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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
Staff Pick
A typically bold and incisive book from one of our great science writers, The God Delusion pulls no punches. I gave a hardcover copy to my cousin last year, and he hasn't stopped citing passages since. "There are lots of people out there," Dawkins notes... ( read more)
List Price $15.95
Your price: $7.95
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
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Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dragons of Eden and Cosmos shows how scientific thinking can cut through prejudice and hysteria... ( read more)
List Price $15.95
Your price: $7.98
Sale - Trade Paper
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals (Audubon Society Field Guide)
by Audubon
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Perfect for mountain climbers and hikers, this valuable reference covers more rocks and minerals in North America than any other available guide. 794 full-color photographs depict all the important rocks, gems, and minerals -- in many variations of color... ( read more)
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Your price: $11.95
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Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda
by Gretchen Peters
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Most Americans think of the Taliban and al Qaeda as a bunch of bearded fanatics fighting an Islamic crusade from caves in Afghanistan. But that doesn't explain their astonishing comeback along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Why is it eight years after... ( read more)
Your price: $25.95
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Radio Tesla: The Secret of Tesla's Radio and Wireless Power
by George Trinkaus
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In clear English, with 66 illustrations and a minimum of math, this booklet details the peculiar radio technology of Nikola Tesla. Early elemental radio devices like Tesla's are fascinating and worthy of study because they remind us that powerful radio... ( read more)
Your price: $9.00
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Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously
by William Gurstelle
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A Selection of the Scientific American Book Club Want to add more excitement to your life? This daring combination of science, history, and DIY projects will show you how. Written for smart risk takers, it explores why danger is good for you and details... ( read more)
Your price: $16.95
New - Trade Paper
Best American Science & Nature Writing #2007: The Best American Science and Nature Writing
by Richard Preston
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Edited by Richard Preston, Jr., the bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" and "The Cobra Event," this new collection is a terrific sampling of science writing at its best" ("Booklist").... ( read more)
List Price $14.00
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The Complete Dinosaur
by James Orville Farlow
Publisher Comments
... a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts... a highly successful volume. -- Science The book is useful both as a reference and as a browse-and-enjoy compendium... -- Natural History The amount of information in just 750 pages is amazing. This book... ( read more)
Your price: $36.25
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The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Genius Who Proved Newton Wrong and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Surprising Feats
by Andrew Robinson
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A portrait of scientist Thomas Young relates the life of the remarkable man who made major contributions in such fields as physics, languages, and music, describing how he proposed the light-wave theory and the three-color theory of vision, and was... ( read more)
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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
by Carl Sagan
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Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries... ( read more)
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Your price: $3.50
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Contributors | June 2, 2009
By Theodore Gray
The subtitle of my new book, Mad Science, is "Experiments You Can Do at Home — But Probably Shouldn't." And I mean it! Although some of the...
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