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The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
by Corinne May Botz
Staff Pick
A fascinating book for anyone interested in criminal investigation and forensics. Frances Glessner Lee founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in 1936. By the 1940s, she was building detailed doll houses that replicated unsolved crime scenes... (read more)

Your price: $35.00
New - Hardcover

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The Fly in the Cathedral
by Brian Cathcart
Staff Pick
A revealing, absorbing, detailed account and re-creation of the most celebrated scientific experiment of its time — the splitting of the atom.... (read more)

List Price $25.00
Your price: $17.50
Used - Hardcover

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A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit
by Alan P Lightman
Staff Pick
Written by accomplished physicist and artist Alan Lightman, A Sense of the Mysterious explores the imagination and emotional life of science. Original, thoughtful, and beautifully written.... (read more)

List Price $24.00
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Used - Hardcover

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Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time
by David R Johnston
Staff Pick
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Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers: Adjusted Batting Performance from Strikeouts to Home Runs
by Michael J. Schell
Staff Pick
A fun and lively examination of baseball statistics.... (read more)

Your price: $61.75
New - Hardcover

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