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Christianity in the Light of Science
Critically Examining the World's Largest Religion
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
This anthology of new critical essays written by experts in their fields, in honor of the late Victor Stenger, examines Christianity using established scientific criteria. Where science specifically touches upon the claims of Christianity the authors seek to show those claims lack the required evidence....
by Jonah Lehrer
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
The New York Times–bestselling author provides an “entertaining” look at how artists enlighten us about the workings of the brain (New York magazine).
In this book, the author of How We Decide and Imagine: How Creativity Works “writes skillfully and coherently about both art and science”—and...
by Derek W. G. Sears
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper ignored the traditional boundaries of his subject. Using telescopes and the laboratory, he made the solar system a familiar, intriguing place. “It is not astronomy,” complained his colleagues, and they were right. Kuiper had created a new discipline we now call planetary...
House of Lost Worlds
Dinosaurs, Dynasties, and the Story of Life on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, now celebrating its 150th anniversary, has remade the way we see the world. Delving into the museum’s storied and colorful...
Scientific Discovery from the Brilliant to the Bizarre
The Doctor Who Weighed the Soul, and Other True Tales
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Winner of the IgNobel Prize in physics and the 2004 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, Len Fisher showed just how much fun science can be in his enthusiastically praised debut, How to Dunk a Doughnut. In this new work, he reveals that science sometimes takes a path through the ridiculous...
Slavic Witchcraft
Old World Conjuring Spells and Folklore
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2019
A practical guide to the ancient magical tradition of Russian sorcery and Eastern Slavic magical rites
• Offers step-by-step instructions for more than 300 spells, incantations, charms, amulets, and practical rituals for love, career success, protection, healing, divination, communicating...
The Complete Wycliffe Bible
Old Testament, New Testament & Apocrypha
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
In making this edition of Wycliffe’s monumental work the Publisher has had to make a number of decisions that affect the final outcome of the work. Some of these decisions may be welcomed by the reading public and some perhaps not. All of the decisions were made with the reader in mind. Our intention...
by Aaron Adair, Bob Berman
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
The Star of Bethlehem: A Skeptical View is an analysis of the astronomical portent found in the Gospel of Matthew which supposedly led the Magi from the East to the birthplace of Jesus. Throughout history, people have tried to connect the Star to real, naturalistic phenomena, as well as to explain...
Billions & Billions
Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us.
These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind,...
Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Revised and Expanded Edition.
In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print,...
by Edward O. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
National Book Award Finalist. How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?"
In The Meaning of Human Existence,...
Evolution for Everyone
How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
What is the biological reason for gossip?
For laughter? For the creation of art?
Why do dogs have curly tails?
What can microbes tell us about morality?
These and many other questions are tackled by renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. With stories...
The Lie Detectors
The History of an American Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
The story of the lie detector takes us straight into the dark recesses of the American soul. It also leads us on a noir journey through some of the most storied episodes in American history. That is because the device we take for granted as an indicator of guilt or innocence actually tells us more...
by Nikola Tesla
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
The fascinating autobiography of the legendary inventor behind the radio, wireless energy, robotics, and much more.
Famous for his pioneering contributions to the electronic age, his lifelong feud with Thomas Edison, and his erratic behavior, Nikola Tesla was one of the most brilliant and daring...