12 Best nonfiction books like Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell

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Electricity and Magnetism

By: Edward M. Purcell

4.31

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

The sequence of topics covered electrostatics; steady currents; magnetic field; electromagnetic in…

"The situation is now ripe for superposition!"

-Edward M. Purcell, Electricity and Magnetism

"The situation is now ripe for superposition!"

-Edward M. Purcell, Electricity and Magnetism

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

By: William Gibson

3.89

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Hotwired to the leading edges of art and technology, Neuromancer is a cyberpunk, science fiction ma… read more

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"Boy, I was daid."

-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

"Things aren't different. Things are things."

-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

"Don't let the little fuckers generation gap you."

-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

"If god made anything better, he kept it for himself"

-William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)

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2. Concepts in Thermal Physics

By: None , Katherine Blundell , Stephen J. Blundell

4.26

Format: 488 pages, Paperback

An understanding of thermal physics is crucial to much of modern physics, chemistry and engineering… read more

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  • mathematics
  • nonfiction
  • textbooks
  • physics
  • science
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3. Mastery

By: Robert Greene

4.26

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

In this book, Robert Greene demonstrates that the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By anal… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

"The problem is that we humans are deep conformists."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

"The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

"Read more books than those who have a formal education, developing this into a lifelong habit."

-Robert Greene, Mastery

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4. The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire

By: David Deida

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Ultimate Spiritual Guide for Men What is your true purpose in life? What do women really want? … read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Principles of Quantum Mechanics

By: Ramamurti Shankar

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

Reviews from the First Edition: "An excellent text ... The postulates of quantum mechanics and the … read more

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  • mathematics
  • nonfiction
  • textbooks
  • physics
  • science
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6. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

By: Carlo Rovelli , Simon Carnell , Erica Segre

4.42

Format: 718 pages, Hardcover

Everything you need to know about the beauty of modern physics in less than 100 pages. In seven bri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • physics
  • science
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7. An Introduction to Thermal Physics

By: Daniel V. Schroeder

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This text looks at thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Part I introduces concepts of thermody… read more

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  • mathematics
  • nonfiction
  • textbooks
  • physics
  • science
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8. The Mismeasure of Man

By: Stephen Jay Gould

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve. How smart are you? If that question do… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

9. Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)

By: Dan Brown

3.82

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern … read more

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10. Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)

By: Dan Brown

3.50

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brow… read more

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11. House of Leaves

By: Mark Z. Danielewski

4.09

Format: 710 pages, Paperback

A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly w… read more

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"I must read. I must read. I must read."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

"Do not entrust your future to the limits of your stride."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

"Knowledge is hot water on wool. It shrinks time and space."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

"Sublime is something you choke on after a shot of tequila."

-Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

12. An Introduction to Mechanics

By: None , None , None

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

In the years since it was first published in 1973 by McGraw-Hill, this classic introductory textboo… read more

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13. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

By: Richard P. Feynman

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

Famous the world over for the creative brilliance of his insights into the physical world, Nobel Pr… read more

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14. Critique of Pure Reason

By: Immanuel Kant , Allen W. Wood , Paul Guyer

3.96

Format: 785 pages, Paperback

'The purpose of this critique of pure speculative reason consists in the attempt to change the old … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"The great mass of people are worthy of our respect."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

"I had to deny knowledge in order to make room for faith."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

"Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild.."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

"Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind."

-Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason

15. Classical Mechanics

By: John R. Taylor

3.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

John Taylor has brought to his new book, Classical Mechanics, all of the clarity and insight that m… read more

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16. Introduction to Electrodynamics

By: David J. Griffiths

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

This work offers accesible coverage of the fundamentals of electrodynamics, enhanced with with disc… read more

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17. The Republic

By: Plato , Desmond Lee

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more

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  • college
  • nonfiction
  • school
"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."

-Plato, The Republic

"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."

-Plato, The Republic

"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."

-Plato, The Republic

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

-Plato, The Republic

18. The Bhagavad Gita

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more

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19. Apology

By: Plato , James J. Helm

4.20

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • school
"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."

-Plato, Apology

"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."

-Plato, Apology

"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."

-Plato, Apology

"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."

-Plato, Apology

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20. The Universe in a Nutshell

By: Stephen Hawking

4.18

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • physics
  • science
"Claramente, el crecimiento exponencial actual no puede continuar indefinidamente."

-Stephen Hawking, The Universe in a Nutshell

"No creo que la especie humana haya llegado tan lejos sólo para eliminarse a sí misma cuando las cosas se están poniendo interesantes."

-Stephen Hawking, The Universe in a Nutshell

"Se chegássemos ao fim da linha, o espírito humano definharia e morreria. Mas não creio que um dia sossegaremos: aumentaremos em complexidade, se não em profundidade, e seremos sempre o centro de um h…"

-Stephen Hawking, The Universe in a Nutshell

"When Copernicus and Galileo discovered that the planets orbit the Sun rather than the Earth, and Newton discovered the laws that govern their motion, astrology became extremely implausible. Why shoul…"

-Stephen Hawking, The Universe in a Nutshell

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21. Electricity and Magnetism

By: Edward M. Purcell

4.31

Format: 506 pages, Hardcover

The sequence of topics covered electrostatics; steady currents; magnetic field; electromagnetic in… read more

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  • engineering
  • school
  • mathematics
  • college
  • nonfiction
  • electrical engineering
  • technical
  • textbooks
  • physics
  • science
"The situation is now ripe for superposition!"

-Edward M. Purcell, Electricity and Magnetism

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4.42

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