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Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption by Clay A. Johnson Publisher Comments The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Hardcover 
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An Optimist's Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets out to Answer "What's next?" by Mark Stevenson Publisher Comments A lighthearted and informed guide to the future of civilization describes the author's travels in various world regions where he learned about climate-proof farming practices and breakthrough technologies with a potential for helping the world.... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics by Walter H G Lewin Publisher Comments FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS as a beloved professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Walter Lewin honed his singular craft of making physics not only accessible but truly fun. Now Lewin takes readers on a marvelous journey in For the Love of... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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An Optimist's Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer "What's Next?" by Mark Stevenson Publisher Comments In the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, a smart and entertaining guide to the future. Mark Stevenson-a writer, deep thinker, and stand-up comedian-set out simply, asking, "What's next for our species?" and then... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet by Dimitar Sasselov Publisher Comments In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented a revolution when he debunked the geocentric view of the universe, proving instead that our planet wasn’t central to the universe. Almost five hundred years later, the revolution he set in motion is nearly... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom by Rebecca Mackinnon Publisher Comments The Internet was going to liberate us, but in truth it has not. For every story about the web’s empowering role in events such as the Arab Spring, there are many more about the quiet corrosion of civil liberties by companies and governments using... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Welding Processes Handbook by Klas Weman Publisher Comments The first edition of Welding processes handbook established itself as a standard introduction and guide to the main welding technologies and their applications. This new edition has been substantially revised and extended to reflect the latest... (read more) Your price: $118.95 New - Trade Paper
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How Economics Shapes Science by Paula Stephan Publisher Comments The beauty of science may be pure and eternal, but the practice of science costs money. And scientists, being human, respond to incentives and costs, in money and glory. Choosing a research topic, deciding what papers to write and where to publish them... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $53.50 New - Hardcover
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Darwin College Lectures #8: The Changing World by Patricia Fara Publisher Comments Recent extraordinary and far-reaching events have transformed our world. The disintegration of the Communist Bloc has reconfigured international relationships, while the ending of apartheid symbolizes human commitment to unity. AIDS ravages developing... (read more) Your price: $37.95 New - Trade Paper
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Innovation Policy and Governance in High-Tech Industries: The Complexity of Coordination by Johannes (edt) Bauer Publisher Comments The book examines the conditions for successful high-technology policy from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It enhances the predominant national systems of innovation approach to innovation policy with concepts based on new developments in the... (read more) List Price $150.50 Your price: $139.00 New - Hardcover
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The Little Blue Book of Heartache by Lucy Lovelorn Publisher Comments The extremely handy, purse sized survival guide is embedded with stories of tragedy with morals of strength. There are 128 pages that every heart broken woman can turn to for support and encouragement. With funny quotes, sad quotes, empowering quotes... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Building a GIS: System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers by Dave Peters Publisher Comments Building a GIS, second edition, describes and updates a time-tested approach to system architecture design. Using the Capacity Planning Tool (on the book’s DVD), GIS managers and technical architects can try out various system configurations in... (read more) Your price: $59.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Quantum Universe: (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does) by Brian Cox Publisher Comments In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible—and fascinating—to everyone. The subatomic realm has a... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Das Studium: Vom Start Zum Ziel: Lei(d)Tfaden F R Studierende by Barbara Messing Publisher Comments Wer studieren will, hat viele Fragen und muss viele Entscheidungen treffen. Das Angebot an Studienfächern, Hochschularten und Abschlüssen ist unübersichtlich, die Zukunftsprognosen sind widersprüchlich. Dieser Studienführer hilft, eine Wahl zu... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Techcareers: Aviation Pilots (TechCareers) by Jodi Wheatley Publisher Comments TechCareers: Aviation Pilots is a taste of what it's like to train and work as an aircraft pilot. The need for commercial aircraft pilots is growing constantly. This book gives all the information prospective aircraft pilots need to know to gain the... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind (Macsci) by Kitty Ferguson Publisher Comments Stephen Hawking is one of the most remarkable figures of our age--bestselling author of A Brief History of Time, celebrated theoretical physicist, and an inspiration as he exhibits grace, dignity, and courage while coping with devastating disability... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 29 by Mark Frauenfelder Publisher Comments The first magazine devoted entirely to do-it-yourself technology projects presents its 29th quarterly edition for people who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology. MAKE Volume 29 takes bio-hacking to a new level... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Planet Dinosaur: The Next Generation of Killer Giants by Cavan Scott Publisher Comments The companion book to the upcoming Discovery Channel television series, Planet Dinosaur is an introduction to the latest and most exciting dinosaur discoveries. The last decade has been particularly fruitful in the study of dinosaurs, with more new... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Le Cordon Bleu P Tisserie and Baking Foundations Classic Recipes by Chefs Of Le Cordon Bleu (cor) Publisher Comments Comprehensive and easy to understand, LE CORDON BLEU PATISSERIE AND BAKING FOUNDATIONS teaches classic French patisserie techniques within a contemporary and international context. It pays homage to the generations of chefs who have upheld and passed on... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care (Inside Technology) by Shobita Parthasarathy Publisher Comments In Building Genetic Medicine, Shobita Parthasarathy shows how, even in an era of globalization, national context is playing an important role in the development and use of genetic technologies. Focusing on the development and deployment of genetic... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $19.25 New - Trade Paper
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