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The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
by Natalie Angier  
Powells.com Staff Pick Another winner from one of the best science writers around, The Canon, like Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything, provides a pleasurable understanding of science. Recommended by Beth, Powells.com...
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The Craftsman
by Richard Sennett Publisher Comments Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than "skilled manual labor," Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even the parent and citizen engage in a craftsman's work. Craftsmanship names the basic human impulse...
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Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley Publisher Comments Werner Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg's...
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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
by Matthew Frederick Publisher Comments This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and...
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Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
by Elizabeth Royte Publisher Comments An incisive, intrepid, and habit-changing narrative investigation into the commercialization of our most basic human need: drinking water. Having already surpassed milk and beer, and second now only to soda, bottled water is on the verge of becoming the...
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Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
by Brian May and Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott Publisher Comments Who knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote We Will Rock You for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted...
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The Way Toys Work: The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch a Sketch, Boomerang, and More
by Ed Sobey and Woody Sobey Publisher Comments Profiling 50 of the world’s most popular playthings (including their history, trivia, and the technology involved) this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its gray screen, why a boomerang returns...
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A Briefer History of Time
by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Publisher Comments Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time...
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Water War in the Klamath Basin: Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics
by Holly Doremus and A. Dan Tarlock Publisher Comments In the drought summer of 2001, a simmering conflict between agricultural and environmental interests in southern Oregon’s Upper Klamath Basin turned into a guerrilla war of protests, vandalism, and apocalyptic rhetoric when the federal Bureau of...
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Get to the Top on Google: Search Engine Optimization and Website Promotion Techniques to Get Your Site to the Top of the Search Engine Rankings
by David Viney Synopsis Written in a clear, non-technical, style by a leading expert in SEO (search engine optimization), GTTTOG explains techniques and strategies proven to return higher search engine rankings and sales. It addresses all aspects of search engine marketing and...
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Ham Radio's Technical Culture (Inside Technology)
by Kristen Haring Publisher Comments Decades before the Internet, ham radio provided instantaneous, global, person-to-person communication. Hundreds of thousands of amateur radio operators (a predominantly male, middle- and upper-class group known as hams) built and operated two-way radios...
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Mysql in a Nutshell 2ND Edition
by Russell Dyer Publisher Comments When you need to find the right SQL keyword or MySQL client command-line option right away, turn to this convenient reference, known for the same speed and flexibility as the system it covers so thoroughly. MySQL is packed with so many capabilities that...
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The Blue Tarp Bible: Best Uses, Worst Abuses for the (Unsightly) Fabric That Binds America
by Ron C. Judd Synopsis Everyone has one, or everyone's neighbor does. But do we truly understand the cultural significance of the blue tarp? Oh sure, we like to put on airs, talking up our high-technology, culture, and art, especially when foreigners are listening in. But...
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Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
by Robert Thompson Publisher Comments For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-step instructions for conducting experiments in basic chemistry -- not...
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Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls
by Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury Publisher Comments The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this...
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Harnessing Hibernate
by James Elliott Publisher Comments Harnessing Hibernate is an ideal introduction to the popular framework that lets Java developers work with information from a relational database easily and efficiently. Databases are a very different world than Java objects, and they often involve...
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The Railway: Art in the Age of Steam
by Ian Kennedy and Julian Treuherz Publisher Comments Steam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in 19th-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers traveled at faster speeds than ever before while watching the scenery transform itself and take on new forms...
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The Coming Convergence: The Surprising Ways Diverse Technologies Interact to Shape Our World and Change the Future
by Stanley Schmidt Publisher Comments Imagine direct communication links between the human brain and machines, or tailored materials capable of adapting by themselves to changing environmental conditions, or computer chips and environmental sensors embedded into everyday clothing, or...
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You Call This the Future? The Greatest Inventions Sci-Fi Imagined and Science Promised
by Nick Sagan and Mark Frary and Andy Walker Publisher Comments Examining the 50 coolest, most stylish, and most popular futuristic inventions, this handbook peers through the lens of today’s science, looking at which ones have become reality and how they work, and which are still in the imagined future: will...
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Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius
by Silvan S. Schweber Publisher Comments Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed (in their worldview, in their...
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