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  • MUTANT BUGS LAND AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT

    by Lester Barr ...
    This is the third in a trilogy of stories about Kate, Dobber and Charlie the dog at Manchester Airport, involving Wu, a genetically modified dolphin from Wuhan in China, and a group of animal rights activists at a Bio-engineering Conference. Then there is a twist at the end. It has an optional extra chapter “The science behind the story” which asks questions like these: How did life start on ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Science, God & Generation ALPHA

    How the Cosmic Big Bang, the Biology Big Bang & the Superintelligence Big Bang all challenge the atheist worldview.

    by Lester Barr ...
    If you belong to Gen Alpha and are studying Science then this book is for you - but it should also appeal to everyone who enjoys a bit of science and a good debate! It looks at recent scientific advances in our understanding of the three Big Bangs that have shaped and continue to shape our world. These research findings have a big impact on how we view the world and are leading more and more ... Read more

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  • Aliens Land at Manchester Airport

    by Lester Barr ...
    This is a story about an alien who stumbles on planet Earth and gets lost at Manchester Airport. Then there is a twist at the end. It has an optional extra chapter—“The Science Behind the Story”. This asks questions like, Could intelligent life forms evolve on planets other than our own? Could they travel through time? Do the discoveries of science mean that there can’t possibly be a God? This ... Read more

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  • Robots Land at Manchester Airport

    by Lester Barr ...
    This is a story about intelligent robots, a friendly alien, and their adventures at Manchester Airport. Then there is a twist at the end. It has an optional extra chapter, “The Science behind the Story”. This asks questions like these: Could robots eventually become conscious? What exactly is the difference between a robot and a human? Do the discoveries of science mean that there can’t possibly ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can ... Read more

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  • Distrust That Particular Flavor

    by William Gibson ...
    A collection of New York Times bestselling author William Gibson’s articles and essays about contemporary culture—a privileged view into the mind of a writer whose thinking has shaped not only a generation of writers but our entire culture...Though best known for his fiction, William Gibson is as much in demand for his cutting-edge observations on the world we live in now. Originally printed in ... Read more

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  • The Hidden Face of God

    How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth

    by Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D. ...
    Gerald Schroeder, an MIT-trained scientist who has worked in both physics and biology, has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular and accessible apostles for the melding of science and religion. He first reconciled science and faith as different perspectives on a single whole in The Science of God. Now, in The Hidden Face of God, Schroeder takes a bold step forward, to show that ... Read more

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  • It's Not Rocket Science

    by Ben Miller ...
    The Top Ten BestsellerBlack holes. DNA. The Large Hadron Collider. Ever had that sneaking feeling that you are missing out on some truly spectacular science?You do? Well, fear not, for help is at hand.Ben Miller was working on his Physics PhD at Cambridge when he accidentally became a comedian. But first love runs deep, and he has returned to his roots to share with you all his favourite bits of ... Read more

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  • Life as No One Knows It

    The Physics of Life's Emergence

    by Sara Imari Walker ...
    An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In ... Read more

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  • The Eerie Silence

    Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

    by Paul Davies ...
    "Refreshing . . . A penetrating analysis of the assumptions that underlie SETI and the entire enterprise of searching for life beyond Earth." —Chris McKay, NatureFifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake first pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search ... Read more

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  • 101 Amazing Nintendo NES Facts

    Includes facts about the Famicom

    by Jimmy Russell ...
    Series Book 2 - Games Console History
    In this fact-filled installment in Jimmy Russell's Games Console History series, we learn 101 amazing facts about Nintendo's seminal NES, the most significant console in Nintendo history. The facts cover many areas, including the history, the hardware, game titles both rare and popular and some incredible information you probably never knew! Everyone from retro gamers who were there at the time to ... Read more

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