A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
By: Les Johnson
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel With known exoplanets now numbering…
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1. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
By: Simon Singh
4.30
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
In his first book since the bestselling Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping hist… read more
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- nonfiction
- technology
"Po první světové válce se Spojenci nebáli nikoho."-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
"...říká se, že zkratka NSA ve skutečnosti znamená „Never Say Anything"-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
"„Každý, kdo přemýšlí o kvantové mechanice, aniž by se mu zatočila hlava, jí nerozumí."-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
"Polský úspěch v prolomení Enigmy byl dán třemi faktory: strachem, matematikou a špionáží."-Simon Singh, The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
2. The Terminal Man
By: Michael Crichton
3.41
Format: 268 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Harry Benson is prone to violent, uncontrollable seizures and is under police guard after attacking… read more
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"... we have created a man with not one brain but two. ... This new brain is intended to control the biological brain. ... The patient's biological brain is the peripheral terminal -- the only periphe…"-Michael Crichton, The Terminal Man
3. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
By: Steven Pinker
3.77
Format: 341 pages,
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- nonfiction
- science
4. Fables and Reflections (The Sandman #6)
By: Neil Gaiman , John Watkiss , Bryan Talbot , Kent Williams , P. Craig Russell , Stan Woch , Jill Thompson , Shawn McManus , Duncan Eagleson , Todd Klein
4.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Fables & Reflections (1993) is the sixth collection of issues in the DC Comics series, The Sandman.… read more
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5. Grendel
By: John Gardner
4.03
Format: 606 pages,
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tel… read more
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6. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
3.71
Format: 234 pages, Hardcover
Known and loved by generation after generation, this shrewd amateur detective, with faithful Dr Wat… read more
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7. The First Scientist: Anaximander and His Legacy
By: Carlo Rovelli
3.49
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"Marvelous. . . . A wonderful book."--Humana.Mente "Rovelli is the dream author to conduct us on th… read more
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8. Caesar: Life of a Colossus
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
4.22
Format: 583 pages, Hardcover
Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only… read more
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- nonfiction
"Caesar was a serial seducer of married women."-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus
"Pompey contented himself with repulsing the attack and made no attempt to assault Caesar's line. This was widely felt to have been a mistake... and Caesar declared that the enemy 'would have won toda…"-Adrian Goldsworthy, Caesar: Life of a Colossus
9. A Swiftly Tilting Planet (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #3)
By: Madeleine L'Engle
3.74
Format: 70 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In this companion volume to "A Wrinkle In Time" (Newbery Award winner) and "A Wind In The Door" fif… read more
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10. The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
By: Neal Stephenson
3.79
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson.… read more
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11. Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)
By: Nghi Vo
4.24
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
The Hugo and Crawford Award-Winning Series! The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singin… read more
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12. The Paradox Hotel
By: Rob Hart
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. Jan… read more
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"The reason humans process pain by inflicting it on others is because it’s a really shitty and childish way of asking for help."-Rob Hart, The Paradox Hotel
13. 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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- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
- physics
- science
14. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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- technology
- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
- science
"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
15. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.28
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
16. There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
By: Carlo Rovelli
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli fo… read more
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- nonfiction
- physics
- science
"I don’t like to thank God: I like to wake in the morning, look at the sea and thank the wind, the waves, the sky, the fragrance of plants, the life that allows me to exist, the sun that rises."-Carlo Rovelli, There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
17. Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
By: James Vincent
3.86
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful to… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- physics
- technology
18. Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
By: Rebecca Boyle
3.95
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An intimate look at the Moon and its relationship to life on Earth--from the primordial soup to the… read more
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- science
- astronomy
- nonfiction
- space
19. Orbital
By: Samantha Harvey
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men … read more
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- space
"Maybe we're the new dinosaurs and need to watch out."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"The past comes, the future, the past, the future. It's always now, it's never now."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"Raw space is a panther, feral and primal; they dream it stalking through their quarters."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"That's all this great human endeavor of space exploration really is, he thinks, an animal migration, a bid for survival. A looping song sent into the open, a territorial animal song."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
20. Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World
By: Theresa MacPhail
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening exploration of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the cuttin… read more
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- science
21. To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.33
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrate… read more
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- nonfiction
- astronomy
- space
- physics
- science
22. 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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- astronomy
- space
- physics
- science
23. Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe
By: Brian Cox
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive na… read more
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- astronomy
- space
- physics
- science
24. The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
By: Karen Bakker
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s sounds The natural world teems with remarkabl… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- technology
"Scientists still do not have a comprehensive understanding of plant signaling mechanisms, although they do know that perception of a sound vibration can cause changes in plant hormones, gene expressi…"-Karen Bakker, The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
"the unfolding waves of sound are like an underwater orchestra or the endless improvisation of a jazz band. On the Great Barrier Reef, the humpback whales sing the soprano melody. Fish supply the chor…"-Karen Bakker, The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
25. Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
By: Patrick House
3.48
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the funct… read more
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- science
26. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders
By: Dennis C. Rasmussen
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The surprising story of how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson… read more
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"Adams drew from the War of 1812 the disconcerting conclusion that occasional wars are indispensable for the inculcation of civic virtue and hence long-term health of republican government. Adams to R…"-Dennis C. Rasmussen, Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders
27. The Little Book of Exoplanets
By: Joshua N. Winn
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A concise and accessible introduction to exoplanets that explains the cutting-edge science behind r… read more
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- astronomy
- space
- physics
- science
28. The Death of Public School: How Conservatives Won the War Over Education in America
By: Cara Fitzpatrick
3.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist shows how conservatives have pushed for a revolution in public … read more
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29. A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
By: Les Johnson
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel With known exoplanets now numbering… read more
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30. Eingefroren am Nordpol: Das Logbuch von der »Polarstern«. Die größte Arktisexpedition aller Zeiten - Der Expeditionsbericht (German Edition)
By: Markus Rex
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Expeditionsleiter Markus Rex über sein Jahr im Eis – mit exklusiven Fotos von der Expedition, viele… read more
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- science
