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Uranium Wars
The Scientific Rivalry that Created the Nuclear Age
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Uranium, a nondescript element when found in nature, in the past century has become more sought after than gold. Its nucleus is so heavy that it is highly...
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The Artificial Ape
How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution
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A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolution Although humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees,...
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Plastic Fantastic
How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific World
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Highly regarded science journalist Eugenie Samuel Reich recounts the case of wunderkind physicist Jan Hendrik Schön, who faked the discovery of a new...
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Revolution in Science
How Galileo and Darwin Changed Our World
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This is the compelling story of the two biggest events in the evolution of ideas: the revolutions of Galileo and Darwin. The ideological shifts that resulted...
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Big Brain
The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence
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In this groundbreaking look at the evolution of our brains, eminent neuroscientists Gary Lynch and Richard Granger uncover the mysteries of the outsize...
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Eternity
Our Next Billion Years
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It has become received wisdom that our world is doomed, that we live in the End of Days. Bleak predictions by psychics and scientists alike portend extreme...
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Exodus to the Virtual World
How Online Fun Is Changing Reality

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Virtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers,...
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Free from Addiction
Facing Yourself and Embracing Recovery

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Addiction invades every region and demographic in the United States, affecting more than 23 million Americans and putting families though a heartbreaking cycle...
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Green
Your Place in the New Energy Revolution

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Green illustrates and sheds new light on the gamut of issues associated with renewable energy, a topic whose importance increases exponentially with every...
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The Future of Your Only Child
How to Guide Your Child to a Happy and Successful Life

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One-child households havedoubled over the last two decades making it one of the fastest growing family units in America. Expert Carl Pickhardt aids families in...

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Women and Madness
Revised and Updated

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Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work--2.5 million copies sold--revised and updated for the first time in over thirty years
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How Computer Games Help Children Learn

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A new look at the future of learning
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Me, MySpace, and I
Parenting the Net Generation

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Young people spend hours online each day online, and their abilities to multitask and communicate are often misunderstood by older generations. Dr. Larry Rosen...
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True Witness
Cops, Courts, Science, and the Battle against Misidentification

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Honest but mistaken eyewitnesses are the leading cause of wrongful convictions in the United States. As the innocent go to prison their lives are shattered; as...
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The Connected Father
Understanding Your Unique Role and Responsibilities during Your Child's Adolescence

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A modern guide on how to become--and remain--an involved and influential father during the adolescent passage
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Bones, Rocks and Stars
The Science of When Things Happened

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From pyramids to dinosaurs, comets to King Arthur, Chris Turney explains how we pinpoint when things happened in a way everyone can grasp
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In Your Face
The New Science of Human Attraction
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In our daily lives, in our memories and fantasies, our mental worlds overflow with faces. But why do we have faces at all, and brains that are good at reading...
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Conquering the SAT
How Parents Can Help Teens Overcome the Pressure and Succeed

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Two top SAT trainers help parents understand the psychological complexities of test taking today and offer new strategies for success on the SATs and beyond...
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Psychiatric Power
Lectures at the Collège de France, 1973-1974
Lectures at the Collège de France

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The fourth volume of Michel Foucault's lectures at the Collège de France
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Viruses vs. Superbugs
A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis?

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A new look at the old drugs that could help with the antibiotic crisis
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Light Years
An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light
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This is the story of the greatest puzzle in our universe: what is light? Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most...
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The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Like all good science fiction, much of the cult classic Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series drew on scientific fact. Douglas Adams was a science and...
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I Want It Now
Navigating Childhood in a Materialistic World

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A breakthrough approach to resist materialism and raise kids with character
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Lonesome George
The Life and Loves of a Conservation Icon
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Lonesome George is a 5 foot long, 200 pound tortoise, between 60 and 200 years old. In 1971 he was discovered on the remote Galapagos island of Pinta, from...