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In this captivating and lucid book, novelist and science writer Alan Lightman chronicles twenty-four great discoveries of twentieth-century science--everything from the theory of relativity to mapping the structure of DNA.These discoveries radically chang

Radiative Processes in Astrophysics: This clear, straightforward, and fundamental introduction is designed to present-from a physicist's point of view-radiation processes and their applications to astrophysical phenomena and space science. It covers

Explains the physics behind each of the four ideas - the conservation of energy, the second law of thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics - and deftly untangles for lay readers such knotty concepts as entropy, the relativity of time,

The author of Einstein's Dreams now presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegan

From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams, a collection of meditative essays on the possibilities--and impossibilities--of nothingness and infinity, and how our place in the cosmos falls somewhere in between

Can space be divided into smaller

From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams and Mr g, a meditation on the unexpected ways in which recent scientific findings have shaped our understanding of ourselves and our place in the cosmos.

With all the passion, curiosity, and precise y

Science and technology continually transform our experience and society in ways that often seem to be beyond our control. This book explores the origins, nature, and meaning of such change and our capacity to govern it. As the power of technology continue

From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams, an inspired, lyrical meditation on religion and science, with an exploration of the tension between our yearning for permanence and certainty versus modern scientific discoveries pointing to the imperma

The ideas at the root of quantum theory remain stubbornly, famously bizarre: a solid world reduced to puffs of probability; particles that tunnel through walls; cats suspended in zombielike states, neither alive nor dead; and twinned particles that share

作者：Patrick Radden Keefe

书名：Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty《疼痛帝国》

简介：The highly anticipated portrait of three generations of

这是《纽约时报》畅销作者Thomas L. Friedman至今最具抱负的一本书，这位专精于全球性议题和时事分析的新闻记者，也是三座普利策奖的得主。

《Thank You for Being Late》是一

The beating heart of any product or service business is returning clients. Don't let your hard-won customers vanish, taking their money with them. In Fighting Churn with Data you'll learn powerful data-driven techniques to maximize customer rete

Although mathematics majors are usually conversant with number theory by the time they have completed a course in abstract algebra, other undergraduates, especially those in education and the liberal arts, often need a more basic introduction to the topic

作者：Hampton Sides

书名：In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette《冰雪王国：美国军舰珍妮特号的极地远征》

简介：On July 8, 187

Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. All four volumes—Antif

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet

作者：Robert Kolker

书名：Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family《隐藏的山谷之路:高尔文家族的内心世界》

简介：The heartrending story of a midcent

作者：Julian Sancton

书名：Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night《地球尽头的疯人院》

简介：In August 1897, thirt

作者：Steven Johnson

标题：Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer《延长生命:长寿简史》

简介：As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one hund

Boa-Constrictors, paradoxical frogs, hoatzins, bush babies and tucotucos - they're all part of what Gerald Durrell casually calls his 'big family'. Each animal in his menagerie exhibits such curious habits and eccentricities. There was Chol

A prolific author who never fails to be entertaining, Durrell brings us up to date on his Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. Ever since he was six years old, Durrell knew he wanted to have his own zoo. How he accomplished that--and became a respected nat

Menagerie Manor is sure to delight fans of Durrell’s beloved classic My Family and Other Animals and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom. With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfill

作者：John Green

书名：The Anthropocene Reviewed《人类纪》

简介：A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green.

作者：Suzanne Simard

书名：Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest《寻访母树》

简介：From the world's leading forest ecologist who foreve

作者：Matt Richtel

书名：An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives《优雅的守卫者：免疫系统的非凡新科学》

简介：A ma