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New Arrivals Browse more New Arrivals in Science Reference $17.00 New Trade Paper add to wish list Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century P. W. Singer $16.00 New Trade Paper add to wish list The Physics of Superheroes James Kakalios $111.75 New Hardcover add to wish list Principles of Flight Simulation (Aerospace) David Allerton $28.50 New Hardcover add to wish list Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution Caroline Fraser $87.75 New Hardcover add to wish list Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology Francisco J. (edt) Ayala $16.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list Jetpack Dreams: One Mans Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was Mac Montandon Browse more New Arrivals in Science Reference General Browse more titles in Science Reference-General My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Taylor Publisher Comments The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Philosophy of Science Browse more titles in Science Reference-Philosophy of Science Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives by Michael Specter Publisher Comments In this provocative and headline- making book, Michael Specter confronts the widespread fear of science and its terrible toll on individuals and the planet. In Denialism, New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter reveals that Americans have come to... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover add to wish list Technology Browse more titles in Science Reference-Technology Civilians Guide to the U.S. Military: A Comprehensive Reference to the Customs, Language and Structure of the Armed Forces by Barbara Schading Publisher Comments A basic primer on military life, this authoritative book provides explanations of military language and protocol and breaks down information by branch and includes military slang. Perfect for anyone looking to verify military information or learn more... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Experiments Browse more titles in Science Reference-Experiments The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are. by Henry Petroski Publisher Comments Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions – how the fork got its tines... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Featured Titles Browse more titles in Science Reference-Featured Titles Small Wonder: Essays by Barbara Kingsolver Publisher Comments In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us, out of one of history's darker moments, an extended love song to the world we still have. Whether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood,... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list How Things Work Browse more titles in Science Reference-How Things Work The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay From Powells.com Winner of the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Black and White, author-illustrator David Macaulay has more than demonstrated his playful humor, imagination, and technical know-how in over fifteen books for children. His greatest success so far, though,... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $21.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list Inventions Browse more titles in Science Reference-Inventions Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived by Daniel H. Wilson and Richard Horne Staff Pick If you are like me, the Roomba just does not cut it when what I expect is the domestic help of the robot maid featured on The Jetsons. In this highly entertaining look at futuristic inventions once envisioned, but never fully realized, Daniel Wilson... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Essays Browse more titles in Science Reference-Essays The Best American Science and Nature Writing (Best American Science & Nature Writing) by Elizabeth Kolbert Publisher Comments Elizabeth Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Bringing together promising new voices and prize-winning favorites, this collection is "a... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Sale Books Browse more titles in Science Reference-Sale Books Stroke a Martian: And 99 Other Things to Do Before You Die by New Scientist Publisher Comments Here's the best science has to offer common man: more than 100 activities guaranteed to excite the mind, challenge the body, and fill readers with wonder such as measuring the speed of light with chocolate.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Used Books Browse more titles in Science Reference-Used Books The way things work by David Macaulay Publisher Comments From levers to lasers, from cameras to computers, this 384-page volume is a remarkable overview of the machines and inventions that shape our lives, amusingly presented with a large dose of Macaulay's wit and personality.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list

Bestsellers Wednesday, December 30, 2009 A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Taylor Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Guests | December 11, 2009 Show the Children the Beauty and the Power 1 comment By Theodore Gray Science is the most powerful force on earth. Science and science alone can move mountains, cure disease, land on the moon, and explain who we are... Continue » $24.95 New Hardcover add to wish list Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home -- But Probably Shouldn't Theodore W. Gray Guests | December 10, 2009 The Danger of Not Doing Dangerous Experiments 0 comments By Theodore Gray How many children dying each year from school science experiments do you think is an acceptable number? I recently heard a radio report on the FDA's... Continue » $20.96 Sale Hardcover add to wish list The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Theodore Gray Guests | December 9, 2009 Beautiful Science and the Science of Beauty 0 comments By Theodore Gray When science was first invented, its creators saw it work hand in hand with art and literature to seek out the deep truths of the world. What went... Continue » $20.96 Sale Hardcover add to wish list The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Theodore Gray Guests | December 8, 2009 The Importance of Speaking Truth to Ignorance 0 comments By Theodore Gray It is easy to take for granted that no matter how much we tolerate irrationality, truth will prevail and sanity will win out in the end. The history... Continue » $20.96 Sale Hardcover add to wish list The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Theodore Gray Guests | December 7, 2009 The Cornucopia of Home Science 1 comment By Theodore Gray Reading old books of science experiments for children, it's easy to become nostalgic for the days when you could buy jugs of sulfur and mercury at... Continue » $20.96 Sale Hardcover add to wish list The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Theodore Gray

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