Why is red meat red? How do they decaffeinate coffee? Do you wish you understood the science of food but don't want to plow through dry, technical books? In What Einstein Told His Cook, University...
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Auteur: Wolke, Robert L.Sommaire:Genre: Food and drink, Math and science
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Auteur: Behr, EdwardSommaire:
50 Foods presents simple, practical information about buying, using, preparing, and enjoying. Behr focuses on aroma, appearance, flavor, and texture to determine what "the best" means for each...
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Auteur: Abram, DavidSommaire:
For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals,...
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Auteur: Feynman, Richard P.Sommaire:
A collection of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman, from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles.
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Auteur: Feynman, Richard P.Sommaire:
In these Messenger Lectures delivered at Cornell University, Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle of invariance...
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Auteur: Partnoy, FrankSommaire:
Frank Partnoy demonstrates that decisions of all kinds benefit from being made at the last possible moment. The art of knowing how long you can afford to delay before committing is at the heart of...
Genre: Business and economics, Psychology -
Auteur: Mirk, SarahSommaire:
Modern life is in need of some modern relationship advice. Sarah Mirk analyzes contemporary relationships through the struggles, opinions, and experiences of a diverse group of individuals living...
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Auteur: Marks, John D.Sommaire:
A "Manchurian Candidate" is an unwitting assassin brainwashed and programmed to kill. In this book, former State Department officer John Marks tells the explosive story of the CIA's...
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Auteur: Blumenthal, KarenSommaire:
"Your time is limited. . . . have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."-Steve Jobs From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at...
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Auteur: Schwartz, A. BradSommaire:
On October 30, 1938, families across the country were gathered around their radios when their regular programming was interrupted by an announcer delivering news of a meteor strike in New Jersey....
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Auteur: Nevala-Lee, AlecSommaire:
"A big biography of John Campbell, the genius magazine editor who created a mass market for science fiction, couldn't be timelier. Alec Nevala-Lee's granular portrait of Campbell...
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Auteur: McGreevy, BrianSommaire:
A charismatic young writer reinvents the gothic novel, bringing a fresh energy to our darkest myths and deepest horrors in an expectation-defying tale of adolescent deception, ravenous violence,...
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Auteur: Wagner, Richard, Zubrin, RobertSommaire:
The Case for Mars explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years.
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Auteur: Delany, VickiSommaire:
Legendary stage and movie star Sir Nigel Bellingham arrives on Cape Cod to star in a stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles put on by the West London Theater Festival. When Sir Nigel,...
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Auteur: Tesla, NikolaSommaire:
Written by Nikola Tesla at the age of sixty-three, this autobiography is a fascinating glimpse into the interior life of a man who may have contributed more to the fields of electricity, radio,...