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**"A real jewel of science history...brims with suspense and now-forgotten catastrophe and intrigue...Wadman’s smooth prose calmly spins a surpassingly complicated story into a real tour de force."—The New York Times “Riveting . . . [The Vaccine Race] invites comparison with...

"This book is Gamow at his best, which means the very best in science for the layman." — Library Journal Widely recognized as one of the 20th century's foremost physicists, George Gamow was also an unusually capable popularizer of science. His talents are vividly revealed in this exciting...

It took two millennia to prove the impossible; that is, to prove it is not possible to solve some famous Greek problems in the Greek way (using only straight edge and compasses). In the process of trying to square the circle, trisect the angle and duplicate the cube, other mathematical discoveries...

Properly analyzed, the collective mythological and religious writings of humanity reveal that around 1500 BC, a comet swept perilously close to Earth, triggering widespread natural disasters and threatening the destruction of all life before settling into solar orbit as Venus, our nearest planetary...

We have a problem. The evolutionists assert that zoologists and paleontologist have uncovered abundant scientific data, which prove that different species have evolved from simple to more complex life forms and this evolution was dictated by chance and necessity. They therefore, discount the...

In 1951, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially-equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Marge from its eerily calm eye, later describing it in *The Bulletin of the American Meteorological...

From the editors that brought you Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? and Do Sparrows Like Bach?, an exploration of the weird and wonderful margin of science—the latest in the brilliant New Scientist series. What’s the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? Why is frozen milk yellow?...

This comprehensive official NASA history document - converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction - is a fascinating collection of interviews with engineers involved with the NASA space program and the Apollo moon landing project. From the Preface: "A generation of men...

Fourteen hundred years ago, two groups of Arabs stood before the Ethiopian Christian king, Negus.  Both groups had urgent requests. Although both groups spoke the same language, came from the same city and maybe brothers even, they couldn’t have been more different. ------- We’ve...

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology, first published in 1993, recounts the history, philosophical assumptions, methodological ambiguities, and human struggles that have influenced the various responses to the basic questions of cosmology through the ages, as well as referencing important scientific theories. Just...

This book covers several topics including: Introduction To Scientologys Sunday Service 4 Reasons Why Exscientology Members Wont Recommend Their Previous Religion To You 9 Important Things You Should Know About The Scientology Religion Is Scientology Right For You From Sunday Service To Audits...

The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce opposition? Actually, that’s not the case, says Peter Harrison: our very concepts of science and religion are relatively recent, emerging only in the...

The Religion Business: Cashing In On God‘Ben’ BennettsFaith Warning!Do not read this book if you have a blind faith in the existence of God, or any other god(s), and you don’t want your faith shaken, stirred or otherwise disturbed.If you make the assumption that all gods, including God,...

Wicca: Wicca for Beginners: A Guide for Those Who Want to Practice the Religion All that You Need to Know about Wicca For Beginners! A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Wicca  Wicca is a religious belief system and way of life that is based on the reconstruction of pre-Christian traditions...