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Pale Blue Dot
Pale Blue Dot
Written by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345376596
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Pale Blue Dot
A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Written by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: September 8, 1997
Price: $16.00

"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS."
--The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around... Read more >
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Infinite Potential
Infinite Potential
Written by Lothar Schafer
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307985958
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Infinite Potential
What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $26.00

A hopeful and controversial view of the universe and ourselves based on the principles of quantum physics, offering a way of making our lives and the world better, with a foreword by Deepak Chopra

     In Infinite Potential, physical chemist Lothar Schäfer presents a stunning view of the universe as interconnected, nonmaterial... Read more >
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The Universe Within
The Universe Within
Written by Neil Shubin
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ISBN: 9780307907868
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The Universe Within
Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
Written by Neil Shubin


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $12.99

From one of our finest and most popular science writers, the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery story as big as the world itself: How have astronomical events that took place millions of years ago created the unique qualities of the human species?

In his... Read more >
Radiation
Radiation
Written by Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307959690
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Radiation
What It Is, What You Need to Know
Written by Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax


Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2013
Price: $26.95

The essential guide to radiation: the good, the bad, and the utterly fascinating, explained with unprecedented clarity.

Earth, born in a nuclear explosion, is a radioactive planet; without radiation, life would not exist. And while radiation can be dangerous, it is also deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Robert Peter...

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The Alchemy of Air
The Alchemy of Air
Written by Thomas Hager
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ISBN: 9780307351791
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The Alchemy of Air
A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
Written by Thomas Hager


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $15.00

Tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives–including your own.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’s scientists to find a solution.

This is the story of the... Read more >
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The Turbulent Universe
The Turbulent Universe
Written by Paul Kurtz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616147358
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The Turbulent Universe

Written by Paul Kurtz


Format: Trade Paperback, 310 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $20.00

In his final book, the late Paul Kurtz outlines his personal vision for a planetary ethics inspired by scientific wisdom. Blending realism and optimism, he lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach that he calls humanist eupraxsophy--that is, the application of practical moral choices inspired by scientific wisdom. Emphasizing... Read more >
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Physics of the Impossible
Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku
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ISBN: 9780385525442
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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: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $11.99

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... Read more >
The Tao of Physics
The Tao of Physics
Written by Fritjof Capra
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590308356
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The Tao of Physics
An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Written by Fritjof Capra


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $17.95

Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time—way back in 1975. This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic. It includes a new preface by the... Read more >
Empires of Light
Empires of Light
Written by Jill Jonnes
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375758843
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Empires of Light
Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
Written by Jill Jonnes


Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $17.00

In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse—battled bitterly as each vied to create a vast and powerful electrical empire. In Empires of Light, historian Jill Jonnes portrays this extraordinary trio and their riveting and ruthless... Read more >
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Mushrooms Demystified
Mushrooms Demystified
Written by David Arora
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780898151695
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Mushrooms Demystified

Written by David Arora


Format: Trade Paperback, 1056 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1986
Price: $39.99

Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs. Mushroom authority David Arora provides a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, plus detailed chapters on terminology... Read more >
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