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    Nano Comes to Life
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    Nano Comes to Life

    Nano Comes to Life opens a window onto the nanoscale - the infinitesimal realm of proteins and DNA where physics and cellular and molecular biology meet - and introduces readers to the rapidly evolving nanotechnologies that are allowing us to manipulate...
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    The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs
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    The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs

    The best-selling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format...
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    Digital Keywords
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    Digital Keywords

    In the age of search, keywords increasingly organize research, teaching, and even thought itself. Inspired by Raymond Williams's 1976 classic Keywords, the timely collection Digital Keywords gathers pointed, provocative short essays on more than two...
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    In Praise of Simple Physics
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    In Praise of Simple Physics

    Physics can explain many of the things that we commonly encounter. It can tell us why the night is dark, what causes the tides, and even how best to catch a baseball. With In Praise of Simple Physics, popular math and science writer Paul Nahin presents a...
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    Lost Enlightenment
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    Lost Enlightenment

    In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds--remarkable...
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    Extended Heredity
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    Extended Heredity

    How genes are not the only basis of heredity-and what this means for evolution, human life, and diseaseFor much of the twentieth century it was assumed that genes alone mediate the transmission of biological information across generations and provide the...
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    The Joy of Secularism
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    The Joy of Secularism

    Can secularism offer us moral, aesthetic, and spiritual satisfaction? Or does the secular view simply affirm a dog-eat-dog universe? At a time when the issues of religion, evolution, atheism, fundamentalism, Darwin, and science fill headlines and invoke...
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    Science on Stage
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    Science on Stage

    Science on Stage is the first full-length study of the phenomenon of "science plays"--theatrical events that weave scientific content into the plot lines of the drama. The book investigates the tradition of science on the stage from the Renaissance to...
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    Guesstimation 2.0
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    Guesstimation 2.0

    Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Guesstimation, this is the must-have book for anyone...
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    The Princeton Guide to Evolution
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    The Princeton Guide to Evolution

    The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with...
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    Biodemography
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    Biodemography

    An authoritative overview of the concepts and applications of biological demographyThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to biodemography, an exciting interdisciplinary field that unites the natural science of biology with the social science of...
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    The Sixth Element
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    The Sixth Element

    A cosmic perspective on carbon its importance in the universe and our lives.When we think of carbon, we might first think of a simple element near the top of the periodic table: symbol C, atomic number 6. Alternatively, we might think of something more...
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    The Harmony of Illusions
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    The Harmony of Illusions

    As far back as we know, there have been individuals incapacitated by memories that have filled them with sadness and remorse, fright and horror, or a sense of irreparable loss. Only recently, however, have people tormented with such recollections been...
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    Fatal Invention

    This groundbreaking book by the acclaimed Dorothy Roberts examines how the myth of biological concept of race-revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, race-specific drugs, genetic testing, and DNA databases-continues to undermine a just society and...
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    Neither Beast Nor God

    Appeals to "human dignity" are at the core of many of the most contentious social and political issues of our time. But these appeals suggest different and at times even contradictory ways of understanding the term. Is dignity something we all share...
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    Mind Wars

    "One of the most important thinkers describes the literally mind-boggling possibilities that modern brain science could present for national security." -LAWRENCE J. KORB, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense"Fascinating and frightening." -Bulletin of...
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    1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think
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    1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think

    Fully updated for 2021, 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think is a comprehensive guide to the most interesting and imaginative thoughts from the finest minds in history.  Ranging from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Plato to today's cutting-edge...
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    Brain that Changes Itself
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    Brain that Changes Itself

    An astonishing new scientific discovery called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the adult human brain is fixed and unchanging. It is, instead, able to change its own structure and function, even into old age. Psychiatrist...
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    The Little Book of the Elements
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    The Little Book of the Elements

    This little book unlocks each element's colourful history and highlights astonishing facts. Everything in the universe is made up of the elements - including us. Forged in the Big Bang, the elements and their resulting compounds created the solar...
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    Surrounded by Narcissists
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    Surrounded by Narcissists

    How to free yourself from the tyranny of narcissists and everyday narcissism, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots Are you overshadowed by the...
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    Short History of Nearly Everything
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    Short History of Nearly Everything

    Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey... Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short...
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    Memory Code
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    Memory Code

    In the past, the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape, and the stars in the sky too. Yet most of us struggle to memorise more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian...
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    Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book
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    Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book

    How do waves break and what makes good surf? What are dangerous rip currents and how do you spot one? What would you do if you got caught in one? Australia’s best-known surf scientist, Rob ‘Dr Rip’ Brander, takes you on a fascinating and entertaining...
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    In Focus Sacred Geometry
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    In Focus Sacred Geometry

    Sacred Geometry (In Focus) is your go-to reference for everything you need to know about sacred geometry. With Sacred Geometry (In Focus), learn the fascinating history behind this ancient tradition as well as how to decipher the geometrical symbols,...
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    Immune
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    Immune

    A gorgeously-illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body - how it works and why it is both your greatest ally and most dangerous enemy - from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel...
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    What If?2
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    What If?2

    WHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe? And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alter the space-time continuum to answer...
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    The Medicine Book
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    The Medicine Book

    How are illnesses diagnosed? What is cancer? Why are some pandemics so deadly? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the breakthroughs and discoveries that have shaped our modern-day understanding of medicine and helped us protect and...
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  • Sensehacking
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    Sensehacking

    Sensehacking: How to Use the Power of Your Senses for Happier, Healthier Living
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    How Science Works
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    How Science Works

    Answering all your burning scientific questions, from what it means to be alive to why things explode, How Science Works explains science facts throughout amazing diagrams and infographics.  Unlock the secrets of the universe, such as whether a robot...
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    Things To Make And Do In The Fourth Dimension
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    Things To Make And Do In The Fourth Dimension

    Stand-up mathematician, star of 'Festival of the Spoken Nerd', Matt Parker takes us on a riotous journey through the infinite possibilities of numbers in our everyday lives This is the complete guide to exploring the fascinating world of maths you were...
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    Explain That
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    Explain That

    From the nation's most trusted news outlets comes an entertaining and authoritative look at the world around us.  Have you ever wondered if time travel is actually possible? Or where the Australian accent came from? Or what it feels like to have...
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    Secret Life of Stars
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    Secret Life of Stars

    ‘Astrophysics made fun!’ Pam Melroy, former astronaut and space shuttle commander ‘The most enjoyable stroll through the cosmos’ Gerry Griffin, former flight director, Apollo Mission Control We all know the Sun, the powerhouse of our solar system, but...
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    Faking It
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    Faking It

    A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so ... artificial The brave new world of faking it ... Artificial intelligence is, as the name suggests, artificial and fundamentally different to human intelligence. Yet often the goal of AI...
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    Being You
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    Being You

    Anil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our understanding of perception and reality, doing for brain science what Dawkins did for evolutionary biology. Consciousness is the great unsolved mystery in our scientific understanding of the...
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    The Universe Speaks in Numbers
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    The Universe Speaks in Numbers

    A groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen Hawking's words, to 'know the mind of...
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  • After
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    After

    After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond
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    Science of Meditation
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    Science of Meditation

    Drawing on cutting-edge research, friends and Harvard collaborators Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson expertly reveal what we can learn from a one-of-a-kind data pool that includes world-class meditators. They share for the first time remarkable...
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