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 Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author
Inheriting the mantle of
revolutionary biologist from
Darwin, Watson, and Crick,
Richard Dawkins forced an
enormous change in the way
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
From primordial nothingness
to this very moment, A Short
History of Nearly
Everything reports what
happened and how humans
figured it out. To
accomplish this daunting
... > full story

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
"The Long Tail" is a
powerful new force in our
economy: the rise of the
niche. As the cost of
reaching consumers drops
dramatically, our markets
... > full story
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic ... > read more -
"Live from Cape Canaveral": Covering the Space Race, from Sputnik to Today
Some fifty years ago, while a cub reporter, Jay Barbree caught space fever the night that Sputnik passed over Georgia. He moved to the then-sleepy village of Cocoa Beach, Florida, right outside Cape ... > read more -
The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics—the search for the laws of nature—is losing its way. One of the major problems, ... > read more -
I Am a Strange Loop
Douglas Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Gödel, Escher, Bach--an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. Can thought arise out of ... > read more -
The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters—the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has both vertical and ... > read more -
Biology, Sixth Edition
The Sixth Edition of BIOLOGY by Neil Campbell and Jane Reece builds upon the earlier versions' dual goals to both help readers develop a conceptual appreciation of life within the context of ... > read more -
The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity
When industry giants such as GE, Toyota, and Sharp and investment firms such as Goldman Sachs are making multibillion-dollar investments in clean technology, the message is clear. Developing clean ... > read more -
Dark Mission: The Secret History of Nasa
For most Americans, the word NASA suggests a squeaky-clean image of technological infallibility. Yet the truth is that NASA was born in a lie, and has concealed the truths about its occult origins. ... > read more -
The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
The revised and updated edition of a groundbreaking special-needs activity guide This revised edition of the companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Child includes new activities that parents of kids ... > read more -
Prentice Hall Molecular Model Set For Organic Chemistry
This kit enables users to build virtually all simple molecules encountered in organic chemistry. Includes space-filling models that simulate the true shape of saturated compounds. Provides open ... > read more
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