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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Geology of Indiana State Parks
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Independently Published Science From Empty to EnLights ONE Thai Version
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Independently Published Mirror of Heaven
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Independently Published High Strangeness and Consciousness
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Scienze Per I Concorsi
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Esto No Lo Sabías
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Independently Published The Greatest Wonders of the World
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Independently Published Tommy Learns the Moon Phases
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Independently Published L'environnement de la Terre: Tenir compte des
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Independently Published Albert Einstein: 100 Citations Inspirantes
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Independently Published Top Secret Files: A Journey into the World's 100
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Independently Published Cosmic Odyssey: A Journey Through the Wonders of
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Independently Published Geometría Sagrada Sanadora
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HarperCollins Publishers OCR Gateway GCSE 91 Combined Science Higher
Book SynopsisExam board: OCR Gateway Level & Subject: GCSE Combined Science First teaching: September 2016 First exam: June 2018 This Science Revision and Practice range contains clear and accessible explanations of all the GCSE content, with lots of practice opportunities for each topic throughout the book.Trade Review“Generally excellent. Attractive layout, clear and easy to access. There is necessary focus on exam skills, but presented in an interesting, step-by-step format.” Susan Stirrup, King’s Ely “I like the clear layout, especially the spacing of the questions – it is very accessible.” Fiona Hall, Sheringham High School “Colourful and informative.” Jane Hamilton, Alsager School
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Science a Closer Look Grade 3 Reading and Writing
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Science a Closer Look Grade 4 Reading and Writing
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Houghton Mifflin Microbe Hunters
Book Synopsis“It manages to delight, and frequently to entrance, old and new readers [and] continues to engage our hearts and minds today with an indescribably brand of affectionate sympathy.”—F. Gonzalez-Crussi, from the Introduction An international bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, Paul de Kruif’s classic account of the first scientists to see and learn about the microscopic world continues to fascinate new readers. This is a timeless dramatization of the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who discovered the microbes and invented the vaccines to counter them. De Kruif writes about how seemingly simple but really fundamental discovers of science—for instance, how a microbe was first viewed in a clear drop of rain water, and when, for the first time, Louis Pasteur discovered that a simple vaccine could save a man from the ravages of rabies by attacking the microbes that cause it.
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Oxford University Press Beyond Einstein
Book SynopsisWhat is superstring theory and why is it important? Can superstrings offer the fulfilment of Einstein''s lifelong dream of a Theory of Everything? Co-authored by Michio Kaku, one of the leading pioneers of superstrings, this is a thrilling account of the discoveries that have led scientists to the brightest new prospect in theoretical physics today. With all the excitement of a detective story, this book contains the newest ground-breaking research in physics, and offers a fascinating look at the scientific research that may make the impossible possible.Trade ReviewKaku's exploration's of the principles of superstring theory are lucid, lively, and full ... as thought-provoking as Stephen Hawking. * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsPART I: A THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE ; PART II: SUPERSYMMETRY AND SUPERSTRINGS ; PART III: BEYOND THE FOURTH DIMENSION
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The Perseus Books Group Bugs In The System Insects And Their Impact On
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Columbia University Press The Brain and Pain
Book SynopsisThe Brain and Pain explores the present and future of pain management, providing a comprehensive understanding based on the latest discoveries from many branches of neuroscience. Current and thorough, it will be invaluable for a range of people seeking to understand their options for treatment as well as students in neuroscience and medicine.Trade ReviewThe Brain and Pain is a comprehensive review of the fundamental principles of pain neurobiology and electrophysiology, with interesting viewpoints on pain psychology and philosophy. -- Carl Saab, Director of Pain Science, Technology And Research (STAR) Labs, Cleveland Clinic, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, adjunct Professor at Brown UniversityThis book may be of specific interest to students at any level who are interested in medicine, neuroscience, or biology but should also be accessible to anyone interested in the mechanisms of pain perception and treatment, provided they do not mind learning some biology on the way. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction and NomenclatureSection I: The Basic Pain Pathway and the Molecular Mechanisms That Determine the Intensity and Duration of Pain1. Pain as a Property of the Nervous System2. Organization of the Human Nervous System: From Nerves to Neurons3. Pain: Perception and Attribution4. The Molecular Neurobiology of Pain5. Adaptation6. Molecular Signals for Persistent Pain7. The Sources of PainSection II: The Modulation of Pain by Circuits in the Brain8. The External Modulation of Pain: Descending Systems9. Alleviating Pain: The Pharmacological Approach10. The Neuromatrix11. The Brain and Pain12. The Mind Regulating the Mind13. Pain Management: Present and FutureAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press River Profiles
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MIT Press Ltd The Character of Physical Law Mit Press
Book SynopsisAn introduction to modern physics and to Richard Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best, discussing gravitation, irreversibility, symmetry, and the nature of scientific discovery.Richard Feynman was one of the most famous and important physicists of the second half of the twentieth century. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, celebrated for his spirited and engaging lectures, and briefly a star on the evening news for his presence on the commission investigating the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, Feynman is best known for his contributions to the field of quantum electrodynamics. The Character of Physical Law, drawn from Feynman's famous 1964 series of Messenger Lectures at Cornell, offers an introduction to modern physics—and to Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best.In this classic book (originally published in 1967), Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features, arguing that the impo
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University of Washington Press The Essence Of Chaos Jessie John Danz Lectures
Book SynopsisTrade Review"For the personal glimpses of chaos theory development alone, this book is worthwhile; for a clear, sharp development of the subject, the book is excellent; and for tying humanistic and scientific considerations together so well, there is a major debt owed to Lorenz." * Geophysics *"Lorenz has produced a wonderfully accessible book on the ideas and story of chaos. The book is superbly written providing delightful intellectual entertainment." * Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society *"In giving a nontechnical but careful account of the field of dynamical systems and 'chaos,' and setting it in a broader scientific context, Lorenz has .. communicate[d] the nature of the mathematical sciences and how mathematics contributes to society." * SIAM Review *"[A] unique chronicle of the insights of one of the founding fathers of this still burgeoning field." * American Journal of Physics *Table of ContentsPreface 1) Glimpses of Chaos 2) A Journey Into Chaos 3) Our Chaotic Weather 4) Encounters with Chaos 5) What Else is Chaos Appendixes - The Butterfly Effect; Mathematical Excursions; A Brief Dynamical-Systems Glossary Bibliography Index
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Random House USA Inc Feynmans Rainbow
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St. Martin's Griffin The Existential Pleasures of Engineering Thomas
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Random House USA Inc The Origin of Species Modern Library By Means of
Book SynopsisIntroduction by Edward J. Larson Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific inquiry, The Origin of Species sold out its first printing on the very day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly “passed beyond the bounds of the study and lecture-room into the drawing-room and the public street.” Based largely on Darwin’s experience as a naturalist while on a five-year voyage aboard H. M. S. Beagle, The Origin of Species set forth a theory of evolution and natural selection that challenged contemporary beliefs about divine providence and the immutability of species. This Modern Library edition includes a Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize–winning science historian Edward J. Larson, an introductory historical sketch, and a glossary Darwin later added to th
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WW Norton & Co Stiff
Book Synopsis"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—Entertainment WeeklyTrade Review"Roach exhibits both a keen sense of humor and a sincere respect for the dearly departed." -- American Scientist"A very funny book....full of surprises." -- Craig McLaughlin - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"Roach saw some macabre things, but she describes them with respect and irresistible humor." -- Austin American-Statesman"Roach displays her metier in tangents about bizarre incendents in pathological history." -- Gilbert Taylor - Booklist"Surprisingly entertaining. Similar in tone to Bill Bryson's travel books, Roach manages to be humorous yet respectful." -- Rick Mathis - Chattanooga Times Free Press"Every detail is fascinating." -- Henry Kisor - Chicago Sun-Times"Bring[s] alive a subject that has the potential to be deadly dull." -- Steve Fiffer - Chicago Tribune"Her morbid subject—perverse, unsettling and voyeuristic—makes her book hard to put down." -- Dean Narcisco - Columbus Dispatch"This bizarre tome will shock, disgust, intrigue and entertain you all at the same time." -- Mary Morrison - Coral Gables Gazette"[Roach's] knack for detailed research and loose Dave Barry-ish style makes Stiff a leisurely and enjoyable read." -- Tom Westin - Daily Yomiuri"Though the cover...will draw many readers to this book, its deft prose will keep them returning." -- Fred Bortz - Dallas Morning News"Outrageously funny, irreverent"—but respectful....so delightfully written, this book is difficult to put down." -- Brian Richard Boylan - Denver Post"Whimsical, hysterical and terribly interesting." -- Katy Human - Detroit Free Press"A fascinating survey of the data yielded by corpses both medieval and modern." -- Discover Magazine"Acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating." -- Forbes"An informative, gently funny but never irreverent look at the various uses society makes of the dead." -- Tom Pantera - Forum"Well-written and deadly funny." -- Bruce Willey - Good Times Magazine"Roach is a masterful writer....Irreverent? Maybe a little. Disrespectful? Emphatically no." -- Lisa Parsons - Hippo Press, Manchester, NH"The numerous tidbits of information derived from the author's travels and interviews make [this book] uniquely appealing." -- Joseph H Davis, MD - Journal of the American Medical Association"Fascinating, unexpectedly fresh and funny look at the multiplicity of ways in which cadavers benefit the living.... entertaining, absolutely." -- Kirkus Reviews starred review"Despite the irreverent, macabre title, this is a respectful and serious examination of what happens to cadavers, past and present." -- Michael D Cramer - Library Journal"As weird as the book gets, Roach manages to convey a sense of respect and appreciation for her subjects." -- Los Angeles Times"It's a rare talent that can make people want to throw up and laugh at the same time." -- Roy Rivenberg - Los Angeles Times Book Review"Bizarrely entertaining." -- Susan Ellis - Memphis Flyer"Mary Roach is an extremely funny science writer" -- Laurence A Marschall - Natural History"A funny but never disrespectful look at the curious world of cadaver research." -- Netsurfer.com"Roach's deliberate carefulness diminishes the topic's gore and sets a comfortable, comic tone that finds solace in its own oddity." -- Tom Lynch - New City"[A] mordantly witty history of the scientific contributions made by the no-longer-living." -- Outside"Roach's conversational tone and her gallows humor bring her subjects to life....Morbidly entertaining." -- Alex Abramovich - People Magazine"A quick and compelling, if slightly uneasy, read." -- Justin Bauer - Philadelphia City Paper"Roach traces the use of the cadaver...and describes odd, behind-the-scenes moments perfect to halt all discussion at dinner." -- T.D. Mobley-Martinez - Philadelphia News"Genuinely funny and destined to be a classic read." -- Donald A Collins - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"What saves the subject matter from intolerable gruesomeness is Roach. Her interest is genuine, despite her droll tone." -- B.T. Shaw - Portland Oregonian"As informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty....Impossible to put down." -- Publishers Weekly starred review"Expect the insightful with the hilarious." -- Bridget Kinsella - PW Daily"[Roach] artfully and humorously unwraps the mystery of the dead body....an interesting and informative read." -- Deborah Love - Richmond Times-Dispatch"Lively and quirky....the writer's style is genuinely warm...she has a keen eye for observation of unique and ironic details." -- Michael Jaffee - San Antonio Express-News"A joy to read....this is wonderful stuff." -- Tim Redmond - San Francisco Bay Guardian"Fascinating and oddly fun." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Every page fairly drips with dark humor." -- Matt Palmquist - San Francisco Weekly"[Roach] manages to make material that normally comes with a warning for the faint-hearted somehow light-hearted." -- Jill Wolfson - San Jose Mercury News"Well written, with a reader-friendly format." -- Howard S Pitkow - Science Books and Films"[Roach's] firsthand accounts of places and people make this a captivating look at life after death." -- Science News"Delightful....authoritative, endlessly curious and drolly funny." -- Adam Wong - Seattle Times"[Roach] has written a curiously funny, touching and respectful study." -- Nancy Summers - Tampa Tribune & Times"An unflinching, often hilarious cultural history." -- Erica C Barnett - The Stranger"Roach's dry, irreverent wit makes for a delightful—though never disrespectful—read." -- Les Simpson - Time Out New York"A laugh-out-loud funny book....one of those wonderful books that offers enlightenment in the guise of entertainment." -- Washington City Paper"Our own instinctive discomfort with death provides fodder for Roach's dry sense of humor throughout the book" -- Ana Marie Cox - Washington Post"Roach...goes into gruesome detail, but she also succeeds in not making the subject at hand too morbid." -- Kim Colton - Willamette Week"A fascinating book and, once you pick it up, you won't likely put it down." -- William R Wineke - Wisconsin State Journal"As fascinating as it is funny.... The research is admirable, the anecdotes carefully chosen, and the prose lively; and they combine to produce a book that everyone in the health care field should have to read, and everyone else will want to." -- Caleb Carr, author of The Alienist"Droll, dark, and quite wise, Stiff makes being dead funny and fascinating and weirdly appealing." -- Susan Orlean
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WW Norton & Co The Elegant Universe
Book SynopsisA new edition of the New York Times bestseller—now a three-part Nova special: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter.Trade Review"As rewarding as it gets....A thrilling ride through a lovely landscape." -- Los Angeles Times"Compulsively readable....Greene threatens to do for string theory what Stephen Hawking did for black holes." -- New York"Brian Greene...makes the terribly complex theory of strings accessible to all. He possesses a remarkable gift for using the everyday to illustrate what may be going on in dimensions beyond our feeble human perception." -- Publishers Weekly"Greene does an admirable job of translating a wholly mathematical endeavor into visual terms. Throughout his work, he writes with poetic eloquence and style." -- Marcia Bartusiak - Washington Post Book World"[A] beautifully crafted account of string theory—a theory that appears to be a most promising waystation on the road to an ultimate theory of everything. His book gives a clear, simple, yet masterful account that makes a complex theory very accessible to nonscientists but is also a delightful; read for the professional." -- David M. Lee, professor of physics, Cornell University"Everyone who is curious about the horizons of theoretical physics—past, present, and future—will enjoy this book." -- Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study"[A] delightful, lucid introduction to the greatest problem in all of physics, the quest to unify all the laws of nature. Greene does a masterful job in presenting complex materials in a lively, engaging manner. Highly recommended to anyone who has ever gazed at the heavens and wondered, as Einstein did, if God had a choice in making the universe." -- Michio Kaku, author of Hyperspace and Visions"[A] tour-de-force of science writing. Perhaps more than any other popular-level account, this book peels away layers of detail and reveals the stunning essence of cutting-edge physics. With a rare blend of scientific integrity and literary flair, the author takes us on a whirlwind journey to the forefront of the search for the ultimate theory of the universe." -- Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard University; Fields Medalist, winner of the National Medal of Science
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WW Norton & Co The Undoing Project
Book SynopsisHow a Nobel Prize–winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.Trade Review"Lewis has written one hell of a love story." -- Jennifer Senior - New York Times"Lewis is the ideal teller of [Tversky and Kahneman’s] story… You see his protagonists in three dimensions—deeply likable, but also flawed, just like most of your friends and family." -- David Leonhardt - New York Times Book Review"Fascinating stories about intriguing people." -- Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler - The New Yorker"Brilliant… Lewis has given us a spectacular account of two great men who faced up to uncertainty and the limits of human reason." -- William Easterly - Wall Street Journal"Compelling… The Undoing Project is a history of the birth of behavioral economics, but it’s also Lewis’s testament to the power of collaboration." -- Peter Coy - Bloomberg Businessweek"Intellectually mesmerizing and inspiring." -- Harper's Bazaar"Mind-blowing… [The Undoing Project] will raise doubts about how you personally perceive reality." -- Don Oldenburg - USA Today"Michael Lewis has a genius for finding stories about people who view reality from an unusual angle and telling these stories in a compulsively readable way." -- Geoffrey Kabat - Forbes"A fantastic read." -- Jesse Singal - New York Magazine"Lewis [is a] master of the character-driven narrative." -- Charlie Gofen - The National Book Review"Tantalizing and tender… Lewis is an irresistible storyteller and a master at illuminating complicated and fascinating subjects." -- Booklist, starred review
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WW Norton & Co Dwellings A Spirtual History of the Living World
Book SynopsisAward-winning Chickasaw poet and novelist Linda Hogan explores her lifelong love of the living world and all its inhabitants.
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WW Norton & Co Oak
Book Synopsis"A dazzling book, full of knowledge and rare wisdom, too" —Thomas Pakenham, author of Remarkable Trees of the WorldTrade Review"Logan’s beautiful treatment opened my eyes to how much human experience on this planet has depended on the single (albeit wonderfully varied) genus Quercus." -- Richard Powers - PBS NewsHour"Passion is never boring…[Logan’s] affection and admiration for the oak tree are so persuasive that the next time you see one you might be inspired to kneel before it in recognition of its sprawling contributions to mankind." -- Arizona Republic"Any student of history or lover of the woods will enjoy discovering the many contributions that this tree has made. Readers will have plenty to think about next time they pass under a canopy of these amazing trees." -- Science News"Human civilization, from its very inception, has been intertwined with the evolution of the oak. From the scientific and practical to the philosophical and spiritual, Logan amazes readers with the connections between Homo and Quercus." -- Carl Keeler - Outdoor America"Certified arborist and nature writer William Bryant Logan has brought a literary voice to the story of the mighty oak. This wonderful history is written in a storyteller’s voice." -- Debra Prinzing - Seattle Post-Intelligencer"Oak has plenty to teach us…In his own way, Logan is restoring knowledge that disappeared, and in the end it is his passion for the trees themselves that makes this book remarkable." -- Anthony Doerr - Boston Globe"Logan is a gentle ecologist, and paints an enthralling picture of the cooperative business going on underground." -- Richard Mabey - Guardian"Oak trees have participated in a surprising swath of human history, and now they have finally been recognized for it. William Logan’s Oak is an utterly fascinating story and, in a strange way, a humbling one." -- John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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WW Norton & Co Lavoisier in the Year One
Book Synopsis"Fresh…solid…full of suspense and intrigue." —Publishers WeeklyTrade Review"A two-part thriller. The first describes Lavoisier’s successful effort to win the race to explain how chemical processes work; the second, his pursuit by French revolutionaries." -- Jacob Heilbrunn - New York Times Book Review"Bell succeeds, not only in depicting the rigorousness of Lavoisier’s method, but also in conveying a sense of his character, as revealed most affectingly by the quietly heroic composure with which he faced his own death." -- Merle Rubin - Los Angeles Times Book Review
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WW Norton & Co Everything and More
Book Synopsis"A gripping guide to the modern taming of the infinite." —New York TimesTrade Review"Everything and More is, in nearly every way, a gift. It’s a thoughtful and witty 300-page testimonial to the qualities I never fully understood that mathematics possessed: Math is astonishing and full of ‘shadowlands,’ and—ultimately—stunning beauty." -- Anthony Doerr - Boston Globe"[Wallace] brings to his task a refreshingly conversational style as well as a surprisingly authoritative command of mathematics…A success." -- John Allen Paulos - American Scholar"Wallace is the perfect parachute buddy for a free fall into the mathematical and metaphysical abyss that is infinity." -- Dennis Lim - Village Voice"All the grace of pure mathematics without the parts that make me want to bang my head against the wall." -- Daniel Handler - Newsday"Shockingly readable…a brilliant antidote both to boring math textbooks and to pop-culture math books that emphasize the discoverer over the discovery." -- Booklist (starred review)
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WW Norton & Co Delusions of Gender
Book Synopsis“[Fine’s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is.”—The New York TimesTrade Review"Starred Review, Pick of the Week. A fabulous combination of wit, passion, and scholarship. . . . This marvelous and important book will change the way readers view the gendered world." -- Publishers Weekly"Forceful, funny. . . . These are the right questions to be asking." -- Boston Globe"Fine turns the popular science book formula on its head. Chapter-by-chapter, she introduces ideas about innate differences between the sexes… and then tartly smacks around studies supposedly supporting them." -- Dan Vergano - USA Today"[Fine] effectively blows the lid off of old tropes… Weaving together anecdotes, dense research and quotes from numerous experts, she offers a well-balanced testament to the many ways in which cultural rules inform behaviors often mistaken as organic to our brains, as opposed to learned… [An] informative and often surprising study." -- Kirkus Reviews"Cordelia Fine has a first-rate intellect and writing talent to burn. In her new book, Delusions of Gender, she takes aim at the idea that male brains and female brains are ‘wired differently,’ leading men and women to act in a manner consistent with decades-old gender stereotypes. Armed with penetrating insights, a rapier wit, and a slew of carefully researched facts, Fine lowers her visor, lifts her lance, and attacks this idea full-force. Whether her adversaries can rally their forces and mount a successful counter-attack remains to be seen. What’s certain at this point, however, is that in Delusions of Gender Cordelia Fine has struck a terrific first blow against what she calls ‘neurosexism.’" -- William Ickes, author of Everyday Mind Reading: Understanding What Other People Think and Feel"In Delusions of Gender Cordelia Fine does a magnificent job debunking the so-called science, and especially the brain science, of gender. If you thought there were some inescapable facts about women’s minds—some hard wiring that explains poor science and maths performance, or the ability to remember to buy the milk and arrange the holidays—you can put these on the rubbish heap. Instead, Fine shows that there are almost no areas of performance that are not touched by cultural stereotypes. This scholarly book will make you itch to press the delete button on so much nonsense, while being pure fun to read." -- Uta Frith FBA, FMedSci, FRS; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London
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WW Norton & Co Blood Work A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the
Book Synopsis"Excellent…Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating." —The EconomistTrade Review"Ingenious, engaging, and disquieting…Tucker masterfully narrates a rich tale about the competing passions of faith, politics, and knowledge." -- Boston Globe"Multilayered and engrossing…a riveting story." -- Seattle Times"Tucker’s sleuthing adds drama to an utterly compelling picture of Europe at the moment when modern science was being shaped." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Smart and addictive." -- Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner's Handbook"Blood Work is fascinating and richly-researched, giving us a gory glimpse of the dawn of our scientific age." -- Carl Zimmer, author of She Has Her Mother's Laugh"Blood Work is a magnificent story of the heady days when transfusions were first being performed. There is drama, intrigue, discovery and revelation in this tale and the writing is terrific." -- Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
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WW Norton & Co Applied Minds
Book Synopsis“Engineers are titans of real-world problem-solving. . . . In this riveting study of how they think, [Guru Madhavan] puts behind-the-scenes geniuses . . . center stage.”—NatureTrade Review"Anyone trying to interest America’s young people in technical careers should read Applied Minds…. Writing with a liveliness that reflects the energized, creative, problem-solving people he talks about, Madhavan, a biomedical engineer, presents a completely engaging survey of what engineers do—and why you wish you could do it, too." -- Nancy Szokan - Washington Post"An accessible and very human story of innovators." -- Gemma Tarlach - Discover"Engaging…[and] insightful." -- Sybil Derrible - Science"The heroes of Guru Madhavan’s compact book about the logical habits of engineers are not the usual suspects of the iPhone era. With barely a mention of Wozniak or Jobs, the author takes us back to an earlier time so that we can witness the solving of problems that have long since gone away." -- Jon Gertner - Wall Street Journal"A real pleasure to read, and lots to learn." -- Tim Harford, The Financial Times's Undercover Economist and presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less"This thoroughly engaging book demonstrates that engineering thinking is truly multidisciplinary, multinational, and multicultural. Through its diverse cast of engineers and wide-ranging examples of their achievements, Applied Minds leaves little doubt that our world is a better place because of the engineers who inhabit it." -- Henry Petroski, author of To Engineer Is Human and The Essential Engineer"An unabashed celebration of engineers and their ‘plug and play’ thinking tool kit…. Applied Minds is worth sharing with young engineering students." -- Robin Tatu, Prism Magazine, American Society of Engineering Education"In this smart, insightful, and fascinating book, Madhavan shows how engineers turn problems into opportunities. The engineering mind-set is something we should all study and embrace. It applies to every aspect of life." -- Walter Isaacson, author of The Innovators and Steve Jobs
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WW Norton & Co Pinpoint
Book Synopsis"One of the most mesmerizing and exhilarating, yet alarming modern technology books…an extraordinary tale." —Gillian Tett, Financial TimesTrade Review"GPS guides our world. Here at last is the amazing and well-told story of where it came from, how it works, and where it—and we—are going." -- Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Energy"Gripping…GPS is an engineering marvel, a global utility and a source of new threat all at once." -- New York Times Book Review"[Milner] delves deep into the dense web of intersections between GPS—'the world’s only free utility'—and all those other utilities we vitally depend on, with interesting side excursions into earthquake-detection and the GPS-assisted monitoring of offenders." -- Guardian"[A] compelling exploration of how GPS became so ubiquitous—and what we lose when it's all we know of navigation." -- Matthew Daddona - Outside"Milner is a brisk and funny guide." -- Konstantin Kakaes - Wall Street Journal"A compelling exploration of how GPS became so ubiquitous—and what we lose when it’s all we know of navigation." -- Outside"Fascinating…Milner expertly deconstructs the implications of this monumental shift in human life." -- Tim Adams - Observer"Milner's detailed examples will leave you questioning the ways in which GPS has infiltrated our lives." -- Science"In Pinpoint, Greg Milner gives us a much-needed account of GPS, its history, philosophy, and the overwhelming consequences of its success. Funny, scary, and tremendously readable, Pinpoint will be an eye-opening thrill for anyone who has watched their blue dot dance around an online map." -- Andrew Blum, author of Tubes"Whenever people theorize about the collision of technology and culture, the Internet tends to consume all the oxygen in the room. But there is another global system that's taking over our lives in an even more insidious fashion, with stranger implications for the future of humanity. Pinpoint dissects the modern age of mapping and shows the hidden dangers of a world where nothing is hidden at all." -- Chuck Klosterman"[An] entirely brilliant history of that most loved-and-loathed new technology, GPS. Every page was a treasure-house of fascinations: my temptation after finishing was to begin the book all over again, there being so much to absorb, all of it crucially important to understanding our world’s dependence on one of modern civilization’s new-made fundamentals." -- Simon Winchester"The reason that brains are so good at storing maps is because the brain is a map, and our collective internal map is now migrating somewhere else. Greg Milner’s Pinpoint is a fascinating chronicle of how this happened and why—captured before the details had a chance to escape." -- George Dyson
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WW Norton & Co Now The Physics of Time
Book SynopsisFrom the celebrated author of the best-selling Physics for Future Presidents comes “a provocative, strongly argued book on the fundamental nature of time” (Lee Smolin).Trade Review"Mind-blowing…[Muller] posits a theory that seems at once plausible and—surprisingly, for a book with equations—one worth not spoiling." -- Time"[A] concise master class in understanding the essentials of physics." -- Lisa Jardine-Wright - Science"Muller has taken a remarkably fresh and exciting approach to the analysis of time. With his usual clarity and wit, he proceeds from solidly established principles—each a fascinating story in its own right—but when he gets to the meaning of the flow of time and now, he forges a new path. I expect controversy!" -- Saul Perlmutter, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics"Can science shed light on time’s dark mysteries? Richard Muller thinks it can, making his case in this clear, evocative, and wide-reaching investigation of how nature may generate the flow of time. Must-reading for all concerned with the why behind when." -- Timothy Ferris, author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way"Richard Muller is a leading physicist, but he’s also intellectually restless. That’s a potent combination, with the power to generate transformative ideas about ourselves and our relationship to the universe. In Now: The Physics of Time, Muller hypothesizes how time itself might be created or destroyed. Maybe it’s right. Maybe it’s wrong. But along the way he’s given you a master class in what time is and how and why we perceive it the way we do." -- Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey"A provocative, strongly argued book on the fundamental nature of time. As an experimental cosmologist who has initiated some of the most important experiments of our time, Muller knows well where the limits of science are, and he keeps us interested by his ability to work close to that edge." -- Lee Smolin, author of Time Reborn"The kind of mind-expanding read that will give you something to think about late at night. Muller's passion for his topic shines through on every page." -- Dennis Green - The Independent"Entertaining and at times refreshingly idiosyncratic…Richard Muller’s new theory deserves a serious look, and his book presents important lessons in physics and beyond." -- Martin Bojowald - Physics Today"A thoughtful, thought-provoking and accessible book that blends concepts from relativity, thermodynamics and quantum theory to elucidate how physics got where it is, and the missteps that might have led it there." -- Richard Webb - New Scientist
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WW Norton & Co A Most Improbable Journey A Big History of Our
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Princeton University Press The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Volume
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In addition to Einstein's known correspondence and other writings from this period, this volume includes the relevant portions of third-party letters and other contemporary documents that provide additional information.Trade Review"The volume is attractive, the editing perceptive and informative without being intrusive; the translation, an entirely appropriate and insightful compromise between the literary and the literal."--International Journal of Theoretical PhysicsTable of ContentsPublisher's Foreword xi List of Texts xv List of Illustrations xxi INTRODUCTORY MARTERIAL General Information xxvii Editorial Method xxx Introduction to Volume 1 xxxv Acknowledgments xlii List of Location Symbols xlv List of Descriptive Symbols xlvii "Albert Einstein--Betrag fur sein Lebensbid" (Excerpt) by Maja Winteler-Einstein xlviii Map 2 LIST OF TEXTS 1.Birth Certificate, 15 March 1879 1 2.Pauline Einstein to Fanny Einstein, 1 August 1886 3 3.Comment on the Proof of a Theorem, 1891-1895 3 4.Two Philosophical Comments, 1891-1895 4 Editorial Note: Einstein's First Scientific Essay 5 5."On the Investigation of the State of the Ether in a 6 Magnetic Field," Summer? 1895 6.To Caesar Koch, Summer 1895 9 Editorial Note: ETH Entrance Examination and Aargau Kantonsschule 10 7.Albin Herzog to Gustav Maier, 25 September 1895 12 8.Entrance Report of the Gewerbeschule Aargau Kantonsschule, ca. 26 October 1895 13 9.Gustav Mier to Jost Winteler 26 October 1895 14 10.Aargau Kantonsschule Record, 26 October 1895 3 October 1896 15 11.Hermann Einstein to Jost Winteler, 29 October 1895 17 12.Minutes of the Teachers' Conference, Aargau Kantonsschule, 8 November 1895 18 13.Jost Winteler to Gustav Maier, 21 December 1895 18 14.Hermann Einstein to Jost Winteler, 30 December 1895 19 15.Pauline Einstein to the Winteler Family, 30 December 1895 19 16.Release from Wurttemberg Citizenship, 28 January 1896 20 17.Inspector's Report on a Music Examination, Aargau Kantonsschule, ca. 31 March 1896 21 18.To Marie Winteler, with a Postscript by Pauline Einstein, 21 April 1896 21 19.Final Grades, Aargau Kantonsschule, 5 September 1896 23 Editorial Note: Matura Examinations at the Gewerbeschule, Aargau Kantonsschule 23 20.To the Department of Education, Canton of Aargau, 7 September 1896 25 21.Matura Examination (A) German: "Synopsis of Goethe's Gotz von Berlichingen," 18 September 1896 25 22.Matura Examination (B) French: "My Future Plans," 18 September 1896 28 23.Matura Examination (C) Geometry, 19 September 1896 29 24.Matura Examination (D) Physics: "Tangent Galvanometer and Galvanometer," 19 September 1896 32 25.Matura Examination (E) Natural History: "Evidence of the Earlier Glaciation of Our Country," 21 September 1896 35 26.Matura Examination (F) Algebra, 21 September 1896 39 27.Matura Examination (G) Chemistry, 21 September 1896 41 Editorial Note: The Swiss Federal Polytechnical School (ETH) 43 28.ETH Record and Grade Transcript, 5-10 October 1896 2 August 1900 45 29.From Marie Winteler, 4-25 November 1896 50 30.From Marie Winteler, 30 November 1896 52 31.Pauline Einstein to Marie Winteler, 13 December 1896 53 32.Pauline Einstein to Marie Winteler, 24 March 1897 54 33.Statement of a Fine, 23-28 April 1897 54 34.To Pauline Winteler, May? 1897 55 35.To Pauline Winteler, 7 June 1897 57 36.From Mileva Maric, after 20 October 1897 58 Editorial Note: Einstein as a Student of Physics, and His Notes on H. F. Weber's Course 60 37.H. F. Weber's Lectures on Physics, ca. December 1897-ca. June 1898 63 38.To Maja Einstein, 1898 211 To Mileva Maric, 2 January 1898 [envelope only] 211 39.To Mileva Maric, 16 February 1898 211 40.To Mileva Maric, 16 April-8 November 1898 213 41.To Mileva Maric, after 16 April 1898 213 42.Jerome Franel to Hermann Bleuler, 21 October 1898 214 43.To Mileva Maric, after 28 November 1898 215 44.To Maja Einstein, after February 1899 215 45.To Mileva Maric, 13 or 20 March 1899 215 46.To Rosa Winteler, 29 April 1899 217 47.To Rosa Winteler, 18 May 1899 218 48.To Julia Niggli, 28 July 1899 218 49.Verse in the Album of Anna Schmid, August 1899 220 50.To Mileva Maric, early August 1899 220 51.To Julia Niggli, 6? August 1899 221 Editorial Note: E~nstetin on the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies 223 52.To Mileva Maric, 10? August 1899 225 53.From Mileva Maric, after 10 August-before 10 September 1899 228 54.To Mileva Maric, 10 September 1899 229 55.To Julia Niggli, 11 September 1899 231 56.To Pauline Winteler, 11 September 1899 232 57.To Mileva Maric, 28? September 1899 233 Editorial Note: Einstein on Thermal, Electrical, and Radiation Phenomena 235 58.To Mileva Maric, 10 October 1899 237 Ediitorial Note: Swiss Citizenship 239 59.Municipal Certificate of Residence and Good Conduct, 18 October 1899 241 60.To the Swiss Federal Council, 19 October 1899 242 61.From Mileva Maric, 1900? 242 62.To the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, 28 February 1900 243 63.Mileva Maric to Helene Kaufler, 9 March 1900 243 64.Mileva Maric to Helene Kaufler, 4 June-23 July 1900 244 65.To the Zurich City Council, 26 June 1900 245 66.Municipal Police Detective's Report, 4 July 1900 246 67.Adolf Hurwitz to Hermann Bleuler, 27 July 1900 247 68.To Mileva Maric, 29? July 1900 248 69.To Mileva Maric, 1 August 1900 249 70.To Mileva Maric, 6 August 1900 251 71.To Mileva Maric, 9? August 1900 252 72.To Mileva Maric, 14? August 1900 254 73.To Mileva Maric, 20 August 1900 255 74.To Mileva Maric, 30 August or 6 September 1900 257 75.To Mileva Maric, 13? September 1900 259 76.To Mileva Maric, 19 September 1900 261 77.To Adolf Hurwitz, 23 September 1900 263 78.To Adolf Hurwitz, 26 September 1900 264 Editorial Note: Einstein on Molecular Forces 264 79.To Mileva Maric, 3 October 1900 266 80.Mileva Maric to Helene Kaufler, before 9 October 1900 268 81.To Helene Kaufler, 11 October 1900 268 82.Questionnaire for Municipal Citizenship Applicants, 11-26 October 1900 269 83.Mileva Maric to Helene Savic, with a Postscript by Einstein, 11 December 1900 270 "Conclusions Drawn from the Phenomena of Capillarity," 271 13December 1900 [text in Vol. 2] 84.Minutes of the Municipal Naturalization Commission of Zurich, 14 December 1900 271 85.Mileva Maric to Helene Savic, 20 December 1900 272 86.To Helene Savic, 20 December 1900 274 87.Mileva Maric to Helene Savic, with a Postscript by Einstein, 8 January-19 March 1901 274 88.Report of the Schweizerisches Informationsbureau, 30 January 1901 275 89.Dedication to Friedrich Muhlberg, ca. March 1901 276 90.To Otto Wiener, 9 March 1901 277 91.Military Service Book, 13 March 1901 277 92.To Wilhelm Ostwald, 19 March 1901 278 93.To Mileva Maric, 23 March 1901 279 94.To Mileva Maric, 27 March 1901 281 95.To Wilhelm Ostwald, 3 April 1901 284 96.To Mileva Maric, 4 April 1901 284 97.To Mileva Maric, 10 April 1901 286 98.To Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, 12 April 1901 288 99.Hermann Einstein to Wilhelm Ostwald, 13 April 1901 289 BOOKID100. To Marcel Grossmann, 14 April 1901 290 101.To Mileva Maric, 15 April 1901 291 102.To Mileva Maric, 30 April 1901 293 103.From Mileva Maric, 2 May 1901 295 104.To Alfred Stern, 3 May 1901 296 105.From Mileva Maric, 3 May 1901 297 106.To Mileva Maric, 9 May 1901 298 107.To Mileva Maric, second half of May? 1901 300 108.From Mileva Maric, second half of May? 1901 301 109.Mileva Maric to Helene Savic, second half of May? 1901 301 110.To Mileva Maric, second half of May? 1901 303 111.To Mileva Maric, 28? May 1901 304 112.To Mileva Maric, 4? June 1901 306 113.To the Director's Office, Technikum Burgdorf, 3 July 1901 307 114.To Mileva Maric, 7? July 1901 308 115.To Jost Winteler, 8 July 1901 309 116.From Mileva Maric, ca. 8 July 1901 310 117.To the Department of Education, Canton of Bern, 13 July 1901 311 118.From the Department of Internal Affairs, Canton of Bern, 16 July 1901 312 119.To Mileva Maric, 22? July 1901 312 120.From the Department of Internal Affairs, Canton of Bern, 31 July 1901 313 121.From Mileva Maric, 31? July 1901 313 122.To Marcel Grossmann, 6? September 1901 315 123.From Mileva Maric, early November 1901 316 124.From Mileva Maric, 13 November 1901 317 125.Mileva Maric to Helene Savic, ca. 23 November mid-December 1901 319 126.To Mileva Maric, 28 November 1901 320 127.To Mileva Maric, 12 December 1901 322 128.To Mileva Maric, 17 December 1901 325 129.To the Swiss Patent Office, 18 December 1901 327 130.To Mileva Maric, 19 December 1901 328 131.To Mileva Maric, 28 December 1901 329 132.Receipt for the Return of Doctoral Fees, 1 February 1902 331 133.To Conrad Habicht, 4 February 1902 331 134.To Mileva Maric, 4 February 1902 332 135.Advertisement for Private Lessons, 5 February 1902 334 136.To Mileva Maric, 8? February 1902 334 137.To Mileva Maric, 17? February 1902 335 138.Pauline Einstein to Pauline Winteler, 20 February 1902 336 "On the Thermodynamic Theory of the Difference in Potentials between Metals and Fully Dissociated Solutions of Their Salts and On an Electrical Method for Investigating Molecular Forces," April 1902 [text in Vol. 2] 337 139.To Conrad Habicht, April? 1902 337 "Kinetic Theory of Thermal Equilibrium and of the Second Law of Thermodynamics," June 1902 [text in Vol. 2] 337 140.The Swiss Department of Justice to the Swiss Federal Council, 2 June 1902 338 141.From the Swiss Department of Justice, 19 June 1902 339 142.From the Swiss Patent Office, 19 June 1902 340 APPENDIXES A. Munich Volkschule, Curriculum 341 B. Luitpold-Gymnasium, Curriculum 346 C. ETH Entrance Examination, Required Topics 356 D. Aagau Kantonsschule, Curriculum 359 E. ETH, Einstein's Curriculum 362 Chronology, March 1879-June 1902 370 Biographies 378 Literature Cited 390 Index 409
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