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  • In Search of Time

    The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time

    by Dan Falk ...
    A study of how humanity has sought to understand time throughout the ages—"Falk's book is what Hawking's Brief History should have been" ( The Ottawa Citizen )."In this thoroughly readable, broad-sweeping, and thought-provoking book, Falk . . . poses some fascinating questions." — New ScientistIn his latest book, award-winning s... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Science of Shakespeare

    A New Look at the Playwright's Universe

    by Dan Falk ...
    William Shakespeare lived at a remarkable time—a period we now recognize as the first phase of the Scientific Revolution. New ideas were transforming Western thought, the medieval was giving way to the modern, and the work of a few key figures hinted at the brave new world to come: the methodical and rational Galileo, the skeptical Montaigne, and—as Falk convincingly argues—Shakespeare, who ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Universe on a T-Shirt

    The Quest for the Theory of Everything

    by Dan Falk ...
    No scientific quest is as compelling as the search for the key to understand the universe—the elusive unified “Theory of Everything”—a theory so concise it could fit on a T-shirt. Lively and thought-provoking, Universe on a T-Shirt tells the fascinating story of the search for the Holy Grail of physics.Dan Falk places this intriguing story in its historical context, tracing the quest from ancient ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Forty Years in The Big House

    Michigan Tales from My Four Decades as a Wolverine

    An inside look at the University of Michigan's football program from the man who was the team's equipment manager for more than four decadesForty years ago, Michigan equipment manager Jon Falk began his legacy, becoming a living encyclopedia of Michigan football tradition and history. Hired by Bo Schembechler in 1974, the now retired Falk shares his firsthand, inside stories from in the locker ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One Dollar Man

    The Dane Who Changed the Course of the Second World WarOn the 28th May 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt placed a direct call from the White House to William S. Knudsen, Director of General Motors Corporation in Detroit. Roosevelt needed the right man to lead America's armament during the Second World War – and the president only had one candidate in mind for the job: the Dane known as 'Bill' ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Beyond Inheritance

    Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

    **“Constantly fascinating and impeccably reported...You won’t look at yourself in the same way again.” —Ed Yong, bestselling author of An Immense World and I Contain MultitudesA captivating exploration of the remarkable ways our DNA mutates over the course of our lives, with radical implications for the future of medicine**Our DNA is the indispensable set of instructions that guides our growth and ... Read more

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  • Why I Am Not an Atheist

    The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer

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  • The Warhead

    The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare

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    How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future

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