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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Publisher Comments "America’s funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal that Gulp explores is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions inspired by our insides are as taboo, in their way, as the... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Dandelion Hunter: Foraging the Urban Wilderness by Rebecca Lerner Publisher Comments In this engaging and eye-opening read, forager-journalist Becky Lerner sets out on a quest to find her inner hunter-gatherer in the city of Portland, Oregon. After a disheartening week trying to live off wild plants from the streets and parks near... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - 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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Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson Publisher Comments Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Hardcover
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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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Social Conquest of Earth (13 Edition) by Edward O. Wilson Publisher Comments Sparking vigorous debate in the sciences, The Social Conquest of Earth upends “the famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family first” (Discover). Refashioning the story of human evolution, Wilson draws on his... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson Staff Pick The great Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, PBS/Nova host, and ambassador to all sorts of interstellar and cosmic awesomeness, is also the author of nearly a dozen books. His newest, Space Chronicles: Facing the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Data Points: Visualization That Means Something by Nathan Yau Publisher Comments Reveal the story your data has to tell To create effective data visualizations, you must be part statistician, part designer, and part storyteller. In his bestselling book Visualize This, Nathan Yau introduced you to the tools and programming techniques... (read more) Your price: $39.99 New - Trade Paper
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Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything by Philip Ball Publisher Comments With the recent landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, it seems safe to assume that the idea of being curious is alive and well in modern science—that it’s not merely encouraged but is seen as an essential component of the scientific mission... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin Publisher Comments A lively, fascinating biography of the father of quantum mechanics by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat Erwin Schrödinger, best known for his famous “Schrödinger's Cat” paradox, is... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Publisher Comments Major New York Times bestsellerWinner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 TitleOne of The Economists 2011... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Feynman by Jim Ottaviani Publisher Comments Richard Feynman: physicist . . . Nobel winner . . . bestselling author . . . safe-cracker. In this substantial graphic novel biography, First Second presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Brain Teasers, Puzzles & Mathematical Diversions by Erwin Brecher Publisher Comments Hundreds of puzzles to give any puzzler's brain a great workout For those who enjoy putting their mental agility to the test, this book offers a superb collection of many types of puzzle, all crammed into this one volume. There are riddles, lateral... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle by Bernhard Rieger Publisher Comments At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile-the Volkswagen Beetle-was one of the most beloved in the world... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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Are We Being Watched?: The Search for Life in the Cosmos by Paul Murdin Publisher Comments There is no more fascinating question than whether or not we are alone in a vast universe. Here, Paul Murdin applies the latest scientific discoveries and theories to inquire whether life exists on other planets and, if so, what forms it might take... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Golden Age of Air Travel (Shire Library) by Nina Hadaway Publisher Comments Air travel has always held a strong allure for many. Today, low-cost, no-frill airlines enable lots of people to fly easily and to visit different countries around the world. For much of its history, however, air travel was only available to the wealthy.... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper
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How to Build a Time Machine: The Real Science of Time Travel by Brian Clegg Publisher Comments A pop science look at time travel technology, from Einstein to Ronald Mallett to present day experiments. Forget fiction: time travel is real. In How to Build a Time Machine, Brian Clegg provides an understanding of what time is and how it can be... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes Publisher Comments One of Barnes and Nobles Best Books of March 2013 One of Amazons Best Nonfiction Books for March 2013 One of Publishers Weeklys Top Ten Spring 2013 Science Books For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements by John Hunter Publisher Comments In John Hunters classroom, students fearlessly tackle global problems and discover surprising solutions by playing his groundbreaking World Peace Game. These kids—from high school all the way down to fourth grade, in schools both well funded... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments by Jim Baggott Publisher Comments The Quantum Story begins in 1900, tracing a century of game-changing science. Popular science writer Jim Baggott first shows how, over the space of three decades, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and others formulated and refined the theory--and opened the... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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