Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
By: Ben Orlin
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's humor and…
Want to Read $ 14.99"Psychology: it's sociology for sociopaths."-Ben Orlin, Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
"Psychology: it's sociology for sociopaths."-Ben Orlin, Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
"History is the sum of the people living it."-Ben Orlin, Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
"History is the sum of the people living it."-Ben Orlin, Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
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By: Jorge Cham , Daniel Whiteson
4.28
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
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"Antiwater would look and feel and behave the same way as regular water except that if you drank it you would explode in a blinding flash of light, which, we admit, would be antirefreshing."-Jorge Cham, We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
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2. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
In his widely praised book, award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines the world's philosop… read more
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3. Little Men (Little Women, #2)
By: Louisa May Alcott , James Spanfeller
3.50
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
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4. The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
By: Steven H. Strogatz
2.70
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A world-class mathematician and regular contributor to the New York Timeshosts a delightful tour of… read more
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5. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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6. The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
By: Alison Gopnik
3.93
Format: 316 pages, ebook
One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of "good parenting" Caring deeply … read more
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7. Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
By: None
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Hardcover
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8. Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic
By: Helen L. Taylor
None
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
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Format: 240 pages,
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By: Jay Bell
3.33
Format: None pages, ebook
Love, like everything in the universe, cannot be destroyed. But over time it can change. The hot Te… read more
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11. Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
By: Matt Parker
4.11
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
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"It's times like this when the age of the universe becomes a useful unit of measurement: 64-bit Unix time will last until twenty-one times the age of the universe from now - until (assuming we don't m…"-Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
12. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
By: Randall Munroe
4.37
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to th… read more
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13. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
By: Steven H. Strogatz
4.30
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Without calculus, we wouldn’t have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn’t have unraveled … read more
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"For reasons nobody understands, the universe is deeply mathematical. Maybe God made it that way. Or maybe it’s the only way a universe with us in it could be, because nonmathematical universes can’t …"-Steven H. Strogatz, Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
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14. How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
By: Randall Munroe
4.16
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildl… read more
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"It turns out that if you accelerate at 1 G for several years, you can reach almost any destination in the universe. After a few years have passed [traveling at that rate], the effects of relativity r…"-Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
15. The Mere Wife
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3.89
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Two mothers—a suburban housewife and a battle-hardened veteran—struggle to protect those they love … read more
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17. Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
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Bullshit isn't what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misin… read more
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"People worry that AI has surpassed humans, but we doubt AI will claim this award anytime soon. One might think that the TED brand of bullshit is just a cocktail of sound-bite science, management-spea…"-Carl T. Bergstrom, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
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3.91
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19. The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilisation
By: Michael Brooks
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of … read more
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20. Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World
By: Ben Orlin
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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21. It's a Numberful World: How Math is Hiding Everywhere
By: Eddie Woo
4.00
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
We all look for patterns in our extraordinary universe: We are all born mathematicians. Why is a … read more
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