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Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson Staff Pick In preparing this engaging biography of the world's most famous smart guy, Isaacson enlisted the aid of several physicists including Murray Gell-Mann, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, and Douglas Stone. As a result, this is much more than an "Einstein... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover 
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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 bestselling author of Warped Passages, one of Time magazine's “100 Most Influential People in the World,” and one of Esquire's "75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century," Lisa Randall gives us an exhilarating overview of the latest... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Stress Waves in Solids by H. Kolsky Publisher Comments The most readable survey of the theoretical core of current knowledge available, fully correlated with experimental material. The author gives a concise account of the classical theory necessary to an understanding of the subject, considers how this... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $10.95 New - Trade Paper 
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene Staff Pick Using Simpsons and X-Files examples, Brian Greene explains our current understanding of the universe. Whereas The Elegant Universe was primarily about the obscure, largely theoretical world of susperstring theory, Fabric of the Cosmos holds to more solid... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Why Cats Land on Their Feet by Mark Levi Publisher Comments Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? Why Cats Land on Their Feet is a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson Staff Pick In preparing this engaging biography of the world's most famous smart guy, Isaacson enlisted the aid of several physicists including Murray Gell-Mann, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, and Douglas Stone. As a result, this is much more than an "Einstein... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking Publisher Comments #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gravity: How the Weakest Force in the Universe Shaped Our Lives by Brian Clegg Publisher Comments A history of gravity, and a study of its importance and relevance to our lives, as well as its influence on other areas of science. Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems by Fritjof Capra Staff Pick The Web of Life is a very succinct explanation for the interstices between chaotic math systems and Gaia theory. This book explains the concepts of autopoetic networks and the theories of AI without becoming mired in the incredibly dense math associated... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gravity: How the Weakest Force in the Universe Shaped Our Lives by Brian Clegg Publisher Comments A history of gravity, and a study of its importance and relevance to our lives, as well as its influence on other areas of science. Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot Staff Pick The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot is one of my favorite books. Fascinating. Amazing! Physics, swamis, waves, and particles. Extremely readable.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Lisa Randall Publisher Comments The universe has its secrets. It may even hide extra dimensions, different from anything ever imagined. A whole raft of remarkable concepts now rides atop the scientific firmament, including parallel universes, warped geometry, and threedimensional sink... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Phillips Feynman Publisher Comments The outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. In this phenomenal national bestseller, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts in his inimitable voice his adventures... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss Publisher Comments “WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE IT? WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? AND FINALLY, WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?” Lawrence Krausss provocative answers to these and other timeless questions in a wildly popular... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Quantum Physics for Dummies (For Dummies) by Steven Holzner Publisher Comments Your plain-English guide to understanding and working with the micro world Quantum physics — also called quantum mechanics or quantum field theory — can be daunting for even the most dedicated student or enthusiast of science, math, or physics.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Genesis and the Big Bang Theory: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible by Gerald L Schroeder Publisher Comments In this groundbreaking book, physicist Gerald Schroeder takes on skeptics from both sides of the cosmological debate, arguing that science and the Bible are not at odds concerning the origin of the universe.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Teach Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel Publisher Comments When physics professor Chad Orzel went to the pound to adopt a dog, he never imagined Emmy. She wasn't just a friendly mutt who needed a home; she was a talking dog with an active interest in what her new owner did for a living and how it could work for... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Physics for Engineers and Scientists 3E (Part 1b) by Hans C. Ohanian Publisher Comments Designed for the introductory, calculus-based physics course, Physics for Engineers and Scientists is distinguished by its lucid exposition and accessible coverage of fundamental physics concepts. The text presents a modern view of classical mechanics... (read more) Your price: $8.57 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific Legacy (Second Edition) by Mark McCutcheon Publisher Comments A key unresolved issue lies at the heart of our science -- the quest of Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, Hawking and many others, now widely known as the Theory of Everything. This ultimate understanding is expected to transform science and resolve its many... (read more) Your price: $13.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Neutrino by Frank Close Publisher Comments Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed by the billions in stars and pass through us constantly, unseen, at almost the speed of light. Yet half a century after their discovery, we still... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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