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  • Mad Science

    Einstein's Fridge, Dewar's Flask, Mach's Speed, and 362 Other Inventions and Discoveries That Made Our World

    by Randy Alfred ...
    365 days of inventions, discoveries, science, and technology, from the editors of Wired Magazine.On January 30, Rubik applied for a patent on his cube (1975). On the next day, 17 years earlier, the first U.S. Satellite passed through the Van Allen radiation belt. On March 17, the airplane "black box" made its maiden voyage (1953). And what about today? Every day of the year has a rich scientific ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Physics 100 Ideas in 100 Words

    A Whistle-stop Tour of Science's Key Concepts

    by DK ...
    Satisfy your scientific curiosity and learn about physics' big ideas in a small number of words. Get facts at your fingertips with the beautifully illustrated 100 Ideas in 100 Words.One of the first in a series, this book introduces essential areas of physics such as fundamental forces, energy, motion, and quantum physics, and explains the 100 key ideas of each topic in just 100 words! Perfect for ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Military History Book

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Discover the key themes and big ideas behind the key events in the history of warfare—from the dawn of civilization to the 21st century.Tracing the epic 5,000-year story of warfare from the earliest battles to the War on Terror, The Military History Book explores and explains the causes and consequences of each, offering a new angle on military history. Entries analyze the key social and political ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

    The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

    Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar• ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Just Visiting This Planet, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century

    Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin from Omniscia

    From Neil deGrasse Tyson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, comes a spirited journey to the planets and stars, revealing the answers to many mysteries of our galaxy and beyond.In this companion volume to Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, we visit again with Merlin, a timeless traveler from Planet Omniscia, who answers a collection of imaginative questions ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Curiosities Revealed

    Astonishing Facts for the Inquisitive Mind

    Hungry for a treasure trove of weird and wonderful facts beyond your wildest imagination? Then keep on reading...Did you know that trees collaborate, communicate, and engage in chemical warfare?Or that humans are better at smelling rain than sharks are at smelling blood?Or that Napoleon once fought a pack of tame rabbits... and lost?Sometimes, life gets boring. Your sense of wonder often gets lost ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Gravity's Angels

    Short stories from the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author. "One of the best science fiction collections I've ever read." — The Magazine of Fantasy and Science FictionThough written in the last decades of the twentieth-century, these tales are timeless and prophetic visions created by Michael Swanwick's wide-ranging imagination. Through stories of talking alien beasts, eco-fiction ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stalking the Unicorn

    by Mike Resnick ...
    Series series Fables of Tonight
    A beleaguered PI searches for a missing unicorn in a city full of strange creatures in this classic humorous fantasy by a five-time Hugo Award winner.It's New Year's Eve, and private investigator John Justin Mallory is drowning his sorrows in whiskey. His wife ran off with his partner, his business is in bad shape, and the mob is out to get him. He begins to wonder if he's had enough to drink when ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Useless Etymology

    Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds

    by Jess Zafarris ...
    "A burst of delight on every page!"Mignon Fogarty, host of the Grammar Girl podcastDid you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasuretrove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"?Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if 60% of ourwords are Latin-derived?Did Shakespeare really ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Idea Machine

    How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future

    Books are our first and most lasting form of information technology. Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones— they are true tools for thinking. In The Idea Machine, Joel J. Miller shows that books are one of the most important but overlooked factors in the making of our contemporary world. And they still have lessons to teach us.Polls indicate reading is on the decline, but as we ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • French Bread Baking for Beginners

    The Essential Guide to Baking Baguettes, Boules, Brioche, and More

    Bake delicious French breads at home with simple, authentic recipesCrusty baguettes, tender brioche, and flaky croissants are some of the world's most delicious and beloved breads—and now you can make them yourself in your own kitchen! This top choice in baking books simplifies the French bread-making process for beginners, providing everything you need to re-create your boulangerie favorites.What ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Post Apocalyptic Space Shakespeare Book 1: Hamlet

    Series Book 1 - The Post Apocalyptic Space Shakespeare
    A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus