Science + Psychology
CHARACTER OF PHYSICAL LAW (WITH NEW FOREWORD)
Written by Richard Feynman
An introduction to modern physics and to Richard Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best, discussing gravitation, irreversibility, symmetry, and the nature of scientific discovery.
TANGLED TREE: A RADICAL NEW HISTORY OF LIFE
In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, "our greatest living chronicler of the natural world" (The New York Times), David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology affect our understanding of evolution and life's history.
FIRE IN THE SKY: COSMIC COLLISIONS, KILLER ASTEROIDS, AND THE RACE TO DEFEND EARTH
Written by Dillow, Gordon L
"An historical survey about asteroid hits sustained by Earth and the defenses being prepared against future asteroid-caused catastrophe"--
WHAT IS PSYCHOTHERAPY?
Psychotherapy is one of the most valuable inventions of the last hundred years, with an exceptional power to raise our levels of emotional well-being, improve our relationships, redeem the atmosphere in our families and assist us in mining our professional potential. But it is also profoundly misunderstood and the subject of a host of unhelpful fantasies, hopes and suspicions.
GEORG FORSTER: VOYAGER, NATURALIST, REVOLUTIONARY
Written by Jurgen Goldstein
Georg Forster (1754-94) was in many ways self-taught and rarely had two cents to rub together, but he became one of the most dynamic figures of the Enlightenment: a brilliant writer, naturalist, explorer, illustrator, translator--and a revolutionary.
AMERICAN EDEN: DAVID HOSACK, BOTANY, AND MEDICINE IN THE GARDEN OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC
On a clear morning in July 1804, Alexander Hamilton stepped onto a boat at the edge of the Hudson River. He was bound for a New Jersey dueling ground to settle his bitter dispute with Aaron Burr. Hamilton took just two men with him: his "second" for the duel, and Dr. David Hosack.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVEN BUT NOBODY WANTS TO DIE: BIOETHICS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA
Written by Amy Gutmann
Shockingly, America has among the lowest life expectancies and highest infant mortality rates of any high-income nation, yet, as Amy Gutmann and Jonathan D. Moreno show in Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die, we spend twice as much per capita on medical care without even insuring everyone.
INTELLIGENCE TRAP: WHY SMART PEOPLE MAKE DUMB MISTAKES
Written by David Robson
"As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better he is educated, the easier it has been to mystify him" (Harry Houdini to Arthur Conan Doyle). Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else-- they may be even more susceptible to them.
UNDERLAND: A DEEP TIME JOURNEY
Written by Robert Macfarlane
Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of prize-winning books about the intersection between the human and the natural world.
CONCISE HUMAN BODY BOOK
Written by Dk Pub
Discover all there is to know about human anatomy in DK's latest concise visual guide to the human body. Fully updated to reflect the latest medical information, The Concise Human Body Book is illustrated throughout with colorful and comprehensive diagrams, photographs, scans, and 3D artworks, which take you right into the cells and fibers that are responsible for keeping your body ticking.
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