How Mathematics Happened

The First 50,000 Years

by Peter S. Rudman

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Publisher: Prometheus Books

Publication date: February 05, 2007

Rudman chronicles the fascinating evolution of mathematics in the ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Mayan and Greek cultures and asks why these different societies developed and used math in different ways. HC. 314pp. 2007.

Joey Yap' s Pure Feng Shui

Bring Abundance to Your Home, Happiness to Your Relationships and Success to Your Career

by Joey Yap

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Publisher: Cico Books

Publication date: October 01, 2008

Joey Yap reveals how to use feng shui by working with what you have and making easy changes without special figurines.

Free Calculus

A Liberation From Concepts and Proofs

by Qun Lin

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Publisher: World Scientific

Publication date: July 01, 2008

Lin offers a refreshing new approach to introductory calculus—sticking to plain English, harnessing proofs that consist of only a few lines of arithmetic, and avoiding the complexity that marks traditional texts. HC. 108pp. 2008.

The Faith of Scientists

In Their Own Words

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Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication date: October 01, 2008

A wide-ranging and thought-provoking look at the writings of 21 scientists past and present—including Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Sagan, Hawking, Dyson and Dawkins—that reveals their attitudes toward faith and religion.

Black Firsts, 2nd Edition

by Jessie Smith

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Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Publication date: November 01, 2002

In this newest edition, find 1,000 more Black Firsts—African-American pioneers in arts, entertainment, business, civil rights and more! Softcover.

The Princeton Review Anatomy Coloring Workbook: 2nd Edition

An Easier and Better Way to Learn Anatomy

by Edward Alcamo

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Publisher: Random House

Publication date: July 29, 2003

Learn in living color! These 126 finely detailed diagrams help you learn the form and function of every body system. An essential interactive resource for exercise, yoga, physical therapy and more.

Relics of Eden

The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA

by Daniel J. Fairbanks

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Publisher: Prometheus Books

Publication date: October 01, 2007

Fairbanks shows how the saga of the human past is encoded in our DNA, highlighting studies that reveal our close evolutionary relation to the great apes, genetic maps of humans’ global migration and more. HC. 284pp. 2007.

On the Origin of Species

The Illustrated Edition

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Publisher: Sterling Publishing

Publication date: October 01, 2008

For the first time, Darwin’s classic work on evolution via natural selection is available in a richly illustrated edition. Includes excerpts from his earlier work, The Voyage of the Beagle and his diaries and letters. HC. 528pp. 2008.

Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects

by Jeff A. Farinacci

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Publisher: Springer

Publication date: November 15, 2007

For each of the 88 constellations in the sky, this book provides a list of stars, galaxies, clusters and nebulae, alongside innovative graphs that reveal exactly when the constellation will be visible throughout the year. SC, w/CD-ROM. 208pp. 2008.

A Passion for Mars

Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet

by Andrew Chaiken

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Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Publication date: November 01, 2008

In this richly illustrated book, Andrew Chaikin draws on the remarkable achievements of space scientists, engineers, biologists and others to chronicle our ongoing quest to explore Mars over the past half century.