
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Bestselling author Nassim
Nicholas Taleb continues his
exploration of randomness in
his fascinating new book,
The Black Swan, in which he
examines the influence of
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The World Without Us
A penetrating, page-turning
tour of a post-human Earth
In The World Without Us,
Alan Weisman offers an
utterly original approach to
questions of
humanity’s impact on
the planet: he asks us to
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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart
Why would a casino try and
stop you from losing? How
can a mathematical formula
find your future spouse?
Would you know if a
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
New York Times bestselling
author Steven Pinker
possesses that rare
combination of scientific
aptitude and verbal
eloquence that enables him
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and best-selling author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree gives a bold, timely, and surprising picture of the state of globalization in the ... > read more -
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)
Since the DSM-IV® was published in 1994, we've seen many advances in our knowledge of psychiatric illness. This Text Revision incorporates information culled from a comprehensive literature ... > read more -
The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Updated Edition: Thomas L. Friedman is not so much a futurist, which he is sometimes called, as a presentist. His aim in The World Is Flat, as in his earlier, influential Lexus and the Olive Tree, is ... > read more -
The Digital Photography Book
Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most ... > read more -
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How Doctors Think
On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions ... > read more -
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Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy
This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough ... > read more -
Einstein: His Life and Universe
As a scientist, Albert Einstein is undoubtedly the most epic among 20th-century thinkers. Albert Einstein as a man, however, has been a much harder portrait to paint, and what we know of him as a ... > read more -
The Anatomy Coloring Book (3rd Edition)
Often imitated, never duplicated. New! Lay-flat binding makes coloring easier. New! 8 plates have been added: Accessory Structures of the Skin, Temporomandibular Joint, Upper Limb: Shoulder ... > read more -
Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia, 2007 Classic Shirt-Pocket Edition
The Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia continues to be the most popular and most trusted portable drug dosing reference available, and is a "must-have" book (Doody's book reviews)! Newly updated for ... > read more -
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
Dr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. He works at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable ... > read more
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