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  • Mapping the Darkness

    The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep

    **WINNER OF THE 2024 ASJA BOOK AWARD, BIOGRAPHY/HISTORYNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY THE NEW YORKER**NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE SELECTIONFrom award-winning journalist Kenneth Miller comes the definitive story of the scientists who set out to answer two questions: “Why do we sleep?” and "How can we sleep better?”A century ago, sleep was considered a state of nothingness—even a pr... ... Read more

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  • Only a Theory

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    A highly regarded scientist’s examination of the battle between evolution and intelligent design, and its implications for how science is practiced in America. ... Read more

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    Mapping the Darkness

    The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep

    Narrated by James Fouhey ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 43 min

    The definitive story of the scientists who set out to answer two questions: “Why do we sleep?” and "How can we sleep better?”A century ago, sleep was considered a state of nothingness—even a primitive habit that we could learn to overcome. Then, an immigrant scientist and his assistant spent a month in the depths of a Kentucky cave, making nationwide headlines and thrusting sleep science to the ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Languages of the World

    This third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages, and exotic scripts, will continue to fascinate the reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries, and up-to-date ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

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    Vintage Sci-Fi 16 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Harry Harrison and more

    Chronicles of Tomorrow: Voices That Shaped Science Fiction

    Series Audiobook box set - Vintage Sci-Fi

    Unabridged

    12 hours 4 min

    Vintage Sci-Fi 16 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Harry Harrison and moreQuarantined Species by J. F. BoneYellow Streak Hero by Harlan EllisonThe Space Beasts by Clifford D. SimakFinis by Frank Lillie PollockS as in Zebatinsky by Isaac AsimovIn The Walls of Eryx by H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth ... Read more

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  • New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies

    Extensively revised and expanded, The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies includes over 670 film reviews, a poster gallery, and a look at the key studios that made Hong Kong cinema so amazing, along with insights into the Hong Kong movie industry written by global superstar Jackie Chan and Hong Kong film stars Cynthia Rothrock, and Vincent Lyn.Rick Baker and Ken Miller have curated a huge ... Read more

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  • Texas vs. California

    A History of Their Struggle for the Future of America

    Texas and California are the leaders of Red and Blue America. As the nation has polarized, its most populous and economically powerful states have taken charge of the opposing camps. These states now advance sharply contrasting political and policy agendas and view themselves as competitors for control of the nation's future. Kenneth P. Miller provides a detailed account of the rivalry's emergence ... Read more

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  • The Human Instinct

    How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will

    From one of America’s best-known biologists, a revolutionary new way of thinking about evolution that shows “why, in light of our origins, humans are still special” (Edward J. Larson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evolution).Once we had a special place in the hierarchy of life on Earth—a place confirmed by the literature and traditions of every human tribe. But then the theory of evolution ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Breast Cancer Book

    A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones

    Series series A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
    A comprehensive, down-to-earth guide for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer.Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary and confusing. There are medical terms to learn, options to consider, and important decisions to make, all while trying to carry on with work, family, and life. The Breast Cancer Book can't reverse a diagnosis or make breast cancer disappear, but every page can inform and ... Read more

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  • Social Norms and Economic Institutions

    Economists, philosophers, and legal scholars come together in Social Norms and Economic Institutions to examine how economists' rational decision-making models are influenced by ethical values and social norms. Economists find it difficult to include considerations of ethical values and social norms in their behavioral models, for these factors are neither goods nor constraints in the usual sense. ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Illustrated Sheet Music in the U.S., 1830-1930

    Series series Bloomsbury Research in Illustration Series
    Illustrated sheet music was one of the most democratic forms of visual imagery in the U.S., owned by millions of Americans wooed by compelling lithographic covers, who displayed and performed compositions on home pianos.Advancements in printing technologies in the 19th century, together with an emergent commercial system that facilitated the publication and broad distribution of popular music, led ... Read more

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  • Elmer and Me

    This book offers a humorous look at the interactions between a professional scientist and his Pennsylvania Dutch farming neighbor as they get involved in various projects around the farm and on hunting and fishing trips where one is an accomplished fly fisher and hunter and the other is not terribly adept at either sport. The stories are full of down-home charm that includes a peek at farm living. ... Read more

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