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Isaac Newton: Great Men in History

Great Men in History, #1

by Steve Knott ...

Series Book 1 - Great Men in History
The first volume of the series Great Men in History is dedicated to Isaac Newton.With black-and-white illustrations and sidebars with contextual information, this biography is recommended for kids or anyone who wants to know about Isaac Newton in an easy and short read (10,000 words).Isaac Newton was a physicist and mathematician who lived about 350 years ago, but his ideas and inventions still ... Read more

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The first volume of the series Great Men in History is dedicated to Isaac Newton.With black-and-white illustrations and sidebars with contextual information, this biography is recommended for kids or anyone who wants to know about Isaac Newton in an easy and short read (10,000 words).Isaac Newton was a physicist and mathematician who lived about 350 years ago, but his ideas and inventions still
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Gandhi: Great Men in History

Great Men in History, #2

by Steve Knott ...

Series Book 2 - Great Men in History
Gandhi has been the source of inspiration of millions of men, but:Did you know that he was a lawyer that at the beginning of his career was practically a failure?Did you know that he got the inspiration of non-violence and civil disobedience by reading Thoreau, an American philosopher?Did you know that he was arrested more than 10 times spending about 6 years in prison for defending his rights and ... Read more

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Gandhi has been the source of inspiration of millions of men, but:Did you know that he was a lawyer that at the beginning of his career was practically a failure?Did you know that he got the inspiration of non-violence and civil disobedience by reading Thoreau, an American philosopher?Did you know that he was arrested more than 10 times spending about 6 years in prison for defending his rights and
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iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon

Computer Geek to Cult Icon

by Steve Wozniak ...

“‘The Woz’ built the first [personal computer]—by hand, by himself.”—USA TodayBefore slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange vending machines, with cryptic switches and pages of encoded output. But in 1977 Steve Wozniak revolutionized the computer industry with his invention of the first personal computer. As the sole inventor of the Apple I and II computers, Wozniak ... Read more

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“‘The Woz’ built the first [personal computer]—by hand, by himself.”—USA TodayBefore slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange vending machines, with cryptic switches and pages of encoded output. But in 1977 Steve Wozniak revolutionized the computer industry with his invention of the first personal computer. As the sole inventor of the Apple I and II computers, Wozniak
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Rise of the Rocket Girls

The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

by Nathalia Holt ...

The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, ... Read more

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The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design,
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Masters of Sex

The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love

by Thomas Maier ...

Now a New Showtime Original SeriesShowtime's dramatic series Masters of Sex, starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, is based on this real-life story of sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. Before Sex and the City and ViagraTM, America relied on Masters and Johnson to teach us everything we needed to know about what goes on in the bedroom. Convincing hundreds of men and women to ... Read more

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Now a New Showtime Original SeriesShowtime's dramatic series Masters of Sex, starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, is based on this real-life story of sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. Before Sex and the City and ViagraTM, America relied on Masters and Johnson to teach us everything we needed to know about what goes on in the bedroom. Convincing hundreds of men and women to
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Tesla

Inventor of the Electrical Age

by W. Bernard Carlson ...

Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first celebrity scientists, enjoying the company of New ... Read more

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Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first celebrity scientists, enjoying the company of New
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Freud: A Life for Our Time

A Life for Our Time

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Norton celebrates the 150th anniversary of Freud’s birth by reissuing Peter Gay’s best-selling biography, featuring a new introduction. ... Read more

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Norton celebrates the 150th anniversary of Freud’s birth by reissuing Peter Gay’s best-selling biography, featuring a new introduction.
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Feynman's Rainbow

A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life

by Leonard Mlodinow ...

Einstein's Dreams meets Tuesdays with Morrie in Leonard Mlodinow's touching memoir about the guidance granted him by his mentor, the brilliant physicist Richard Feynman: "An accessible portrait of a brilliant man" (Stephen Hawking).For some, it was that special connection with a grandparent or a football coach, a boss, or a cleric. For Leonard Mlodinow, as a young physicist struggling to find h ... Read more

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Einstein's Dreams meets Tuesdays with Morrie in Leonard Mlodinow's touching memoir about the guidance granted him by his mentor, the brilliant physicist Richard Feynman: "An accessible portrait of a brilliant man" (Stephen Hawking).For some, it was that special connection with a grandparent or a football coach, a boss, or a cleric. For Leonard Mlodinow, as a young physicist struggling to find h
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Noble Savages

My Life Among Two Dangerous Tribes -- the Yanomamo and the Anthropologists

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC MEMOIRS OF OUR TIMEWhen Napoleon Chagnon arrived in Venezuela’s Amazon region in 1964 to study the Yanomamö Indians, one of the last large tribal groups still living in isolation, he expected to find Rousseau’s “noble savages,” so-called primitive people living contentedly in a pristine state of nature. Instead Chagnon discovered a remarkably violent society. ... Read more

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC MEMOIRS OF OUR TIMEWhen Napoleon Chagnon arrived in Venezuela’s Amazon region in 1964 to study the Yanomamö Indians, one of the last large tribal groups still living in isolation, he expected to find Rousseau’s “noble savages,” so-called primitive people living contentedly in a pristine state of nature. Instead Chagnon discovered a remarkably violent society.
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Master of the Mysteries

New Revelations on the Life of Manly Palmer Hall

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"Louis Sahagun's gripping biography is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the last century's most important mystical thinkers."-The Fortean TimesIn 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned occult scholar.His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark ... Read more

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"Louis Sahagun's gripping biography is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the last century's most important mystical thinkers."-The Fortean TimesIn 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned occult scholar.His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark
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The Invention of Air

A Story Of Science, Faith, Revolution, And The Birth Of America

by Steven Johnson ...

From the bestselling author of How We Got To Now, The Ghost Map and Farsighted, a new national bestseller: the “exhilarating”( Los Angeles Times) story of Joseph Priestley, “a founding father long forgotten”(Newsweek) and a brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America's Founding Fathers.In The Invention of Air, national bestselling author Steven.. ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of How We Got To Now, The Ghost Map and Farsighted, a new national bestseller: the “exhilarating”( Los Angeles Times) story of Joseph Priestley, “a founding father long forgotten”(Newsweek) and a brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America's Founding Fathers.In The Invention of Air, national bestselling author Steven..
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Turing

Pioneer of the Information Age

by B. Jack Copeland ...

Alan Turing is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germany's most secret codes during the war of 1939-45, Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today, all who 'click-to-open' are familiar with the impact of Turing's ideas. Here, B. ... Read more

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Alan Turing is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing, and what did he achieve during his tragically short life of 41 years? Best known as the genius who broke Germany's most secret codes during the war of 1939-45, Turing was also the father of the modern computer. Today, all who 'click-to-open' are familiar with the impact of Turing's ideas. Here, B.
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