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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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IPT's Industrial Trades Handbook: Power Transmission Systems by Bruce M. Basaraba Publisher Comments IPT's Industrial Trades Handbook is an excellent trouble shooting guide for Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics. It is a required text in many apprenticeship and upgrading programs, and is used by technical colleges, trade unions and the maintenance... (read more) Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier Publisher Comments A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large. Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the... (read more) Your price: $27.00 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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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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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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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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Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health (Vintage) by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers Publisher Comments In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. While examining the tiny monkey’s sick heart, she learned that wild animals can die of a form of... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - 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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Secure Coding in C and C++ (SEI Series in Software Engineering) by Robert Seacord Publisher Comments Learn the Root Causes of Software Vulnerabilities and How to Avoid Them Commonly exploited software vulnerabilities are usually caused by avoidable software defects. Having analyzed tens of thousands of vulnerability reports since 1988, CERT has... (read more) Your price: $51.75 New - Trade Paper
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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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Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy by Robert W. Mcchesney Synopsis Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internets effect on us and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert W. McChesney, these arguments are deeply flawed, since they fail to... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook: Bolting and Securing Systems by Bruce M. Basaraba Publisher Comments IPT's Industrial Fasteners Handbook is an excellent reference for engineers, draftsmen, supervisors, journeymen and apprentices of all steel related industries, including: aerospace, refining and chemical, pulp and paper, mining, shipyard, construction... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $10.95 Used - Flexible
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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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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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Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation by Dan Fagin Publisher Comments “A thrilling journey through the twists and turns of cancer epidemiology, Toms River is essential reading for our times. Dan Fagin handles topics of great complexity with the dexterity of a scholar, the honesty of a journalist, and the... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Bible: The Comprehensive Tutorial Resource (Bible) by Faithe Wempen Publisher Comments Get the most out of PowerPoint 2013 Learn how to Animate Slide Content Create interactive and kiosk presentations Absolutely the only PowerPoint book you need Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Bible doesn't take shortcuts. It's an in-depth how-to... (read more) Your price: $39.99 New - Trade Paper
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In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist by Pete Jordan Publisher Comments When Pete Jordan arrives in Amsterdam to study how to make America's cities more bicycle-friendly, he immediately falls in love with the city that already lives life on two wheels. His new bride, Amy Joy, joins Pete, and despite their financial hardships... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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