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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Edwin Abbott Abbott
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Classic of science (and mathematical) fiction — charmingly illustrated by the author — describes the adventures of A. Square, a resident of Flatland, in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no... ( read more)
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by Jared Diamond
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Diamond crafts a careful and thorough account of the environmental and cultural fragility of civilizations, from present-day Montana to the toppled statues of Easter Island. Collapse is both a fascinating study of humanity's ecological relationships and... ( read more)
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How to Cheat at Everything: A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams and Hustles
by Simon Lovell
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Gambling is more popular than ever, with multi-million dollar poker tournaments on television, gambling themed movies like Rounders gaining in popularity, and casinos opening in just about every state of the U.S. How to Cheat at Everything is a roller... ( read more)
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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Stephen W. Hawking
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Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme... ( read more)
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The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
by Roger Highfield
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CAN REINDEER FLY?<P>WHY IS SANTA CLAUS FAT?<P>COULD SCIENTISTS CLONE THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE?<P>WAS THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM REALLY A COMET?<P>WHY IS RUDOLPH'S NOSE RED?<P>HOW DOES SANTA MANAGE TO DELIVER PRESENTS TO AN... ( read more)
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Technical Manual (Star Trek Next Generation)
by Mike Okuda
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The < I> Star Trek: The Next Generation< sup> < font size=-2> & reg< /font> < /sup> Technical Manual< /i> , written by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, the technical advisors to < I> Star Trek: The Next... ( read more)
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Science and Hypothesis
by Henri Poincare
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Nontechnical essays on hypothesis in physical theory, concept of number, magnitude, force, intuition vs. logic, more. Chapters include "On the Nature of Mathematical Reasoning," "Mathematical Magnitude and Experiment," and "The Calculus of Probabilities."... ( read more)
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universe, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
by Michio Kaku
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The first book-length exploration of the most exciting development in modern physics, the theory of 10-dimensional space. The theory of hyperspace, which Michio Kaku pioneered, may be the leading candidate for the Theory of Everything that Einstein spent... ( read more)
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar (Paperback)
by Eric S Raymond
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Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and... ( read more)
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God and the New Physics
by Paul Davies
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How did the universe begin and how will it end? What is matter? What is mind, and can it survive death? What are time and space, and how do they relate to ideas about God? Is the order of the universe the result of accident or design? The most profound... ( read more)
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Inventing for the Environment (Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation)
by Arthur Molella
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This ambitious book describes the many ways in which invention affects the environment (here defined broadly to include all forms of interaction between humans and nature). The book starts with nature itself and then leads readers to examine the built... ( read more)
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The web of life :a new scientific understanding of living systems
by Fritjof Capra
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In his international bestsellers The Tao of Physics and The Turning Point, Fritjof Capra juxtaposed physics and mysticism to define a new vision of reality. In The Web of Life, he takes yet another giant step forward, describing the interrelationships... ( read more)
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A World Without Time
by Palle Yourgrau
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It is a widely known but little considered fact that Albert Einstein and Kurt Gödel were best friends for the last decade and a half of Einstein's life. The two walked home together from Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study every day; they... ( read more)
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003 (Best American Science & Nature Writing)
by Richard Dawkins
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-324).... ( read more)
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Strange Brains and Genius: The Secret Lives of Eccentric Scientists and Madmen
by Clifford A Pickover
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Never has the term mad scientist been more fascinatingly explored than in internationally recognized popular science author Clifford Pickover's richly researched wild ride through the bizarre lives of eccentric geniuses. A few highlights: "The Pigeon Man... ( read more)
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In Search of Schrodinger's Cat
by John Gribbin
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It is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear bombs, no laser, no TV, no computers, no... ( read more)
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Inside the Brain: Revolutionary Discoveries of How the Mind Works
by Ronald Kotulak
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This remarkable book takes an in-depth look at the latest scientific findings about the brain. Pulitzer Prize -- winning author Kotulak reveals new breakthroughs and findings.... ( read more)
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The Pinball Effect: How Renaissance Water Gardens Made the Carburetor Possible and Other Journeys
by James Burke
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For James Burke, knowledge is a vast interconnected web -- which means you never know how a new discovery or development or even a chance accident will affect everything else. To prove his point, he takes us on twenty exhilarating, all-new journeys... ( read more)
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The Feynman Processor: Quantum Entanglement and the Computing Revolution
by G J Milburn
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Quantum computing, the reduction of computing elements to sizes far smaller than that of present-day chips, down to the size of individual atoms, presents new problems, problems on the quantum level. But thanks to new discoveries by Gerard Milburn and... ( read more)
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
by Stephen W Hawking
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Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller A Brief History of Time. Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a... ( read more)
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