A Pelican Introduction: Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide
By: Jo Dunkley
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A world-renowned astrophysicist takes us through the huge, unfolding history of the universe. Th…
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1. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.91
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for young readers by… read more
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"Wasing not of wasing is", Quentin added."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"Great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
2. Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)
By: China Miéville
3.80
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where th… read more
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3. The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
By: Robert M. Hazen
3.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Earth evolves. From first atom to molecule, mineral to magma, granite crust to single cell to verda… read more
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4. The God Delusion
By: Richard Dawkins
3.90
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more
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"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
5. Civil Disobedience
By: Henry David Thoreau
3.80
Format: None pages,
Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience was originally published in 1849 as Resistance to Civil Go… read more
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6. 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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8. No Excuses!: The Power of Self-Discipline
By: Brian Tracy
4.40
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
You don't need to have been born under a lucky star, or with incredible wealth, or with terrific co… read more
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9. 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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10. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
11. A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong
By: Becky Smethurst
4.38
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects — Dr. Becky explains all, and… read more
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12. White Holes
By: Carlo Rovelli
4.10
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerizing trip to the strange world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief L… read more
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13. The World According to Physics
By: Jim Al-Khalili
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinat… read more
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"The true beauty of physics, for me, is found not only in abstract equations or in surprising experimental results, but in the deep underlying principles that govern the way the world is."-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"By thinking about what we don't yet know, we can think about how we can best find out. It is the many questions we have asked over the course of our human history that have given us an ever-more-accu…"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"Let me first make two important assumptions, which I will discuss in more detail later on, but will now just say that they are both supported strongly by observational evidence: (1) that the laws of …"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"The trustworthiness of science comes not from certainty, but from its very openness about its uncertainty, always calling into question what we currently understand and being prepared to replace that…"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
14. On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
By: Thomas Hertog
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual supersta… read more
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"We can compare spacetime to an open, conic cup. We move forward in time by following the cone upward to the top. We move through space by going around in circles. If we imagine going back in time, we…"-Thomas Hertog, On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
15. The Adventure Zone Vol.1: Here There Be Gerblins
By: Clint McElroy
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the Adventure Zone! SEE! The illustrated exploits of three lovable dummies set loose … read more
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16. The Little Book of Aliens
By: Adam Frank
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating … read more
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17. The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
By: Katie Mack
4.26
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an accessible and eye-opening look—in th… read more
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"It also means that cosmology doesn’t really have a well-defined concept of “now."-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
"We are a species poised between an awareness of our ultimate insignificance and an ability to reach far beyond our mundane lives, into the void, to solve the most fundamental mysteries of the cosmos."-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
"In the meantime, we'll continue on, making new pathc through the woods to see what we might find hiding there. Someday, deep in the unknown wilderness of the distant future, the Sun will expand, the …"-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
"You may have heard that "we are made of stardust" (or "star stuff" if you're Sagan), and this is absolutely true if we measure by mass. All the heavier elements in your body—oxygen, carbon, nitrogen,…"-Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
18. Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
By: John Sellars
4.20
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful li… read more
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"Queremos creer que la humanidad ha evolucionado —y, con suerte, mejorado— en los últimos dos mil años, pero Séneca nos demuestra que muchos de los asuntos con los que la gente se debate hoy en día no…"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"Marco Aurelio podría muy bien haberse mostrado como un emperador romano en busca de una reputación como sabio filósofo estoico, pero lo que uno se encuentra en las Meditaciones no es más que un hombr…"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"El proceso pasa por tres fases, señala Séneca: la primera, un primer impulso involuntario, es decir, una reacción fisiológica natural que escapa a nuestro control; la segunda, un juicio —que sí está …"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"Crisipo comparaba el hecho de estar bajo los efectos de una emoción con correr demasiado deprisa. Una vez que se ha cogido cierta cantidad de impulso, no es fácil detenerse. El movimiento está fuera …"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
19. The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World
By: Sarah Stewart Johnson
3.97
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-o… read more
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20. Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe
By: Philip Plait
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with t… read more
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21. November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War
By: Peter Englund
4.25
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
An intimate history of the most important month of World War II, as experienced by the people who l… read more
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22. Letters From An Astrophysicist
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The natural follow-up to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Astrophys… read more
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"My life is what I make of it."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist
"School is not only a place to learn, but a place to learn how to learn."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist
"The Cosmic Perspective reminds us that in space, where there is no air, a flag will not wave. An indication that perhaps flag-waving and space exploration do not mix."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist
"How about if (...) pious people all lived longer than non-pious people? How about when a plane crashes, only the pious people survive? How about Jesus comes when people say he will come? How about pe…"-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Letters From An Astrophysicist
23. 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
24. How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe
By: Harry Cliff
4.43
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Experimental physicist and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff takes you on an exhilarating sea… read more
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25. Quantum Physics Made Me Do It: A Simple Guide to the Fundamental Nature of Everything
By: Jeremie Harris
4.05
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and accessible dive into the riveting world described by quantum mechanics, from ph… read more
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26. The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
By: Moiya McTier
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist deta… read more
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27. Through Two Doors at Once: The Elegant Experiment That Captures the Enigma of Our Quantum Reality
By: Anil Ananthaswamy
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One of Smithsonian 's Favorite Books of 2018 One of Forbes 's 2018 Best Books About Astronomy, Phys… read more
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28. A Pelican Introduction: Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide
By: Jo Dunkley
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A world-renowned astrophysicist takes us through the huge, unfolding history of the universe. Th… read more
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29. Detente, instante, eres tan bello - Poesía reunida
By: Cristina Peri Rossi
4.61
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
Por fin aparece recopilada en un solo volumen la poesía completa de la uruguaya Cristina Peri Rossi… read more
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30. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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