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  • The Code Book

    The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

    by Simon Singh ...
    In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Fermat's Enigma

    The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

    by Simon Singh ...
    xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Code Book: The Secrets Behind Codebreaking

    by Simon Singh ...
    **"As gripping as a good thriller." --The Washington PostUnpack the science of secrecy and discover the methods behind cryptography--the encoding and decoding of information--in this clear and easy-to-understand young adult adaptation of the national bestseller that's perfect for this age of WikiLeaks, the Sony hack, and other events that reveal the extent to which our technology is never quite as ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

    by Simon Singh ...
    The brainy book by the bestselling author of Fermat's Enigma—a must for anyone interested in numbers and mathematics, as well as for the millions of Simpsons fans worldwide."Simon Singh's excellent book blows the lid off a decades-long conspiracy to secretly educate cartoon viewers." ?David X. Cohen, writer for The Simpsons and FuturamaYou may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Trick or Treatment

    The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

    by Edzard Ernst, Simon Singh ...
    The truth about the potions, lotions, pills and needles, pummelling and energizing that lie beyond the realms of conventional medicine.Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this guide lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority, integrity, and clarity. In this groundbreaking analysis, over ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Code Book

    The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

    by Simon Singh ...
    Narrated by Patty Nieman ...

    Abridged

    10 hours 27 min

    In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code Talkers who helped the Allies win World War II, to the incredible (and incredibly simple) ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Simon Singh's Numbers

    A BBC Radio Mathematics Adventure

    by Simon Singh ...
    Narrated by Simon Singh, Dave Gorman, Marcus du Sautoy, Sylvia Nasar, Paul Hoffman, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 27 min

    Simon Singh takes a quirky look at some of the most important numbers in mathematicsPhysicist and popular science author Simon Singh explores the numbers and concepts that lie at the heart of some of the trickiest problems in mathematics, revealing their history, significance and unique qualities.Beginning with zero - which, amazingly, wasn't invented until 400 BC and then took thousands of years ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

    by Simon Singh ...
    Narrated by Lexie McDougall ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 57 min

    Bloomsbury presents The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh, read by Lexie McDougall.The brainy book by the bestselling author of Fermat’s Enigma—a must for anyone interested in numbers and mathematics, as well as for the millions of Simpsons fans worldwide.“Simon Singh's excellent book blows the lid off a decades-long conspiracy to secretly educate cartoon viewers.” ?David X. ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Trick or Treatment

    The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

    by Edzard Ernst, Simon Singh ...
    Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 33 min

    The truth about the potions, lotions, pills and needles, pummeling, and energizing that lie beyond the realms of conventional medicine.Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this guide lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority, integrity, and clarity. In this groundbreaking analysis, over ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Who Owns This Sentence?

    A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

    by David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu ...
    Narrated by David Bellos ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 8 min

    Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Apocalypse Factory

    Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

    by Steve Olson ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 9 min

    It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Three Roads to Gettysburg

    Meade, Lee, Lincoln, and the Battle That Changed the War, the Speech That Changed the Nation

    by Tim McGrath ...
    Narrated by Vas Eli ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 21 min

    An epic, revelatory account of the Battle of Gettysburg, where George Meade, Lincoln's unexpected choice to lead the Union army, defeated Robert E. Lee and changed the course of the Civil War, from the award-winning author of James Monroe: A LifeBy mid-1863, the Civil War, with Northern victories in the West and Southern triumphs in the East, seemed unwinnable for Abraham Lincoln. Robert E. Lee’s ... Read more

    $28.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook