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Vendor: Wallace H. Tucker
Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by Nasa's Premier X-Ray Observatory
Author: Wallace H. TuckerISBN-10: 1665289120ISBN-13: 9781665289122Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2017Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.22lbs- $41.99
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Vendor: Chad Orzel
Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
Author: Chad OrzelISBN-10: 1665128461ISBN-13: 9781665128469Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.15lbs- $41.99
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Vendor: Scientific American
Quantum Universe
Strange and probabilistic, physics at the smallest scales is driving innovation and research into the nature of reality. In this audiobook, we examine the latest mind-bending studies in quantum mechanics, including theoretical mysteries such as entanglement, real-world applications, innovations in communications and computing, and...- $29.95
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Vendor: Jon Butterworth
Atom Land: A Guided Tour Through the Strange (and Impossibly Small) World of Particle Physics
Atom Land brings the impossibly small world of particle physics to life, taking listeners on a guided journey through the subatomic world. Listeners will sail the subatomic seas in search of electron ports, boson continents, and hadron islands. The sea itself is the quantum...- $29.95
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Vendor: Jon Butterworth
Smashing Physics: Inside the Discovery of the Higgs Boson
The first insider account of the work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the discovery of the Higgs particle--and what it all means for our understanding of the laws of nature. The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Two...- $9.99
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Vendor: Paul Halpern Phd
Einstein's Dice and Schrodinger's Cat: How Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics
Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrodinger were friends and comrades-in-arms against what they considered the most preposterous aspects of quantum physics: its indeterminacy. Einstein famously quipped that God does not play dice with the universe, and Schrodinger is equally well known for his thought experiment...- $34.95
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Vendor: George Musser
The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory: Take Your Understanding of Physics Into a Whole New Dimension!
Everything is connected. We're living in the midst of a scientific revolution that's captured the general public's attention and imagination. The aim of this new revolution is to develop a "theory of everything," a set of laws of physics that will explain all that...- $29.95
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Vendor: Scientific American
The Higgs Boson: Searching for the God Particle
One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In July 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists predicted. Now, armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process...- $34.95
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Vendor: Richard Panek
The Trouble with Gravity: Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet
"A thoughtful meditation on the mythic, cultural, philosophical, and, yes, scientific implications of what happens when a wet potato or a crystal vase slips from your hand." (Billy Collins)A mind-bending exploration of gravity, the universe's greatest mystery. What is gravity? Nobody knows - and...- $24.99
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Vendor: Marianne E. Krasny
In This Together: Connecting with Your Community to Combat the Climate Crisis
In This Together explores how we can harness our social networks to make a real impact fighting the climate crisis.Against notions of the lone environmental crusader, Marianne E. Krasny shows us the power of "network climate action"―the idea that our own ordinary acts can...- $36.95
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Vendor: Various Authors
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit, climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment.Not Too Late brings strong climate voices from around the world to address the political, scientific,...- $36.95
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Vendor: Naira de Gracia
The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica
Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don't Exist in this brilliant, fascinating memoir about a young scientist's experience studying penguins in Antarctica--a firsthand account of the beauty and brutality of this remote climate, the direct effects of climate change on animals, and the challenges of...- $39.99
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Vendor: Ervin Laszlo
Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything
Presents the unifying world concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an integral theory of everything Explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic field of perennial philosophy New edition updates ongoing scientific studies, presents new research inspired by the first edition, and...- $9.99
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Vendor: Neil Armstrong
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to...- $51.99
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Vendor: Michael Benson
Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
Author: Michael BensonISBN-10: 1665226447ISBN-13: 9781665226448Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2018Format: CDWeight: 0.70lbs- $57.99
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Vendor: Mark Gober
An End to Upside Down Contact: Ufos, Aliens, and Spirits--And Why Their Ongoing Interaction with Human Civilization Matters
Are we alone? The answer, according to Mark Gober's An End to Upside Down Contact, is a resounding NO. Humans exist among a variety of advanced species, sometimes identified as aliens, spirits, beings of light, and beyond. In fact, our civilization seems to be...- $36.95
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Vendor: Steven Novella
The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us about the World of Tomorrow
From the bestselling authors and hosts of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, a high-tech roadmap of the future in their beloved voice, cracking open the follies of futurists past and how technology will profoundly change our world, redefining what it means to be...- $50.00
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Vendor: Bret Stetka
A History of the Human Brain: From the Sea Sponge to Crispr, How Our Brain Evolved
Just over 125,000 years ago, humanity was going extinct until a dramatic shift occurred--Homo sapiens started tracking the tides in order to eat the nearby oysters. Before long, they'd pulled themselves back from the brink of extinction. What saved us during that period of...- $34.99
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Vendor: Bethany Brookshire
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals pests and others not--from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons--and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural worldA squirrel in the...- $41.99
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Vendor: Neil Degrasse Tyson
Origins, Revised and Updated: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and crosspollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features...- $31.95
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Vendor: Gene Kranz
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Author: Gene KranzISBN-10: 820008969XISBN-13: 9798200089697Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2011Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 6.70h x 5.30w x 0.60d- $57.99
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Vendor: Sabine Hossenfelder
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
A contrarian argues that modern physicists' obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad scienceWhether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones....- $29.99
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Vendor: Jean-Claude Ellena
Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
To women the whole world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume, Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the master himself takes you through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing...- $14.99
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Vendor: Kai Bird
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the...- $44.95
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Vendor: Neil Degrasse Tyson
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all. In a time...- $29.99
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Vendor: Madlen Ziege
Nature Is Never Silent: How Animals and Plants Communicate with Each Other
For readers of Entangled Life and The Hidden Life of Trees, a fascinating journey into the world of plants and animals, and the ways they communicate with each other.In forests, fields, and even gardens, there is a constant exchange of information going on. Animals...- $39.99
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Vendor: Marianne E. Krasny
In This Together: Connecting with Your Community to Combat the Climate Crisis
In This Together explores how we can harness our social networks to make a real impact fighting the climate crisis.Against notions of the lone environmental crusader, Marianne E. Krasny shows us the power of "network climate action"―the idea that our own ordinary acts can...- $31.95
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Vendor: Various Authors
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit, climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment.Not Too Late brings strong climate voices from around the world to address the political, scientific,...- $31.95
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Vendor: Natalie Angier
The Beauty of the Beastly: New Views on the Nature of Life
Natalie Angier knows all that scientists know--and sometimes more--about the power of symmetry in sexual relations, about the brutal courting habits of dolphins, about the grand deceit of orchids, about the impact of female and male preferences on evolution. She knows how scientists go...- $31.95
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Vendor: Natalie Angier
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Woman, a playful, passionate guide to the science all around us. The Canon is an ebullient celebration of science that stands to become a classic.Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world's top scientists and...- $31.95
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Vendor: Natalie Angier
Woman: An Intimate Geography
A revised and updated anniversary edition of Natalie Angier's bestselling guide to―and celebration of―the female bodyWoman is a fascinating, fact-filled guide that covers everything from organs to orgasms, hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, bestselling author Natalie...- $46.95
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Vendor: Adam Rutherford
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics
How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls "a defining idea of the twentieth century." Inspired by Darwin's ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England...- $31.95
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Vendor: Rina Bliss
Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential
A genetics expert and professor challenges our understanding of intelligence, explaining what it truly means to be "smart," why conventional assessments are misleading, and what everyone can do to optimize their potential.Growing up in middle-class suburban Los Angeles in the 1980s, Rina Bliss was...- $41.99
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Vendor: Rina Bliss
Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential
A genetics expert and professor challenges our understanding of intelligence, explaining what it truly means to be "smart," why conventional assessments are misleading, and what everyone can do to optimize their potential.Growing up in middle-class suburban Los Angeles in the 1980s, Rina Bliss was...- $36.99
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Vendor: Michael Milken
Faster Cures: Accelerating the Future of Health
Partly a memoir and partly a recent history of medicine, the definitive account of Michael Milken's lifetime work to accelerate medicine's evolution from a dark past to a bright future.What if cleaning early-stage cancers from your body could become as routine as going to...- $41.99
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Vendor: Rebecca Heisman
Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration
The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover the secrets of avian migration.For the past century, scientists and naturalists have been steadily unravelling the secrets of bird migration. How and why birds navigate...- $41.99
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Vendor: Leah Hazard
Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
"Page for page, I may not have ever learned more from a book.... Womb is a history book as well as a biology book but it's also an adventure and a celebration." --Rob Delaney, actor and author of A Heart That WorksA groundbreaking, triumphant...- $41.99
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Vendor: Andreas Killen
Nervous Systems: Brain Science in the Early Cold War
In this eye-opening chronicle of scientific research on the brain in the early Cold War era, the acclaimed historian Andreas Killen traces the complex circumstances surrounding the genesis of our present-day fascination with this organ.The 1950s were a transformative, even revolutionary decade in the...- $41.99
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Vendor: Paul Bloom
Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale's most popular courses of all timeHow does the brain--a three-pound wrinkly mass--give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by...- $41.99
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Vendor: Cutter Wood
Earthly Materials: Journeys Through Our Bodies' Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations
Bill Bryson's The Body meets Mary Roach's Gulp (with a dash of What's Your Poo Telling You?) in this rollicking and delightfully educational tour of our bodily emissions--from mucus to sweat to poop--revealing them to be as fascinating as they are embarrassing and proving...- $41.99
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Vendor: Dan Levitt
What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner
For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Siddhartha Mukherjee, a wondrous, wildly ambitious, and vastly entertaining work of popular science that tells the awe-inspiring story of the elements that make up the human body, and how these building blocks of life travelled...- $41.99
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Vendor: John Hands
The Future of Humankind: Why We Should Be Optimistic
This is the sequel to the award-winning Cosmosapiens, named Book of the Year by the UK's Times Literary Supplement and One of the Best Science Books of 2015 by The Telegraph.In his acclaimed Cosmosapiens, renowned scientist John Hands looked back on how we humans...- $31.95
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Vendor: Galileo Galilei
Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
Directing his polemics against the pedantry of his time, Galileo, as his own popularizer, addressed his writings to contemporary laymen. His support of Copernican cosmology, against the Church's strong opposition, his development of a telescope, and his unorthodox opinions as a philosopher of science...- $31.95
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Vendor: Meredith Bagby
The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
The never-before-told story of NASA's 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. With the exclusive participation of the astronauts who were there, this is the...- $57.99
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Vendor: George Johnson
Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe
A forgotten heroine of science and how she solved one of the crucial mysteries of the universe.How big is the universe? In the early twentieth century, scientists took sides. One held that the entire universe was contained in the Milky Way galaxy. Their champion...- $21.95
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Vendor: Leah Elson
There Are (No) Stupid Questions ... in Science
Leah Elson draws upon her wildly popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, for an irreverent debut that answers all sorts of scientific questions--from the age-old to the ridiculous to the sublime--posed by her fans around the world.There Are (No) Stupid Questions ... in...- $31.95
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Vendor: Leah Elson
There Are (No) Stupid Questions ... in Science
Leah Elson draws upon her wildly popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, for an irreverent debut that answers all sorts of scientific questions--from the age-old to the ridiculous to the sublime--posed by her fans around the world.There Are (No) Stupid Questions ... in...- $36.95
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Vendor: Alistair Moffat
Scotland: A History from Earliest Times
Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: Deserves a prominent place in the history canon (Scots Magazine). Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of...- $29.99
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Vendor: Brendan Borrell
The First Shots Lib/E: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine
The full inside story of the high-stakes, global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemic Heroic science. Chaotic politics. Billionaire entrepreneurs. Award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings the defining story of our times alive through compulsively readable, first-time reporting on the players leading...- $28.00
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Vendor: Scott Barry Kaufman
Ungifted Lib/E: Intelligence Redefined
Child prodigies. Gifted and Talented Programs. Perfect 2400s on the SAT. Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make the rest of us feel inadequate. Those children tapped as possessing special abilities will go on to achieve great things, while the rest...- $29.98
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