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The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson Publisher Comments Now a feature film. In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US army. Defying all known accepted military practice ? and, indeed, the laws of physics ? they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Compact Disc 
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A New Understanding of the Atom by John T. Sanders Publisher Comments Einstein overthrew Newtonian physics but like Newton he still believed that physical events have definite causes. Then Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist, joined others in describing a strange new world of uncertainty and mystery. Quantum mechanics has... (read more) Your price: $23.25 New - Compact Disc
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Forecast: A Journey to the Frontiers of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephan Faris Publisher Comments While reporting just outside of Darfur, Stephan Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and he began to wonder what current and impending-and largely unanticipated-crises such changes have in store for the world.Forecast... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Compact Disc
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Religion and Science CD (Listen to Genius) by Bertrand Russell Publisher Comments "New truth is often uncomfortable," Bertrand Russell wrote, "but it is the most important achievement of our species." In Religion and Science (1961), his popular polemic against religious dogma, he covers the ground from demonology to quantum physics... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Compact Disc
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Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume 5 & 6 by Richard Phi Feynman Publisher Comments Basic Books is proud to announce the next two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the recorded lectures delivered by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the... (read more) Your price: $59.95 New - Compact Disc
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Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World by Lisa Randall Publisher Comments The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. Knocking on Heaven's Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview... (read more) Your price: $34.99 New - Compact Disc
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Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines by Richard A. Muller Publisher Comments We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential world, we need to know-truly understand, not just rely on television's talking heads-if Iran's... (read more) Your price: $83.99 New - Compact Disc
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American Prometheus by Kai Bird Publisher Comments J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific... (read more) Your price: $140.00 New - Compact Disc
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The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson Publisher Comments Now a feature film. In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US army. Defying all known accepted military practice ? and, indeed, the laws of physics ? they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $49.97 New - Compact Disc 
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics on CD: Feynman on Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism, Volumes 19 & 20 by Richard Phillips Feynman Publisher Comments Basic Books is proud to announce the final two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the late Richard P. Feynmans lectures, originally delivered to his physics students at the California Institute of Technology and later fashioned by the author... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Compact Disc
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The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity by Nicholas Stern Synopsis Based on the largest and deepest study of global warming ever conducted, Gambling the Planet offers a concise, accessible exploration into the reality of this crisisand, in particular, into its possible solutions.... (read more) Your price: $90.00 New - Compact Disc
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Dr. Quantum Presents: Meet the Real Creator--You! by Fred Alan Wolf Publisher Comments The more you learn about quantum physics, the more you wonder: who is really creating your reality? Fear not: Dr. Quantum, superhero of spiritual science, is here to help you Meet the Real Creator?You! Join this champion of modern thought (sometimes... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Weather, Illustrated: Graphics from the Ams Weather Book by The American Meteorological Society Publisher Comments North America has some of the most varied and dynamic weather on the planet. Every year, the Gulf Coast is battered by hurricanes, the Great Plains are ravaged by tornados, the Midwest is pummeled by blizzards, and the temperature in the Southwest... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $23.75 New - Compact Disc
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Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments The animal kingdom relies on staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, most animals are adapted to an amazing range of conditions. In Winter... (read more) Your price: $34.99 New - Compact Disc
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AIP Conference Proceedings #877: Advanced Accelerator Concepts: 12th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop by Manoel Conde Publisher Comments This workshop covered the general field of advanced particle accelerators, exploring the science and technology of a multitude of novel acceleration schemes. Various schemes under study utilize combinations of plasmas, laser beams, dielectric materials... (read more) Your price: $326.25 New - Compact Disc
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Volumes 15 & 16 by Richard P. Feynman Publisher Comments For decades, Richard P. Feynmans Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Responding to the interest in the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Basic Books is... (read more) Your price: $69.95 New - Compact Disc
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Forecast: A Journey to the Frontiers of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephan Faris Publisher Comments While reporting just outside of Darfur, Stephan Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and he began to wonder what current and impending-and largely unanticipated-crises such changes have in store for the world.Forecast... (read more) Your price: $59.99 New - Compact Disc
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Isaac Newton's New Physics by Gordon Brittan Publisher Comments Newton was a natural philosopher (the word ?scientist? had not yet been coined) who described a planetary system held together by gravitational forces. His ?Principia? changed science forever; gravity not only explained the orbits of stars, it explained... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Compact Disc
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The Very Best of the Feynman Lectures by Richard Phillips 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) Your price: $29.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume 11 and 12: Feynman on Science and Vision/Feynman on Sound (Feynman Lectures on Physics) by Richard P. Feynman Publisher Comments Richard P. Feynmans Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Drawn from the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Basic Books is releasing Feynmans original... (read more) Your price: $69.95 New - Compact Disc
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