Astronomy
By: Andrew Fraknoi
4.16
Format: 1204 pages, Kindle Edition
Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introduct…
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1. The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991
By: Eric J. Hobsbawm
4.28
Format: 627 pages, Paperback
Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Lan… read more
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"Most young men and women (...) grow up in a sort of permanent present lacking any organic relation to the public past of the times they live in. This makes historians, whose business it is to remembe…"-Eric J. Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes, 1914-1991
2. The Assassin and the Desert (Throne of Glass, #0.3)
By: Sarah J. Maas
3.95
Format: 768 pages, Kindle Edition
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren't much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn'… read more
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3. The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848
By: Eric J. Hobsbawm
3.77
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
This magisterial volume follows the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and th… read more
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4. The Age of Capital: 1848-1875
By: Eric J. Hobsbawm
4.53
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
In the wake of the French Revolution & the Industrial Revolution, Europe underwent another revoluti… read more
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6. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
By: Matthew Inman , The Oatmeal
3.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
If your cat is kneading you, that's not a sign of affection. Your cat is actually checking your int… read more
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7. A Stitch in Time
By: Andrew Jordt Robinson
3.50
Format: 296 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The enigmatic Garak - Cardassian-in-exile on space station Deep Space Nine - refers to himself as j… read more
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8. From the Earth to the Moon
By: Jules Verne
3.76
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Een in de 19e eeuw geschreven verhaal over een reis naar de maan, waaruit blijkt dat de schrijver i… read more
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"Time has no business to keep a whole country in suspense."-Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon
"No sé si los mundos están habitados, y como no lo sé, voy a verlo."-Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon
"It is better for us to see the destination we wish to reach, than the point of departure"-Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon
"In fact they did to others that which they would not they should do to them— that grand principle of immortality upon which rests the whole art of war."-Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon
9. Reality is Not What it Seems
By: Carlo Rovelli
3.17
Format: 120 pages,
From the best-selling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physicscomes a new book about the mind-bendi… read more
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10. Shakespeare's Sonnets
By: William Shakespeare , Katherine Duncan-Jones
4.45
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
T.S. Eliot once wrote that, "Shakespeare gives the greatest width of human passion," and it is this… read more
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11. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
By: Mark Twain
2.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A nineteenth-century American travels back… read more
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12. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
By: Laurence Bergreen
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year… read more
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13. Must Love Flowers
By: Debbie Macomber
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Two women at different stages of life find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hard… read more
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14. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more
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"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
15. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
By: Chris Hadfield
3.92
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more
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16. Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)
By: M.R. Carey
4.17
Format: 499 pages, Paperback
From bestselling author M. R. Carey comes a brilliant genre-defying story of humanity's expansion … read more
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17. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
By: Warsan Shire
4.21
Format: 86 pages, Paperback
Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncé's… read more
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"You only leave home when home won't let you stay."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
"No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
"Under your feet, the trapdoor to heaven opens its mouth, its teeth grazing your toes."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
"Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women. Sometimes, the men--they come with keys, and sometimes, the men--they come with hammers."-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
18. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.11
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on t… read more
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"On the whole, I don't fear death. Instead, I fear a life where I could have accomplished more."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"If you travel beyond the cave door, you may just discover things that help solve your cave problems."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"We are more likely to be swayed by a single person who testifies with passion than by a bar chart containing data compiled from thousands of people."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"While there, I came to resent labels of all kinds. What are they, if not intellectually lazy ways of asserting you know everything about a person you've never met?"-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
19. Introducing Game Theory: A Graphic Guide (Graphic Guides)
By: Ivan Pastine
3.89
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
When should you adopt an aggressive business strategy? How do we make decisions when we don't have … read more
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20. The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion
By: Sean Carroll
3.96
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that h… read more
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21. Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide (Graphic Guides)
By: Iwona Abrams
3.56
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, does it cause a tornado in Texas? Chaos theory attempts t… read more
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22. The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
By: Michio Kaku
4.19
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning new vision of our future i… read more
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"The notion that we live in a quiet, ordinary suburb of the galaxy was simple and comforting. But boy, we were wrong."-Michio Kaku, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
"Thee notion that we live in a quiet, ordinary suburb of the galaxy was simple and comforting. But boy, we were wrong."-Michio Kaku, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
"Astronomers suspect that the Oort Cloud could extend as far as three light-years from our solar system. That is more than halfway to the nearest stars, the Centauri triple star system, which is sligh…"-Michio Kaku, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
23. Astronomy
By: Andrew Fraknoi
4.16
Format: 1204 pages, Kindle Edition
Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introduct… read more
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24. Liver Rescue
By: Anthony William
4.11
Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition
The #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved healing authority reveals how taking your liv… read more
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25. College Physics for AP Courses
By: Irina Lyublinskaya
3.89
Format: 1682 pages, Kindle Edition
The AP Physics Collection is a free, turnkey solution for your AP® Physics course, brought to you t… read more
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- reference
26. Science With The Cherenkov Telescope Array
By: The CTA Consortium
2.67
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
This book summarizes the science to be carried out by the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array, a maj… read more
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27. Algebra - The Very Basics
By: Metin Bektas
3.96
Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition
If you're looking for a gentle introduction to basic mathematics, look no further. This book picks … read more
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28. Microbiology
By: Nina Parker
3.97
Format: 2569 pages, Kindle Edition
Microbiology covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course f… read more
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29. Biology
By: Yael Avissar
3.97
Format: 3287 pages, Kindle Edition
Biology is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology … read more
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30. Foundations of Quantum Theory: From Classical Concepts to Operator Algebras
By: Klaas Landsman
3.97
Format: 861 pages, ebook
This book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics. … read more
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31. University Physics Volume 1
By: William Moebs
3.85
Format: 998 pages, ebook
University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for … read more
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