New Science Books

The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior, Second EditionThe Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior, Second EditionCraig Nakken For over two decades, The Addictive Personality has helped people understand the process of addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken brings…
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Forscher und ihre Erfindungen - Der Beginn der Neuzeit (Pisa-Basiswissen)Forscher und ihre Erfindungen - Der Beginn der Neuzeit (Pisa-Basiswissen)Stefan Hackenberg Vom Blasebalg zum Hochofen, vom Dampfrad zum modernen Auto. Ohne den Erfinder- und Forschergeist herausragender Persönlichkeiten, würden wir heute noch in…
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Inconceivable: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate GiftInconceivable: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate GiftCarolyn Savage, Sean Savage A medical mistake during an IVF procedure.An unthinkable situation....you're pregnant with the wrong baby. You can terminate, but you can't keep him. What choice…
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the CosmosThe Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the CosmosBrian Greene There was a time when "universe" meant all there is. Everything. Yet, in recent years discoveries in physics and cosmology have led a number of scientists to conclude…
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Scientific American: How to Fix the Obesity CrisisScientific American: How to Fix the Obesity CrisisDavid H. Freedman A complex global burden, that affects one third of Americans, could be solved by using techniques that have proved effective in treating autism, stuttering and…
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The Emotional Calendar: Understanding Seasonal Influences and Milestones to Become Happier, More Fulfilled, and in Control of Your LifeThe Emotional Calendar: Understanding Seasonal Influences and Milestones to Become Happier, More Fulfilled, and in Control of Your LifeJohn R. Sharp In two decades of psychiatry practice, John R. Sharp has worked with many people who experienced the same emotional distresses at specific times of the year: a young…
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The Moral Lives of AnimalsThe Moral Lives of AnimalsDale Peterson Wild elephants walking along a trail stop and spontaneously try to protect and assist a weak and dying fellow elephant. Laboratory rats, finding other rats caged…
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Proprioceptive Training: A Review of Current ResearchProprioceptive Training: A Review of Current ResearchCaroline Joy Yumul Co Proprioceptive training is integral to nearly all daily life functions. An injury, whether due to repetitive stress, disease or soft tissue damage, affects…
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Scientific American, February 2011Scientific American, February 2011Scientific American In this issue: "How to Fix the Obesity Crisis": A complex global burden, that affects one third of Americans, could be solved by using techniques that have proved…
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Emotion - The Science of Sentiment: A Very Short IntroductionEmotion - The Science of Sentiment: A Very Short IntroductionDylan Evans Was love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages. or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possible to build robots…
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Carl Jung in His Own WordsCarl Jung in His Own WordsCarl Jung Not only is this a rare glimpse into the world of a master therapist; it is also an account of the 'inner void' that seems to lie at the core of addiction. Jung: "A…
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DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical ExperiencesDMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical ExperiencesRick Strassman From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. government - approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected 60…
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Moon Shot: The Inside Story of Man's Greatest AdventureMoon Shot: The Inside Story of Man's Greatest AdventureDan Parry 'It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel. All that…
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - And Keep - LoveAttached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - And Keep - LoveAmir Levine, Rachel S. F. Heller Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking audiobook, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an…
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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us HumanThe Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us HumanV. S. Ramachandran V. S. Ramachandran is at the forefront of his field - so much so that Richard Dawkins dubbed him the "Marco Polo of neuroscience". Now, in a major new work,…
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Faszination UniversumFaszination UniversumJoachim Hecker Seit Urzeiten zieht das Universum die Menschheit in seinen Bann: Antike Kulturen richteten ihre religiösen Feste nach den Sternen aus, Schifffahrer nutzten sie als…
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Autism: A Very Short IntroductionAutism: A Very Short IntroductionUta Frith What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does…
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Dreaming: A Very Short IntroductionDreaming: A Very Short IntroductionJ. Allan Hobson What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Replacing dream mystique with modern dream science, J. Allan…
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A Guide to British Coastal Birds and Their SoundsA Guide to British Coastal Birds and Their SoundsStephen Moss Join Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss in this fascinating guide to the sounds of our most popular coastal birds, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In the fourth of our series…
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Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-defying Adventures in Extreme WeatherInto the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-defying Adventures in Extreme WeatherReed Timmer, Andrew Tilin Rating: 5.0
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Reed Timmer is one of the most successful and most extreme storm chasers in the world. His is a job that requires science and bravado, knowledge and instinct just to…
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Early HumansEarly HumansThom Holmes The human species is relatively new to the planet in geologic terms. With origins reaching back only a few million years, the rise of humans from primate ancestors is…
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Oceana: Our Planet's Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save ThemOceana: Our Planet's Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save ThemTed Danson, Michael D'Orso Most people know Ted Danson as the affable bartender Sam Malone in the long-running television series Cheers. But fewer realize that over the course of the past two…
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The Stationary ArkThe Stationary ArkGerald Durrell Gerald Durrell was a zoo enthusiast from the age of two when he started collecting everything alive, from minnows to woodlice. When, finally, he decided to set up the…
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Relativity: A Very Short IntroductionRelativity: A Very Short IntroductionRussell Stannard If you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up, and you get heavier. Travel fast enough, and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened…
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The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of RealityThe 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of RealityRichard Panek Over the past few decades, a handful of scientists have been racing to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only four percent of it consists of the matter…
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Depression: Healing Emotional DistressDepression: Healing Emotional DistressLinda Hurcombe Judging by the statistics, you could be forgiven for thinking we are a nation of depressives; an astounding two-thirds of British adults say they suffer from…
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How to Ride a Dragon's StormHow to Ride a Dragon's StormCressida Cowell The hilarious series which inspired the Dream Works film. Hiccup has three months, five days and six hours to get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents…
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Quirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Peculiar PersonalityQuirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Peculiar PersonalityHannah Holmes Who are you? It's the most fundamental of human questions. Are you the type of person who tilts at windmills, or the one who prefers to view them from the comfort of…
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Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of ThemMoby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of ThemDonovan Hohn When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few…
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Der Außerirdische ist auch nur ein Mensch. Unerhört wissenschaftliche ErklärungenDer Außerirdische ist auch nur ein Mensch. Unerhört wissenschaftliche ErklärungenProf. Dr. Harald Lesch Das sockenverschlingende Bermudadreieck in der eigenen Waschmaschine, neue Schlaftechniken, raumfahrende Fische und das Tarnverhalten des gemeinen Dickmaulrüsslers -…
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