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Under Alien Skies

A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

de Philip Plait, Ph.D. ...

**A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Scientific American 2023 Staff Recommendation"The next-best thing to traveling through space and time." —Laura Helmuth, editor in chief of Scientific AmericanA rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with the universe like never before.**Have you ever wondered ... Leer más

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**A Financial Times Best Science Book of 2023 • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • A Scientific American 2023 Staff Recommendation"The next-best thing to traveling through space and time." —Laura Helmuth, editor in chief of Scientific AmericanA rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with the universe like never before.**Have you ever wondered
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Death from the Skies!

The Science Behind the End of the World

de Philip Plait Ph.D. ...

A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe?s most fascinating events.According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to happen But how much do we really need to fear from things like black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae? And if we should be scared, is there anything we can do to save ourselves? With humor and wit, Plait ... Leer más

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A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe?s most fascinating events.According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to happen But how much do we really need to fear from things like black holes, gamma-ray bursts, and supernovae? And if we should be scared, is there anything we can do to save ourselves? With humor and wit, Plait
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在異星的天空下：從土星上仰望星環、在星雲裡看星塵縹緲、墜入黑洞前最後一次凝望宇宙——你的第一本太空旅遊導覽手冊

Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

de 菲利．普雷特, Philip Plait, PhD ...

Traducido por 何修瑜 ...

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《金融時報》（Financial Times）2023最佳科學圖書《科學新聞》（Science News）2023最喜愛圖書《科學人》（Scientific America）2023編輯推薦讀物「這是為未來太空旅客準備的生動導覽指南！」十個遙遠異域的天體，十片壯闊奇異的天空跟著天文學家踏上一趟遨遊銀河之旅，用前所未有的視點體會宇宙的奧妙風光PanSci 泛科學王為豪中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所研究員李昫岱屋頂上的天文學家主理人、國立中正大學兼任助理教授李家維國立清華大學侯金堆講座教授林新惠科幻小說家、研究者曾耀寰中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所研究技師劉志安台北市天文協會理事長——穿越銀河推薦你有沒有想過遊歷宇宙會是什麼感覺，又是否想像過置身在這些奇景之下？　⁍在光耀奪目的行星環下仰望夜空，同時看見六個月亮高掛天際。<br /... ... Leer más

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《金融時報》（Financial Times）2023最佳科學圖書《科學新聞》（Science News）2023最喜愛圖書《科學人》（Scientific America）2023編輯推薦讀物「這是為未來太空旅客準備的生動導覽指南！」十個遙遠異域的天體，十片壯闊奇異的天空跟著天文學家踏上一趟遨遊銀河之旅，用前所未有的視點體會宇宙的奧妙風光PanSci 泛科學王為豪中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所研究員李昫岱屋頂上的天文學家主理人、國立中正大學兼任助理教授李家維國立清華大學侯金堆講座教授林新惠科幻小說家、研究者曾耀寰中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所研究技師劉志安台北市天文協會理事長——穿越銀河推薦你有沒有想過遊歷宇宙會是什麼感覺，又是否想像過置身在這些奇景之下？　⁍在光耀奪目的行星環下仰望夜空，同時看見六個月亮高掛天際。<br /...
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Sotto cieli alieni

Una guida turistica dell'universo

de Philip Plait ...

Traducido por GIANNA CERNUSCHI, Andrea Migliori ...

««Plait accompagna i lettori in un giro turistico del cosmo che lascia a bocca aperta... Questo libro cambierà il modo in cui i lettori pensano allo spazio». » »«Publishers Weekly««Leggere Sotto cieli alieni è meglio che viaggiare nello spazio e nel tempo. Philip Plait è una guida divertente, calorosa e accogliente, e ci racconta i luoghi più meravigliosi dell'Universo... Vi farà vivere l ... Leer más

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««Plait accompagna i lettori in un giro turistico del cosmo che lascia a bocca aperta... Questo libro cambierà il modo in cui i lettori pensano allo spazio». » »«Publishers Weekly««Leggere Sotto cieli alieni è meglio che viaggiare nello spazio e nel tempo. Philip Plait è una guida divertente, calorosa e accogliente, e ci racconta i luoghi più meravigliosi dell'Universo... Vi farà vivere l
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Ciels extraterrestres

Une excursion à travers l'univers

de Régis Hautière, Philip Plait, Émilie Martin du Fou ...

Au milieu d'un désert de sable perdu sur une planète dans une galaxie lointaine, très lointaine, un jeune homme regarde les 2 soleils se lever. Eh bien, ce livre, c'est ça : se tenir sur une planète exotique te regarder le ciel.Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé à quoi ressemblerait un voyage dans l’univers?? À quoi ressemble un lever de Terre depuis la Lune ? Admirez les anneaux de Saturne vus d’un ... Leer más

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Au milieu d'un désert de sable perdu sur une planète dans une galaxie lointaine, très lointaine, un jeune homme regarde les 2 soleils se lever. Eh bien, ce livre, c'est ça : se tenir sur une planète exotique te regarder le ciel.Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé à quoi ressemblerait un voyage dans l’univers?? À quoi ressemble un lever de Terre depuis la Lune ? Admirez les anneaux de Saturne vus d’un
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Under Alien Skies

A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe

de Philip Plait PhD ...

Narrado por Philip Plait PhD ...

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9 hora 19 minutos

A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, revealing the sky as never seen before―from everywhere but Earth.How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered ... Leer más

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A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, revealing the sky as never seen before―from everywhere but Earth.How would Saturn’s rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what’s the last thing you’d see before your spaghettification? What would it be like to visit the faraway places we currently experience only through high-powered
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The Devil's Element

Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

de Dan Egan ...

Narrado por Jason Culp ...

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6 hora 50 minutos

The New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over the world.Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people. In this major work of explanatory science and ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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The New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over the world.Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people. In this major work of explanatory science and
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What Is Life?

Five Great Ideas in Biology

de Paul Nurse ...

Narrado por Paul Nurse ...

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5 hora 6 minutos

The Nobel Prize–winning scientist's elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step-by-step Nurse illuminates ... Leer más

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The Nobel Prize–winning scientist's elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step-by-step Nurse illuminates
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Well of Souls

Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History

de Kristina R. Gaddy ...

Narrado por Chanté McCormick ...

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9 hora 12 minutos

An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music.In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo's beginnings from the seventeenth century, when ... Leer más

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An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music.In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo's beginnings from the seventeenth century, when
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When the Earth Was Green

Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance

de Riley Black ...

Narrado por Wren Mack ...

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9 hora 36 minutos

“You'll root for these creatures and their survival. A marvelous narration.”—Booklist“Paleontologist Riley Black’s vivid writing and Wren Mack’s wonderstruck narration make these vignettes of prehistoric life on Earth fascinating listening.”—AudioFileWinner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth... ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

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“You'll root for these creatures and their survival. A marvelous narration.”—Booklist“Paleontologist Riley Black’s vivid writing and Wren Mack’s wonderstruck narration make these vignettes of prehistoric life on Earth fascinating listening.”—AudioFileWinner, A Friend of Darwin Award, 2024A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth...
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Prisoners of History

What Monuments to World War II Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves

de Keith Lowe ...

Narrado por Keith Lowe ...

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10 hora 15 minutos

Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on World War II, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at all aspects of the war, from the victors to the fallen, ... Leer más

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Keith Lowe, an award-winning author of books on World War II, saw monuments around the world taken down in political protest and began to wonder what monuments built to commemorate WWII say about us today. Focusing on these monuments, Prisoners of History looks at World War II and the way it still tangibly exists within our midst. He looks at all aspects of the war, from the victors to the fallen,
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How Data Happened

A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

de Chris Wiggins, Matthew L. Jones ...

Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

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10 hora 27 minutos

A sweeping history of data and its technical, political, and ethical impact on our world.From facial recognition—capable of checking us onto flights or identifying undocumented residents—to automated decision systems that inform everything from who gets loans to who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn't just appear: ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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A sweeping history of data and its technical, political, and ethical impact on our world.From facial recognition—capable of checking us onto flights or identifying undocumented residents—to automated decision systems that inform everything from who gets loans to who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn't just appear:
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