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Commonwealth Fund Book Program eBook Series

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  • Black Holes & Time Warps

    Einstein's Outrageous Legacy

    by Kip Thorne ...
    Series series Commonwealth Fund Book Program
    **Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in PhysicsEver since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.**Which of these bizarre phenomena, if any, can really exist in our ... Read more

    $12.32 USD

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  • The Best Science Fiction of the Year

    Edited by Neil Clarke ...
    Series series Best Science Fiction of the Year
    To keep up-to-date with the most buzzworthy and cutting-edge science fiction requires sifting through countless magazines, e-zines, websites, blogs, original anthologies, single-author collections, and more—a task accomplishable by only the most determined and voracious readers. For everyone else, Night Shade Books is proud to introduce the inaugural volume of The Best Science Fiction of the Year, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Science of Interstellar

    by Kip Thorne ...
    A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive producer and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne.Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the ... Read more

    $15.38 USD

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  • Spooky Action at a Distance

    Why Space and Times Are Doomed—and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything

    by George Musser ...
    Long-listed for the 2016 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardDelightfully readable, Spooky Action at a Distance is a mind-bending voyage to the frontiers of modern physics that will change the way we think about reality.What is space? It isn't a question that most of us normally ask. Space is the venue of physics; it's where things exist, where they move and take shape. Yet over the ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Our Mathematical Universe

    My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

    by Max Tegmark ...
    Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior

    The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different, and they would meet only for a short time in 1502, but the events that transpired when they did would significantly alter each man’s perceptions—and the course of Western history.In 1502, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Unbound

    How Eight Technologies Made Us Human and Brought Our World to the Brink

    by Richard L. Currier ...
    Like Guns, Germs, and Steel, a work of breathtaking sweep and originality that reinterprets the human story.Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • When to Rob a Bank

    ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

    by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ...
    In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, ... Read more

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  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    **Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.**What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

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  • A Mind For Numbers

    How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

    by Barbara Oakley PhD ...
    The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Across a Billion Years

    by Robert Silverberg ...
    A team of space archaeologists makes an astonishing discovery about an ancient alien race in this science fiction tale from "a master of his craft" ( Los Angeles Times ).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorGraduate student Tom Rice is thrilled to embark on his first deep-space archeological expedition. He is part of a team from Earth, venturing out in search of artifacts from a civilization that ... Read more

    $8.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The New Biography of the Universe

    by Matthias Matting ...
    May I introduce: the universe. Born 13.75 billion years ago. Constantly growing. Nearly empty. Electrically neutral. Poor in antimatter. Populated by 100 billion galaxies, including 130 sextillion stars with approximately just as many planets.Consisting of only 4 percent known forms of matter. The other 96 percent is made up of 23 percent dark matter and 73 percent dark energy. The home of black ... Read more

    $3.59 USD