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ProductA Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
DescriptionOne of the world’s much beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the much intriguing and intractable questions this technology seeks to answer.

In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, much of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the much lethal wildlife ...
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TypeHardcover
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ManufacturerBroadway
Categories General AAS   Essays & Commentary   General   Hardcover   Bargain Books   Printed Books  
ProductThe Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
DescriptionFrom the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Necessary Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which technology and engineering must work mutually to address our world’s much pressing issues, from dealing together with climate modify and the prevention of natural disasters to the development of ...
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ManufacturerKnopf
Categories General AAS   General   Essays & Commentary   Social Aspects   General & Reference   Hardcover   Printed Books  
ProductDeath by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Description“One of today’s excellent popularizers of technology.”—Kirkus Reviews Loyal readers of the monthly “Universe” essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson’s talent for guiding them throughout the mysteries of the cosmos together with ...
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TypePaperback
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ManufacturerW.W. Norton & Co.
Categories Astronomy & Astrophysics   General AAS   Textbooks Trade-In   Astronomy   Astrophysics & Space Science   Cosmology   Essays & Commentary   General   Paperback   Printed Books  
ProductNo Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale
Description

A small revolution is remaking the world. The only problem is, we can’t see it. This book uses dazzling pictures and evocative descriptions to reveal the virtually invisible realities and possibilities of nanoscience. An introduction to the technology and technology of small things, No Small Matter explains technology on the nanoscale.

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ManufacturerBelknap Press of Harvard University Press
Categories Textbooks Trade-In   Photo Essays   General   Nanostructures   Essays & Commentary   Nanotechnology   General & Reference   Hardcover   Printed Books  
ProductSpook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
DescriptionThe excellent-selling author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers now trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul.

What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and this's this—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will this feel like? What will I do all ...
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TypeHardcover
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ManufacturerW. W. Norton
Categories General AAS   All Deals   Literature & Fiction   Religion & Spirituality   General   Reincarnation   Near-Death Experiences   Spiritualism   Supernatural   Science & Religion   Research   Essays & Commentary   Methodology & Statistics   Hardcover   Printed Books  
ProductWhat Do You Care What Other People Think? (Library Edition)
DescriptionOne of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled capability to inform the stories of his life. Here, he proposes the last installment of his literary legacy. A thoughtful companion volume to the earlier Surely You Are Joking Mr. Feynman!. Perhaps the much ...
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ManufacturerBlackstone Audiobooks
Categories Biographies & Memoirs   Business & Investing   Professional & Technical   Science   Memoirs   Feynman, Richard   Scientists   General   Essays & Commentary   Books on MP3 CD  
ProductThe Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
DescriptionBoasting nearly one hundred articles and book excerpts, The Oxford Book of Modern Technology Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the excellent such collection in print--packed together with scintillating essays on everything from "The Discovery of Lucy" to "The Terror and Vastness of the Universe."

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TypePaperback
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ManufacturerOxford University Press, USA
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ProductCold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places
DescriptionFrom avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to "The Year Not including Summer," Bill Streever journeys throughout history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold--real, icy, 40-below cold. In July he locates it while taking a dip in a 35-degree Arctic swimming hole; in September while excavating ...
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TypeHardcover
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ManufacturerLittle, Brown and Company
Categories Ecology   General AAS   Earth Sciences   Textbooks Trade-In   Geography   General   Essays & Commentary   Polar Regions   Essays & Travelogues   Arctic   Hardcover   Printed Books  
ProductIdeas and Opinions
DescriptionIDEAS AND OPINIONS contains essays by eminent scientist Albert Einstein on subjects ranging from atomic energy, relativity, and religion to human rights, government, and economics. Previously published articles, speeches, and letters are gathered here to make a fascinating collection of meditations by one of the world's greatest minds.
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TypeHardcover
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ManufacturerBonanza Books
Categories General AAS   American Literature   General   Collections & Readers   Essays & Commentary   Hardcover   Bargain Books   Printed Books  
ProductThe Best American Science Writing 2009
Description

Edited by Pulitzer Award-winning New York Times columnist and bestselling author Natalie Angier, The Excellent American Technology Writing 2009 collects into one volume the premier technology writing of the year. Renowed by new and spectacular voices as well as some of the foremost names in technology writing—Oliver Sacks and Atul Gawande ...

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TypePaperback
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ManufacturerEcco
Categories American Literature   General AAS   Textbooks Trade-In   Collections & Readers   Essays & Commentary   General   Paperback   Printed Books  
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