Prometheus Books
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Footprints of Schizophrenia: The Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness
$28.95 Add to cartOf all the mental illnesses, schizophrenia eludes us the most. No matter the strides scientists have made in neurological research nor doctors have made in psychiatric treatment, schizophrenia remains
- Author: Lesk, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1633889289
- Language: English
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Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting
$28.50 Add to cartIn contrast to the anxiety surrounding our voting system, with stories about voter suppression and manipulation, there are actually quite a few positive initiatives toward voting rights reform. Profes… [more below]
- Author: Douglas, Joshua A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1633885100
- Language: English
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Quantum Physics for Poets
$22.95 Add to cartQuantum theory is the bedrock of contemporary physics and the basis of understanding matter in its tiniest dimensions and the vast universe as a whole. But for many, the theory remains an impenetrable
- Author: Lederman, Leon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1493086960
- Language: English
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Al Capone’s Beer Wars: A Complete History of Organized Crime in Chicago During Prohibition
$34.95 Add to cartAlthough much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been–until now–a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire … [more below]
- Author: Binder, John J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 414
- Publish Date: June 06 2017
- ISBN10: 1633882853
- Language: English
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Disbelief: The Origins of Atheism in a Religious Species
$29.95 Add to cartDoes God exist? This straightforward question has spawned endless debate, ranging from apologists’ supposed proofs of God’s existence to New Atheist manifestos declaring belief in God a harmful delusi
- Author: Gervais, Will M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1633889246
- Language: English
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Everyday Rituals: The Liberating Power of Our Routines
$26.95 Read moreWhen we are in painfully difficult or confusing life situations, especially amidst ever-uncertain times, our minds grapple for structure: a funeral ceremony definitively lays the dead to rest; the exa
- Author: Katz, Pearl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1633889548
- Language: English
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Funny Stuff: How Great Cartoonists Make Great Cartoons
$28.95 Add to cartFunny Stuff is a tribute to a unique art form: the single-panel gag cartoon. It looks at why so many of us enjoy cartoons, and what makes for a great cartoon. Authors Phil Witte and Rex Hesner conside
- Author: Witte, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1633889807
- Language: English
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Distorting Democracy: The Forgotten History of the Electoral College–And Why It Matters Today
$21.95 Add to cartThe complicated history of how America elects presidents and why this matters to the next election
An engaging mix of history and political science, Distorting Democracy will awaken Americans to the p
- Author: DuPont, Carolyn Ren?e
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1493085980
- Language: English
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Blood in the Water: How the Us and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty
$32.95 Add to cartPresents evidence suggesting collusion between US and Israeli intelligence in the attack on a US naval surveillance vessel during the Six-Day War and the more than fifty-year long cover-up. On June 8,… [more below]
- Author: Mellen, Joan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 446
- Publish Date: December 11 2018
- ISBN10: 1633884643
- Language: English
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L.A. Birdmen: West Coast Aviators and the First Airshow in America
$29.95 Read moreAlthough most credit Wilbur and Orville Wright with America’s first powered flight, two months before the brothers lifted off the sands of Kitty Hawk, a French immigrant named August Greth flew the Ca
- Author: Goodrich, Richard J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1493084399
- Language: English
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Damn You, Entropy!: 1,001 of the Greatest Science Fiction Quotes
$24.95 Add to cartScience fiction has hosted some of the greatest minds and most innovative thinkers in human history. From H.G. Wells to Octavia Butler, Star Trek to Star Wars, in books, on television, and at the movi
- Author: Harrison, Guy P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 163388984X
- Language: English
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Race for a Remedy: The Science and Scientists Behind the Next Life-Saving Cancer Medicine
$29.95 Read moreHow does a mere molecule–a chemical structure–become a drug? And, how do we know that it works safely? In a one-trillion-dollar pharmaceutical industry with high-stakes profits and perils, battles a
- Author: Ahmed, Makhdum
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1633889521
- Language: English
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Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend
$18.99 Read moreHave you ever heard of a person who left you wondering, “How could someone be so twisted? So evil?” Prompted by clues in her sister’s diary after her mysterious death, author Barbara Oakley takes the … [more below]
- Series: Psychology
- Author: Oakley, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 478
- Publish Date: October 21 2008
- ISBN10: 1591026652
- Language: English
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Explore the Cosmos Like Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Space Science Journey
$14.99 Add to cartCatch the thrill of the cosmos and space science through the life of Neil deGrasse Tyson. The author interweaves up-to-date information about the universe and the science of astrophysics with a biogra… [more below]
- Author: Saucier, Cap
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 03 2015
- ISBN10: 1633880141
- Language: English
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Marie Curie
$17.00 Add to cartThere is probably no woman scientist more famous than Marie Curie (1867-1934). She made one of the most important theoretical breakthroughs of the twentieth century when she postulated that radiation … [more below]
- Author: Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 12 2010
- ISBN10: 1616142162
- Language: English
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Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics
$17.99 Add to cartIn today’s media-flooded world, there is no way to control all of the information, claims, and enticements that reach young people. The best thing to do is arm them with the sword of critical thinking… [more below]
- Series: Maybe Guides
- Author: Barker, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0879756071
- Language: English
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Negroes and the Gun: The Black Tradition of Arms
$19.95 Add to cartChronicling the underappreciated black tradition of bearing arms for self-defense, law professor Nicholas Johnson presents an array of examples reaching back to the pre-Civil War era that demonstrate … [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 14 2014
- ISBN10: 161614839X
- Language: English
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The Murder of Cleopatra: History’s Greatest Cold Case
$20.00 Add to cartA world-renowned criminal profiler takes a fascinating look at one of the most tragic mysteries in history. For more than two thousand years, the great pharaoh Cleopatra VII has been portrayed as a fa… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: February 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1616146508
- Language: English
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The Essential William James
$18.00 Add to cartWilliam James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential American thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard University he published many works that ha… [more below]
- Author: Shook, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 422
- Publish Date: May 24 2011
- ISBN10: 1616144394
- Language: English
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Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World
$14.99 Add to cartThe brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion… [more below]
- Series: Great Minds
- Author: Kepler, Johannes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: November 01 1995
- ISBN10: 1573920363
- Language: English
