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Crisis Among The Stars: Dawning Revolution in Cosmology [MultiFormat]
by John T. Cullen
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The author proposes a dramatic new conjecture to explain dark matter, dark energy, and the accelerating expansion of the universe. These three baffling mysteries are signaling the need for a new revolution in cosmology. Only a century ago, the great debate was whether the sun was the center of the universe, and if the Milky Way was the entire universe. Edwin Hubble helped confirm, only in the 1920s, that our galaxy is one of many, and that the universe is expanding. This article traces the histo... more info>> (Published: 2009)
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A Short History of Nearly Everything [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF/Adobe EPUB]
by Bill Bryson
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One of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey--into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail--well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, answer--the oldest, biggest questions we have posed abou... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by David Lindley
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The remarkable story of a startling scientific idea that ignited a battle among the greatest minds of the twentieth century and profoundly influenced intellectual inquiry in fields ranging from physics to literary criticism, anthropology and journalism. In 1927, the young German physicist Werner Heisenberg challenged centuries of scientific understanding when he introduced what came to be known as "the uncertainty principle." Building on his own radical innovations in quantum theory, Heisenberg ... more info>>
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Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Michio Kaku
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Is our universe dying? Could there be other universes? In Parallel Worlds, world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku--an author who "has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth" (Wall Street Journal)--takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the universe. In his first book of physics since Hyperspace, Michio Kaku begins by describing the extraordinary advances that have transformed cosmology over the la... more info>>
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Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Michio Kaku
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A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible--from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks--revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future. One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In Physics of the Impossible, the renowned physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction th... more info>>
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Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Robert M. Hazen
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Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good. Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. And... more info>>
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The Female Brain [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF/Adobe EPUB]
by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
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Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can't remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with their male counterparts? These and other questions have stumped both sexes throughout the ages. Now, pioneering neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, M.D., brings together the latest findings to show how the unique structure of the female brain determines how women think, what they value, how they communicate,... more info>>
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Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Stephen S. Hall
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A compelling investigation into one of our most coveted and cherished ideals, and the efforts of modern science to penetrate the mysterious nature of this timeless virtue.
We all recognize wisdom, but defining it is more elusive. In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Stephen S. Hall gives us a dramatic history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in four different locations (Greece, China, Israel, and India) in the fifth century B.C. to its modern manifestations in education... more info>>
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13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Michael Brooks
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When we look to the "anomalies" that science can't explain, we often discover where science is about to go. Here are a few of the anomalies that Michael Brooks investigates in 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: Homeopathic remedies seem to have biological effects that cannot be explained by chemistry Gases have been detected on Mars that could only have come from carbon-based life forms Cold fusion, theoretically impossible and discredited in the 1980s, seems to work in some modern laboratory expe... more info>>
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22 Radio and Receiver Projects for the Evil Genius [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader]
by Thomas Petruzzellis
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MORE THAN JUST SLIGHTLY EVIL:SAFE, INEXPENSIVE,EDUCATIONAL ... AND FUN! 22 Radio and Receiver Projects for the Evil Genius features a uniquecollection of projects that teach you radio and electronicsessentials such as the radio spectrum, how to read schematics,and how to solder. After each project is completed, you canenjoy listening to and using their new receiver.
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A Short History of Medicine [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi
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In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonzalez-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, Gonzalez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. Covered here in engaging detail are the birth of anatomy and the practi... more info>>
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A User's Guide to the Brain [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by John Raty
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John Ratey, bestselling author and clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, here lucidly explains the human brain's workings, and paves the way for a better understanding of how the brain affects who we are. Ratey provides insight into the basic structure and chemistry of the brain, and demonstrates how its systems shape our perceptions, emotions, and behavior. By giving us a greater understanding of how the brain responds to the guidance of its user, he provides us with knowl... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Adventures from the Technology Underground: Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by William Gurstelle
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The technology underground is a thriving, humming, and often literally scintillating subculture of amateur inventors and scientific envelope-pushers who dream up, design, and build machines that whoosh, rumble, fly--and occasionally hurl pumpkins across enormous distances. In the process they astonish us with what is possible when human imagination and ingenuity meet nature's forces and materials. William Gurstelle spent two years exploring the most fascinating outposts of this world of wonders:... more info>>
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Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Sue Halpern
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An essential behind-the-scenes foray into the world of cutting-edge memory research that unveils findings about memory loss only now available to general readers. When Sue Halpern decided to emulate the first modern scientist of memory, Hermann Ebbinghaus, who experimented on himself, she had no idea that after a day of radioactive testing, her brain would become so "hot" that leaving through the front door of the lab would trigger the alarm. This was not the first time while researching Can't R... more info>>
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Circuit Analysis Demystified [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by David McMahon
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Here's the sure cure for CIRCUIT PARALYSIS! Need to learn circuit analysis but experiencing some resistance in your brain waves? No stress! Circuit Analysis Demystified will give you the jolt you need to understand this complex subject--without getting your circuits crossed. In the first part of the book, you'll learn the fundamentals such as voltage and current theorems, Thevenin and Norton's theorems, op amp circuits, capacitance and inductance, and phasor analysis of circui... more info>>
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E=Mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by David Bodanis
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Bodanis first explains the equation's letters and symbols, with insights into the historical backdrop to Einstein's discovery. He then illuminates the astonishing array of discoveries and consequences it made possible--a beacon throughout the twentieth century--governing everything from the atomic bomb to a television's cathode-ray tube to the carbon dating of prehistoric paintings. (Published: 2001)
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Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs: Soft Tissues and Hard Science [Secure eReader]
by Phillip Manning
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Many of us have seen dinosaur bones and skeletons, maybe even dinosaur eggs…but what did those fearsome animals really look like in the flesh? Soft--tissue fossils give tantalizing clues about the appearance and physiology of the ancient animals. In this exciting book, paleontologist Phillip Manning presents the most astonishing dinosaur fossil excavations of the past 100 years—including the recent discovery of a remarkably intact dinosaur mummy in the Badlands of North Dakota. B... more info>>
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Inside the Animal Mind [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader]
by George Page
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In the past, scientists have refused to acknowledge that animals have anything like human intelligence, but a growing body of research reaveals otherwise. We've discovered ants that use leaves as tools to cross bodies of water, woodpecker finches that hold twigs in their beaks to dig for grubs, and bonobo apes that can use sticks to knock down fruit or pole-vault over water. Not only do animals use tools, some also display an ability to learn and problem-solve. Based on the latest scientific and... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 150000 - Reading Time: 428-600 min.
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Dava Sobel
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Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution. The quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of tw... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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Lost in Space [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Greg Klerkx
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In Lost in Space, Greg Klerkx argues that ever since the last human left the moon in 1972, the Space Age has been stuck in the wrong orbit--and NASA, the organization that once fueled the world's space-faring hopes, has been largely responsible for keeping it there. With the loss of the space shuttle Columbia, there has never been a more critical time for anyone interested in the future of space exploration to ask two questions: Whatever happened to the Space Age? And how do we get it back? In p... more info>> (Published: 2004)
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Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Kate Wong
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"Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged."--From Lucy's Legacy. In his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human ... more info>>
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Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Gregory Chaitin
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Gregory Chaitin, one of the world's foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.Chaitin's revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the universe and the very nature of life. In an infectious and enthusiastic narrative, Chaitin delineates the specific intellectual and... more info>>
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Oliver Sacks
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Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does--humans are a musical species. Oliver Sacks's compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally change... more info>>
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Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB]
by Spencer Wells
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In The Journey of Man, renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells traced human evolution back to our earliest ancestors, creating a remarkable and readable map of our distant past. Now, in his thrilling new book, he examines our cultural inheritance in order to find the turning point that led us to the path we are on today, one he believes we must veer from in order to survive.
Pandora’s Seed takes us on a powerful and provocative globe-trotting tour of human history, back to a semi... more info>>
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Search Engine Traffic Secrets [MultiFormat]
by Sameer Khan
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Please, don't be misled by the subject! This is not another redo of the same old information from some cookie cutter wannabe guru who is spouting rehashed information. Don't waste another minute. You need to discover just how simple search engine optimization can be.
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