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  • Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea

    by George William Byers, J. Knox Jones ...
    "Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea" is a scientific work that presents a comprehensive study of various reptile and amphibian species found in Korea. The authors, George William Byers, J. Knox Jones, and Robert G. Webb, contribute their expertise to document the biodiversity of these groups in the region, offering insights into their taxonomy, ecology, and distribution.The publication begins ... Read more

    $0.97 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Creative Intelligence in Mathematics and Science

    by William Byers ...
    This book is about creativity and intelligence and the way they arise in mathematics and science. Creativity and intelligence are intimately connected; they are two facets of what the book calls creative intelligence. When creative intelligence manifests in mathematics and science, it is referred to as deep thinking. Thus, this book is an elaboration of the earlier book Deep Thinking. Creative ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Blind Spot

    Science and the Crisis of Uncertainty

    by William Byers ...
    Why absolute certainty is impossible in scienceIn today's unpredictable and chaotic world, we look to science to provide certainty and answers—and often blame it when things go wrong. The Blind Spot reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Deep Thinking: What Mathematics Can Teach Us About The Mind

    by William Byers ...
    There is more than one way to think. Most people are familiar with the systematic, rule-based thinking that one finds in a mathematical proof or a computer program. But such thinking does not produce breakthroughs in mathematics and science nor is it the kind of thinking that results in significant learning. Deep thinking is a different and more basic way of using the mind. It results in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • How Mathematicians Think

    Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics

    by William Byers ...
    To many outsiders, mathematicians appear to think like computers, grimly grinding away with a strict formal logic and moving methodically--even algorithmically--from one black-and-white deduction to another. Yet mathematicians often describe their most important breakthroughs as creative, intuitive responses to ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox. A unique examination of this less-familiar ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    by Joe Flood ...
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    For over 400 million years, sharks have been the ocean's top predator! They're vital to our ecosystem, but their importance is often overshadowed by our own fear—even though they hardly ever threaten humans.Dive in for an intimate look at the dynamic hammerhead, infamous great white, primordial megalodon, and the gentle nurse shark, the rare species that will let a scuba diver pet them! This book ... Read more

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  • Mind and Cosmos:Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

    Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    The modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality, meaning, and value. This failure to account for something so integral to nature as mind, argues philosopher Thomas Nagel, is a major problem, threatening to unravel the entire naturalistic world picture, extending to biology, evolutionary ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Giant Panda Bears - For Kids - Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers

    Amazing Animal Books, #18

    by John Davidson ...
    Series Book 18 - Amazing Animal Books
    Bestselling author John Davidson presents "Giant Panda Bears - For Kids – Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers". Beautiful Pictures and easy reading format will help children fall in love with pandas. This is one of over 30 books in the Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Series.The series is known as one of the most beautiful on tablets. The pictures look great even in black and white and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Conscious Mind : In Search of a Fundamental Theory

    In Search of a Fundamental Theory

    by David J. Chalmers ...
    Series series Philosophy of Mind
    What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware mind and to feelings as profoundly varied as love or hate aesthetic pleasure or spiritual yearning? These questions today are among the most hotly debated issues among scientists and philosophers and we have seen in recent years superb volumes by such eminent figures as Francis Crick Daniel C. Dennett Gerald ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • Venomous Snakes of the World

    A Manual for Use by U.S. Amphibious Forces

    by Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ...
    Originally published in 1962, and fully updated and colorized by Scott Shupe, Poisonous Snakes of the World is the perfect practical guide to not only snake bite survival, but to understand and identifying every venomous snake on the planet. Even if no life hangs in the balance, this manual is a great reference guide for the outdoors enthusiast, the reptile lover, or anyone with a thirst for ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • A Guide to the Mammals of China

    Edited by Yan Xie, Darrin Lunde, John MacKinnon, Andrew T. Smith, Robert S. Hoffmann, Don E. Wilson, W. Chris Wozencraft ...
    China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-volume reference of its kind to fully describe the physical characteristics, geographic distribution, natural ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Audubon's Birds

    by John James Audubon ...
    Audubon’s ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus