Time
Written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $22.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS
The science classic made more accessible
• More concise • Illustrated
FROM ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT MINDS OF OUR TIME COMES A BOOK THAT CLARIFIES HIS MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS
Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time remains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for years...
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The Demon in the Freezer
A True Story
Written by Richard Preston
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2003
Price: $7.99
“The bard of biological weapons captures
the drama of the front lines.”-Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy
The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In...
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Animal Wise
The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
Written by Virginia Morell
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $12.99
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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