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  • The Second Kind of Impossible

    The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter

    *Shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize*One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last fifty years, an exciting quest for a new form of matter. “A riveting tale of derring-do” (Nature), this book reads like James Gleick’s Chaos combined with an Indiana Jones adventure.When leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Endless Universe

    Beyond the Big Bang

    **Two world-renowned scientists present an audacious new vision of the cosmos that “steals the thunder from the Big Bang theory.” —**Wall Street JournalThe Big Bang theory—widely regarded as the leading explanation for the origin of the universe—posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the last three ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Failed Globalisation: Inequality, Money, And The Renaissance Of The State

    Globalisation is considered a success story. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the political divides between East and West Germany, nothing seemed to stand in the way of peaceful cooperation between people everywhere. Under the precepts of economic liberalism, by removing institutional obstacles to international trade and capital flows, a spontaneous global order would ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

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  • Infinity's End

    Series Book 7 - The Infinity Project
    The multi-award winning Infinity Project undertakes its seventh and final voyage in the imagination of the finest science fiction authors alive…Infinity’s EndHumanity has made the universe home. On the outskirts of the solar system, beyond the asteroid fields, deep in space, under the surface of planets, in the ruins of fallen civilisations, in the flush of new creation: life finds a way.From ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • 2020

    A Novel

    In the tradition of 1984 and It Can't Happen Here, 2020 is a timely dystopian novel about a country divided, a terrorist attack, and an populist leader who promises he alone is the solution.In 2020, Britain is at a breaking point. Years of economic turmoil, bitter debates over immigration, anger at the political elites, and fears about the future have created a maelstrom, a dis-United Kingdom, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Quietus

    Series Book 1 - The Unity
    A transdimensional anthropologist can’t keep herself from interfering with Earth’s darkest period of history in this brilliant science fiction debutNiccolucio, a young Florentine Carthusian monk, leads a devout life until the Black Death kills all of his brothers, leaving him alone and filled with doubt. Habidah, an anthropologist from another universe racked by plague, is overwhelmed by the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Perfect Theory

    A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity

    "One of the best popular accounts of how Einstein and his followers have been trying to explain the universe for decades" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Physicists have been exploring, debating, and questioning the general theory of relativity ever since Albert Einstein first presented it in 1915. This has driven their work to unveil the universe's surprising secrets even further, and many ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Quantum Rules

    How the Laws of Physics Explain Love, Success, and Everyday Life

    by Kunal K. Das ...
    A New York Times Best Seller!Here is a book to lead you through the fascinating intersections of life and physics with humor and intelligence.Find out how the laws of physics define every aspect of our lives and society, from human nature and relationships to geopolitical issues like financial markets, globalization and immigration. The Quantum Rules is a different kind of physics book, as easy to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Higgs Discovery

    The Power of Empty Space

    by Lisa Randall ...
    On July 4, 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva madehistory when they discovered an entirely new type of subatomic particle that many scientists believe is the Higgs boson. For forty years, physicists searched for this capstone to the Standard Model of particle physics—the theory that describes both the most elementary components that are known in matter and the forces through ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Universe Within

    From Quantum to Cosmos

    by Neil Turok ...
    Series series Massey Lectures
    The most anticipated nonfiction book of the season, this year's Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future by world-renowned physicist Neil Turok.Every technology we rely on today was created by the human mind, seeking to understand the universe around us. Scientific knowledge is our most precious possession, and our future will be shaped by the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Future of the Mind

    The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

    by Michio Kaku ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.“Compelling…Kaku thinks with great breadth, and the vistas he presents us are worth the trip.” —The New York Times Book Review**The Future of the Mind brings a topic that once belonged solely ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Particle at the End of the Universe

    How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World

    by Sean Carroll ...
    Winner of the prestigious 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books“A modern voyage of discovery.” —Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate, author of The Lightness of BeingThe Higgs boson is one of our era’s most fascinating scientific frontiers and the key to understanding why mass exists. The most recent book on the subject, The God Particle, was a bestseller. Now, Caltech physicist Sean Carroll ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD