Science & Technology
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Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences
$34.95 Add to cartEssays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity
How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribu- Author: Tenner, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 585
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1606180274
- Language: English
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The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with Robots
$17.99 Read moreThere is a robotics revolution underway. A record 3.1 million robots are working in factories right now, doing everything from assembling computers to packing goods and monitoring air quality and perf
- Author: Rus, Daniela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1324105089
- Language: English
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The Simulation Hypothesis: An Mit Computer Scientist Shows Why Ai, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game
$32.00 Add to cartThe definitive exploration of one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time, completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid advances in artificial intelligence and virtual reality… [more below]
- Author: Virk, Rizwan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0593853385
- Language: English
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Avoiding the Great Filter: Illuminating Pathways to Humanity’s Future in the Cosmos
$20.99 Add to cartAs we round the first quarter turn of the twenty-first century in the Common Era, Earth teems with over eight billion human souls-more than at any other epoch in our history. Yet there is no safety in… [more below]
- Author: Jiang, Jonathan H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: May 23 2025
- ISBN10: 166577360X
- Language: English
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50 Plants That Changed the World
$40.00 Add to cartThe world as we know it would not exist without plants.
Have you ever stopped to think about how your morning cappuccino came to be? From the coffee bush that yielded the beans to the grass for the ca
- Author: Harris, Stephen A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1851246525
- Language: English
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A Little History of Science
$15.00 Add to cartA lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages
Science is key to understanding the infinite distances of space, the tiniest living organisms body and the history of our p- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Bynum, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0300283210
- Language: English
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Top Ten Ideas of Physics: Foundations for Understanding the Universe
$32.00 Add to cartThe ten biggest ideas in theoretical physics that have withstood the test of time
Could any discovery be more unexpected and shocking than the realization that the reality we were born into is but an- Author: Zee, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 069122580X
- Language: English
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They Had Names: Tracing the History of the North American Indigenous People
$21.99 Add to cart- Author: Jeanson, Nathaniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1683444248
- Language: English
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Never Stop Wondering
$29.99 Add to cartKeep curiosity alive! That’s the message of Never Stop Wondering, which inspires children to develop an enduring interest in the mysteries of the universe. Illustrated with whimsical drawings and writ… [more below]
- Author: Morgan, Emily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1681400081
- Language: English
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This Book Is a Knife: Radical Working-Class Strategies in the Age of Climate Change
$24.95 Add to cartAn incendiary anti-capitalist response to climate change rooted in hope for the future, this book is a tool or a weapon, depending on how you use it
Despite the naysayers, climate change is a fact. We
- Author: Fox, L. E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1551529718
- Language: English
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The Apple: A Delicious History
$29.99 Add to cartThe Apple: A Delicious History tells the engrossing and richly informative story of a fruit with a unique attachment to the human story. The 10,000-year tale of the round and pleasantly crunchy produc
- Author: Coulthard, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1803287969
- Language: English
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Broca’s Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
$9.99 Add to cartA fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.
“Magnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece.- Author: Sagan, Carl
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 398
- Publish Date: February 12 1986
- ISBN10: 0345336895
- Language: English
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Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders–And How We Can Change That
$29.95 Add to cartA neuroscientist’s bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time–brain and mental illnesses
Brain research has been accelerating rapidly in recent decades, but the translation- Author: Rust, Nicole C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 0691243050
- Language: English
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Saving Orchids: Stories of Species Survival in a Changing World
$35.00 Add to cartA gorgeously illustrated ode to the beauty and significance of orchids–and to those fighting to save these unique plants across the globe.
Until recently, a myriad of lifeforms enriched our lives. In
- Author: Seaton, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0226839419
- Language: English
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Texas Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Lone Star State
$26.00 Add to cartUnearth the secrets of Texas’s billion-year history with this captivating guide to 80 easily accessible geologic sites. With geology as diverse as the state, the sites include dinosaur tracks embedded… [more below]
- Author: Brandes, Nathalie N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0813741254
- Language: English
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My First Book of Evolution
$19.99 Add to cartMy First Book of Evolution uses fascinating bite-size facts, clear and simple explanations and attractive and absorbing illustrations to illuminate the mysteries of evolution.
When did life first appe
- Series: My First Book of Science
- Author: Altarriba, Eduard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1787081303
- Language: English
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On the Move: How Climate Disasters Are Changing Where We Live
$20.00 Add to cartA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“On the Move explains how we got here and where we’re headed. It’s crucial guide to the world we are creating.
A Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award- Author: Lustgarten, Abrahm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 125037183X
- Language: English
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Sound Affects: How Sound Shapes Our Lives, Our Wellbeing and Our Planet
$30.00 Add to cartA lively, engaging narrative that takes readers on an epic journey spanning disciplines, continents, and centuries that spotlights sound’s incredible impact on our bodies, feelings, thinking, and beha… [more below]
- Author: Treasure, Julian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1538741873
- Language: English
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An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Turkeys: Varieties, Feeding, Shelter, Care
$18.99 Add to cartFrom an expert in homesteading, this accessible guide shows you how to nurture happy, healthy turkeys right in your own yard.
Written by a backyard homesteader with a small flock of heritage turkeys,- Author: Benjamin, Stacy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1635867568
- Language: English
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Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
$18.95 Add to cartDogs became companions.
Wheat fed booming populations.
Cattle gave us meat and milk.
Corn fueled the growth of empires.
Potatoes brought feast and famine.
Chickens inspired new branches of science.
Rice pr- Author: Roberts, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 26 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
