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  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    How Medical Imaging Is Changing Health Care

    by Bruce Hillman, Jeff Goldsmith ...
    Many will remember the segment of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" in the Disney film Fantasia; it is a perfect metaphor for medical imaging as it stands today. The apprentice magician tests his nascent skills at sorcery by bringing common household items to life and putting them to work. At first, things go well, but eventually he loses control, and chaos ensues. Medical imaging, too, could spin out ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • A Plague on All Our Houses

    Medical Intrigue, Hollywood, and the Discovery of AIDS

    by Bruce J. Hillman ...
    A frightening new plague. A medical mystery. A pioneering immunologist. In A Plague on All Our Houses, Dr. Bruce J. Hillman dissects the war of egos, money, academic power, and Hollywood clout that advanced AIDS research even as it compromised the career of the scientist who discovered the disease. At the beginning of the worldwide epidemic soon to be known as AIDS, Dr. Michael Gottlieb was a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Man Who Stalked Einstein

    How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Changed the Course of History

    by Bruce J. Hillman, Birgit Ertl-Wagner, Bernd C. Wagner ...
    By the end of World War I, Albert Einstein had become the face of the new science of theoretical physics and had made some powerful enemies. One of those enemies, Nobel Prize winner Philipp Lenard, spent a career trying to discredit him. Their story of conflict, pitting Germany’s most widely celebrated Jew against the Nazi scientist who was to become Hitler’s chief advisor on physics, had an ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    The Man Who Stalked Einstein

    How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Changed the Course of History

    by Birgit Ertl-Wagner, Bernd C. Wagner, Bruce J. Hillman ...
    Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 46 min

    By the end of World War I, Albert Einstein had become the face of the new science of theoretical physics and had made some powerful enemies. One of those enemies, Nobel Prize winner Philipp Lenard, spent a career trying to discredit him. Their story of conflict, pitting Germany’s most widely celebrated Jew against the Nazi scientist who was to become Hitler’s chief advisor on physics, had an ... Read more

    $16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Flyboy of Underwhere

    by Bruce Hale ...
    Illustrated by Shane Hillman ...
    Series Book 3 - Underwhere
    Sometimes even sidekicks have to step up.Here's the thing: Zeke's busy being the so-called Prince of Underwhere. His prissy sister, Stephanie, is some sort of pirate queen. But Hector? Everyone treats him like a joker and a sidekick. Well, those days are over. Now only Hector can save the day—if he can survive the swarms of sharp-beaked midget flying dinos, smart-aleck flying horses, angry armies ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Prince of Underwhere

    by Bruce Hale ...
    Illustrated by Shane Hillman ...
    It's tough to be ZeKe.He's got his hands full: There is his prissy, know-it-all twin sister; his mean cousin Caitlyn, who's house-sitting for his missing parents; and a bully making life tough at school (as though it wasn't hard enough already). And now, thanks to a stinky, scruffy, good-for-nothing talking cat, he's also got to cope with zombies, midget freedom fighters, devious spies, superstar ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pirates of Underwhere

    by Bruce Hale ...
    Illustrated by Shane Hillman ...
    Series Book 2 - Underwhere
    Stephanie has a whole underwear drawer full of trouble.A week ago, Stephanie's biggest problem was finding enough time to complete her homework and study for her Mathletes competition. Now, thanks to her big-mouth brother, Zeke, she has to deal with magical toilet brushes, sinister talking cats, nearsighted sea serpents, singing custodians, feminist pirates, runty freedom fighters, and all the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Fat Cat of Underwhere

    by Bruce Hale ...
    Illustrated by Shane Hillman ...
    Series Book 4 - Underwhere
    Cats are not meant to save the world.Fitz the cat is supposed to be enjoying the normal activities savored by those of the feline persuasion—napping (a lot), nibbling on house plants, sharpening his claws on expensive furniture, and, most importantly, never, ever doing what a human wants him to.But instead, thanks to Zeke, Stephanie, and Hector—those meddling, tuna-hatin', whiskerless kids who ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ultrarunning for Normal People

    Life Lessons Learned On and Off the Trail

    by Sid Garza-Hillman, Blue Star Press ...
    Whether you're an experienced runner or a complete beginner, this inspiring book will motivate you to train your body and mind to complete one of the hardest physical feats of all—an ultramarathonUltra-races—distances longer than 26.2 miles—aren’t for “normal people.” Normal people have jobs, families, or a million other obligations that do not exist in the world of ultrarunning. Or that’s what ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Secret Places of Western New York: 25 Scenic Hikes

    by Bruce Kershner, Jennifer Hillman, William McKeever ...
    Discover secret and scenic day hikes within a day’s drive of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Secret Places of Western New York: 25 Scenic Hikes is more than a trail guide. Hidden in these pages, you’ll uncover what makes these hikes special enough to be a Secret Place. Both lifetime locals and visitors to the region will be guided to the best paths and trails throughout the Niagara, Buffalo, Rochester, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Connectome

    How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are

    by Sebastian Seung ...
    Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 46 min

    We know that each of us is unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, our uniqueness resides. Is it in our genes? The structure of our brains? Our genome may determine our eye color and even aspects of our personality. But our friendships, failures, and passions also shape who we are. The question is: how?Sebastian Seung, a dynamic professor at MIT, is on a quest to discover ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Jefferson's America

    The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation

    by Julie M. Fenster ...
    Narrated by John Pruden ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 11 min

    At the dawn of the 19th century the stakes for American expansion were incalculably high. Even after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, Spain coveted that land and sought to retain it. With war expected at any moment, Jefferson played a game of strategy, putting on the ground the only Americans he could: a cadre of explorers who finally annexed it through courageous exploration.President ... Read more

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