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The Cartoon Guide to Calculus by Larry Gonick Publisher Comments A complete—and completely enjoyable—new illustrated guide to calculus Master cartoonist Larry Gonick has already given readers the history of the world in cartoon form. Now, Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character by Warren Dotz Publisher Comments More than 450 American ad characters, industry icons, and product personalities hailing from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s pack the pages of this vibrant, vintage collection. The postwar economic boom launched a generation of charming, cheeky, and... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander Publisher Comments Analogy is the core of all thinking. This is the simple but unorthodox premise that Pulitzer Prizewinning author Douglas Hofstadter and French psychologist Emmanuel Sander defend in their new work. Hofstadter has been grappling with the mysteries... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.50 Sale - Hardcover
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.) by Jared Diamond Publisher Comments The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School with DVD by John Medina Publisher Comments Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know such as the brain's need for physical activity to work at its best. How do we... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Biology: Life As We Know It! by Simon Basher Publisher Comments Natures building blocks have never been more sociable than in this newest offering from the creators of The Periodic Table and Physics. From cells to DNA, from viruses to mammals, from chlorophyll to flowers and fruit, and including the human bodys... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Publisher Comments This groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning book sets the standard for interdisciplinary writing, exploring the patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M.C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $16.80 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett Publisher Comments With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and consciousness through the perspectives of literature, artificial intelligence, psychology, and other disciplines. In... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk Publisher Comments An exposé of pseudoscientific myths about our evolutionary past and how we should live today. We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in mud huts rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than play football — or did we?... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Sale - Hardcover
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I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas R. Hofstadter Publisher Comments Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, I” arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? I Am a Strange Loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the strange... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $13.29 Sale - Trade Paper
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Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window by Brian Clegg Publisher Comments With this book in hand, we have all we need to set off on our next flight with our eyes open to the sheer wonder of what is involved.” Alain de Botton, author of A Week at the Airport, in the Mail on Sunday Imagine Leonardo da... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Charles Darwin Publisher Comments A stunning graphic adaptation of one of the most famous, contested, and important books of all time. Few books have been as controversial or as historically significant as Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share by Ken Denmead Staff Pick This book is awesome! You don't even need a kid to enjoy the imaginative and techie activities in Geek Dad. Sure, kids will love it, but don't let that stop you from picking up a copy for yourself.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Very Best of the Feynman Lectures by Richard P Feynman Publisher Comments For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. That text was based on transcriptions of the hundreds of hours of audio recordings... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Compact Disc
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Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer Staff Pick The young Lehrer's keen portraits make for a winning read. Using Woolf, Stravinsky, Cézanne, Whitman, and a handful of others, he shows how art has given us as much insight into the human mind as science has.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Build a Killer Street Machine (Motorbooks Workshop) by Jefferson Bryant Publisher Comments How to Build a Killer Street Machine gives you the knowledge necessary to build the ultimate multipurpose muscle car. There’s much more to building a competent street machine than simply bolting on a bunch of cool-looking parts. You must carefully... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $9.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Indian Larry: Chopper Shaman by Dave Nichols Publisher Comments A stunt man and sideshow performer made famous by the Discovery Channel, Indian Larry Desmedt is best remembered for his remarkable custom motorcycles, his wild tattoos, and his love for building and riding rolling art. This book, by those who knew him... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Tune & Modify Engine Management Systems (Motorbooks Workshop) by Jeff Hartman Publisher Comments Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience and a background of more than 1,000 magazine articles on the subject, engine control expert Jeff Hartman explains everything from the basics of engine management to the building of complicated project cars.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Here's Looking at Euclid: From Counting Ants to Games of Chance - An Awe-Inspiring Journey Through the World of Numbers by Alex Bellos Publisher Comments Too often math gets a bad rap, characterized as dry and difficult. But, Alex Bellos says, "math can be inspiring and brilliantly creative. Mathematical thought is one of the great achievements of the human race, and arguably the foundation of all human... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ridin' High, Livin' Free: Hell-Raising Motorcycle Stories by Ralph Sonny Barger Publisher Comments An angel spreads his wings. . . . Sonny Barger is the number-one spokesman for the motorcycle experience. His New York Times bestseller, Hell's Angel, was an exhilarating history of his adventures with the world's most notorious motorcycle club. Now he... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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