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2) Nexus
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Series
Nexus novels (Ramez Naam) volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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In the near future, the experimental nano-drug Nexus can link human together, mind to mind. There are some who want to improve it. There are some who want to eradicate it. And there are others who just want to exploit it. When a young scientist is caught improving Nexus, he's thrust over his head into a world of danger and international espionage -- for there is far more at stake than anyone realizes.
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt helped popularized science texts with his book Kosmos, published in five volumes between 1845 and 1862, which gives an understandable account of the structure of the universe as known at the time. Around the same time, Gregor Mendel famously studied pea plants and laid the foundation for the modern science of genetics. Readers will be amazed by the detailed biographies of these and many other notable scientists,...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Yara is out to prove that she's the greatest scientist in town! Her annoying neighbor, Eddie, always wins the science fair, but this year is going to be her year. Like every good scientist, Yara starts with a question, makes observations, and comes up with a hypothesis ... but each time she starts an experiment, her dog, Renzo, ruins it! Could Renzo be up to something more than making trouble?"--
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Maverick Scientist is the memoir of Forrest Mims, who forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. Named one of the "50 Best Brains in Science" by Discover magazine, Forrest shares what sparked his childhood curiosity and relates a lifetime of improbable, dramatic, and occasionally outright dangerous experiences in the world of science. At thirteen he invented a new method of rocket control. At seventeen...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Grieving her best friend's recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda's ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career--after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her...and claims they've met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she's mourning, why she's there. And he needs Mariana to remember everything he's saying. Because time is about to loop. In a flash...
8) Annihilation
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X, a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscape and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.
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In reading the book, parts of Howitt's character made my skin crawl, but the uncovering of his life was revelatory ... I believe the publication of Line of Blood will be at a very pertinent time. - Bruce Pascoe
Line of Blood tells the full story of Australia's so-called 'ablest anthropologist'; the botanist, geologist, senior public servant and explorer Alfred Howitt - and ancestor of the author, Craig Horne.
That Howitt was an extraordinary polymath...
10) Thomas Paine
Author
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Thomas Paine.
11) Apex
Author
Series
Nexus novels (Ramez Naam) volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Global unrest spreads through the US, China, and beyond. Secrets and lies set off shockwaves of anger, rippling from mind to mind. Riot police battle neurally-linked protestors. Armies are mobilized. Political orders fall. Nexus-driven revolution is here. Against this backdrop, a new breed of post-human children are growing into their powers. And a once-dead scientist, driven mad by her torture, is closing in on her ultimate aim--to seize the planet's...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to engineering management packed with tips, tricks, and techniques to drive results Key Features Acquire the necessary skills to manage engineers across various settings Gain valuable insights into engineering leadership, people management, and driving organizational change Discover pitfalls to avoid as a new engineering manager and understand their causation Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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The Great Courses teams up with the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, to take you behind the scenes of the animal world. This introduction to zoology brings you up close and personal with a breathtaking variety of animal species through the eyes of a trained zoologist. Throughout these lectures, you'll explore the fundamentals of zoology (including the relationship between genetics and environment), dive into the different...
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Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis.
For...
15) Skinny dip
Author
Series
Skink novels (Carl Hiaasen) volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Ex-police officer Mick Stranahan rescues a woman from the ocean. Joey Perrone's husband tried to kill her by pushing her overboard from a cruise liner because he suspected that she had figured out his scam of doctoring water samples so that a ruthless agribusiness tycoon can illegally dump fertilizer into the endangered Everglades. Mick helps Joey haunt and taunt her homicidal husband.
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an anthropologist? There is a certain mystery about the profession, since anthropologists often travel to out-of-the-way parts of the world that might be considered exotic, dangerous, or otherwise mysterious to most people. Of course, there are many misconceptions, such as the view of the anthropologist in khaki-coloured shorts, wearing a pith hat and accompanied by a string of baggage carriers trailing...
17) Some Really Personal, Yet Entertaining Stories From My Life That You Will Enjoy and May Even Find
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What is a "normal childhood?" Does it include almost being murdered by your sister with an ax? Speeding around town in the back of a station wagon because your mom is chasing an "alien spaceship"? Being busted by the police for intent to light a pond on fire? Tackling your mom to the ground and wrestling a knife out of her hand because she was trying to kill your dad? While my stories may be unique, readers will be able to relate to the broader themes...
18) Agorafabulous!
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"Sara Benincasa is one of the funniest writers I know-and I know a disturbing number of them. She is also one of the most honest."
-Sam Apple, author of American Parent and editor-in-chief of The Faster Times
"Sara is extremely funny and should have many books out so we can all read them and laugh."
-Margaret Cho
Comedian, writer, blogger, radio and podcast host, and YouTube sensation, Sara Benincasa bravely and outrageously brings us "Dispatches...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Begin your exploration into cloud computing by developing deep knowledge of cloud technologies, enhancing hands-on skills, and achieving proficiency in cloud Key Features Teach yourself all about cloud computing with this easy-to-follow guide Develop a well-rounded skillset--from fundamentals to data, machine learning, and security Work on real life industrial projects, business use cases, and personal cloud career development Purchase of the print...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance--a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But...
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