Science
Discover a range of science books, including fiction novels about science, intriguing science facts, and essential physics books. Explore the best sci-fi books and top-selling science titles
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The Owl Handbook: Investigating the Lives, Habits, and Importance of These Enigmatic BirdsCharismatic, intriguing, and misunderstood: The Owl Handbook provides a beautifully photographed, thoughtfully researched, and accessible guide to these complex, captivating creatures. Spot an owl that's long been watching your every move and darker aspects of its reputation may spring to mind: harbinger of doom,...
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The Nuclear Chronicles: Design Research on the Landscapes of the Us Nuclear HighwayThe Nuclear Chronicles: Design Research on the Landscapes of the US Nuclear Highway leverages fictional design narratives as devices for discussing the impact of nuclear technology within the territory of the western United States. Storytelling registers design research in a graphic novel format while...
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The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing SocietyUpdated with the latest data and research, Cohen/Strong's THE MARRIAGE & FAMILY EXPERIENCE: INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS IN A CHANGING SOCIETY offers a realistic look at modern relationships, helping you understand the underlying issues at work in marriages, families and other relationships. It explores adoptive parenting,...
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The Life of a Fossil Hunter: A Retelling of Life Spent Searching for Lifeforms of the PastWhat was it like to search for fossilized remains back in the 1900s? While several advances have been made in the field of paleontology, a lot of the searching has remained much the same today. In his memoir, The Life of a Fossil Hunter,...
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The Influence Of The Blue Ray Of The Sunlight And Of The Blue Color Of The Sky 1876""The Influence Of The Blue Ray Of The Sunlight And Of The Blue Color Of The Sky"" is a book written by General A. J. Pleasonton in 1876. The book explores the effects of blue light on plants, animals, and humans. Pleasonton conducted experiments...
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The Indispensable Guide to Undergraduate Research: Success in and Beyond CollegeDespite all of the information that exists to encourage students to attend and do well in college, this is the first research-based guide that directly advises first- and second-year college students. With a focus on the needs and interests of students who are underrepresented...
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The Forgotten Sense: The New Science of Smell - And the Extraordinary Power of the NoseFor readers of James Nestor and Mary Roach, a fascinating tour of the science behind our most essential sense--and all we unleash when we stop and literally smell the rosesOur sense of smell guides our lives far more than our screen-heavy, sight-privileged era would...
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The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and AliveA compelling, inventive, and revolutionary examination of consciousness that holds the key to transforming our relationship with natureIn Dawn of Mind, Dr. James Cooke explores the profound mystery at the core of human experience: consciousness. Integrating the latest scientific advancements with deep meditative insights...
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The Curious History of the Heart: A Cultural and Scientific JourneyGold Award Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book Awards Runner-up, 2024 History category, San Francisco Book Festival Runner-up, 2024 General Non-Fiction, New York Book Festival For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around...
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The Close Encounters ManThe wildly entertaining and eye-opening biography of J. Allen Hynek, the astronomer who invented the concept of "Close Encounters" with alien life, inspired Steven Spielberg's blockbuster classic science fiction epic film and is the subject of History Channel's Project Blue Book, and made an...
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Statistical Mechanics and Stochastic Thermodynamics: A Textbook on Modern Approaches in and Out of EquilibriumThe theory of statistical mechanics is the best link we have between the imperceptible world of atoms and molecules and our common macroscopic experience. This textbook provides the fundamental rules and relationships of statistical mechanics. Through it, students will learn how to deduce the...
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Star-Crossed PlanetSome books aren't what they seem at first, but this one is more devious than most in following up, in personal, episodic terms, what Mythic Worlds and Scanning and Sizing the Universe find true of natural history's powers and incredible extent.Author: Harold ToliverPublisher: Bookside...
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Semiconductor Quantum Light Sources: Fundamentals, Technologies and DevicesThe work provides fundamental expertise of quantum optics and photonic quantum technology with particular attention to the generation of non-classical light with semiconductor nanostructures. The book is written by experimentalists for experimentalists at various career stages: physics and engineering students, researchers in quantum optics,...
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Revealing God's Truth: The Universe Is Old, Evolution Is Real, Life and Death Predates Adam, Flood Yes, but Not Global, Reexamining Genesis aChristians should never feel like they have to deny science to keep their faith. We can place our faith in Christ and scripture and at the same time embrace science. We need not be discouraged by scientific discoveries, but rather be encouraged by them...
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Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals about Diet, Insulin, and Successful TreatmentsAn eye-opening investigation into the history of diabetes research and treatment by the award-winning journalist and best-selling author of Why We Get Fat - "[Gary] Taubes's meticulous, science-based work makes him the Bryan Stevenson of nutrition, an early voice in the wilderness for an...
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Quality and Safety of Meat ProductsFood safety is a major problem around the world, both with regard to human suffering and with respect to economic costs. Scientific advances have increased our knowledge surrounding the nutritional characteristics of foods and their effects on health. This means that a large proportion...
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Possible: Ways to Net ZeroA carbon neutral future is possible - we have the technology to transform the global economy and guard against the worst effects of climate change. So how do we get to net zero? In POSSIBLE, entrepreneur and climate tech consultant Chris Goodall tackles sixteen...
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Plant Fossil Atlas From (Pennsylvanian) Carboniferous Age Found in Central Appalachian Coalfields Volume 1This book is a picture guide to fossil plants and a few fossil marine organisms found in close association with the coal measures in the central Appalachian region. The fossils are sorted by groups and the specimens sampling site locations are listed by coal...
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Physics: A Conceptual World ViewPHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW provides an engaging and effective introduction to physics through an ongoing storyline that describes the development of the current physics "world view." This story provides readers with a clear understanding of the laws of nature and the context to...
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Physical Chemistry for the Life SciencesPhysical chemistry lies at the heart of the behaviour of those macromolecules and molecular assemblies that have vital roles in all living organisms. Physical principles determine the stability of proteins and nucleic acids, the rate at which biochemical reactions proceed, the transport of molecules...
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