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Physics of the Future
Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385530811
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Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Written by Michio Kaku


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $12.99

Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100.

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are...

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Turing's Cathedral
Turing's Cathedral
Written by George Dyson
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ISBN: 9781400075997
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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
The Male Brain
Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
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ISBN: 9780767927543
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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
The Information
Written by James Gleick
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307379573
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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
Fingerprints of the Gods
Written by Graham Hancock
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ISBN: 9780517887295
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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. Read more >
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Toms River
Toms River
Written by Dan Fagin
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ISBN: 9780345538611
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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... Read more >
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A Briefer History of Time
A Briefer History of Time
Written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
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ISBN: 9780553385465
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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
The Demon in the Freezer
Written by Richard Preston
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ISBN: 9780345466631
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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... Read more >
Animal Wise
Animal Wise
Written by Virginia Morell
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ISBN: 9780307461469
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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... Read more >
Hyperspace
Hyperspace
Written by Michio Kaku
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ISBN: 9780385477055
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Hyperspace
A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion
Written by Michio Kaku


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1995
Price: $16.00

The first book-length exploration of the most exciting development in modern physics, the theory of 10-dimensional space. The theory of hyperspace, which Michio Kaku pioneered, may be the leading candidate for the Theory of Everything that Einstein spent the remaining years of his life searching for. Read more >
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