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1	The Art and Politics of Science more books like this by Harold Varmus add to wishlist In "The Art and Politics of Science" a Nobel prize-winning cancer biologist, leader of major scientific institutions and veteran of the American science policy wars reflects on his remarkable career. A year into his graduate studies in literature at Harvard University, Harold Varmus discovered he was drawn instead to medicine and eventually found ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Other Colors: Essays and a Story more books like this by Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (Translator) add to wishlist Pamuks first book since winning the Nobel Prize is a dazzling collection of essays, written over the last three decades, on his lifelong obsessions, his own work, and the work of others. Illustrated with photographs, paintings, and the authors own sketches. see all copies from $2.74! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture more books like this by Professor Jimmy Carter add to wishlist The Nobel Lecture was delivered by Jimmy Carter on December 10, 2002, at the ceremony in Oslo, Norway, where he received the Nobel Prize for Peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries more books like this by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne add to wishlist Since 1901 there have been over three hundred recipients of the Nobel Prize in the sciences. Only ten of them - about 3 percent - have been women. Why? In this updated version of "Nobel Prize Women in Science", Sharon Bertsch McGrayne explores the reasons for this astonishing disparity by examining the lives and achievements of fifteen women ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $15.61! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age more books like this by Joel Shurkin add to wishlist Broken Genius is the first biography of William Shockley, founding father of Silicon Valley - one of the most significant and reviled scientists of the 20th century. Shockley won a Nobel Prize for inventing the transistor, upon which almost everything that makes the modern world is based. Little has affected history as much as this device, ... see all copies from $2.29! new only from $4.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Oxygen: A Play in 2 Acts more books like this by Carl Djerassi, Professor Roald Hoffmann add to wishlist The focus of the play is on chemical and political revolutions, as well as the Nobel Prize, which was be awarded for the 100th time in 2001. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $21.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy and Prestige more books like this by Burton Feldman add to wishlist Published to coincide with the 2000 Nobel Prize awards, this reference is the only book to explore every aspect of the coveted prize: its founder, its aura, all its six fields, its laureates' personalities and rivals, and its controversies and blunders. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.33! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Mother Teresa more books like this by Demi add to wishlist Blessed by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, this magnificent biography of Mother Teresa traces her life, from her first religious calling to her death in 1997 to her beatification in 2003, and chronicles the events that continue to this day as Mother Teresa is considered for sainthood. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
9	Nobel Lecture in Literature, 1993 more books like this by Toni Morrison add to wishlist Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, reads the speech she delivered in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Impossible Takes Longer: The 1,000 Wisest Things Ever Said by Nobel Prize Laureates more books like this by David Pratt (Compiled by) add to wishlist Witty, incisive observations on such universally meaningful topics as courage and compassion by many of the greatest minds of the 20th and 21st centuries are included in this collection of insightful, thought-provoking, sometimes humorous statements. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
11 view cover	Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007 more books like this by Albert Gore, Jr. add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Nobel Lectures: From the Literature Laureates, 1986 to 2006 more books like this by Nobel Prize Literature Laureates add to wishlist Twenty-one of the worlds greatest writers contemplate art and politics that is in this collection replete with both lyrical beauty and ethical depth. see all copies from $4.62! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Iran Awakening: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country more books like this by Shirin Ebadi, Azadeh Moaveni add to wishlist The moving, inspiring memoir of Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, offers a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. see all copies from $6.45! new only from $9.13! \| SVS
14 view cover	Cantor's Dilemma more books like this by Carl Djerassi add to wishlist A tale of the elegant yet ruthless world of science in which Cantor embarks on an experiment that will earn him the Nobel Prize. Celly Price is also pursuing a promising career and her aunt Paula discovers Cantor's other passions - chamber music, erotic art, and her. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Mother Teresa more books like this by Maya Gold add to wishlist see all copies from $3.94! new only from $3.94! \| SVS
16 view cover	When I Grow Up, I Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize more books like this by Isabel Pin, Nancy Seitz (Translator) add to wishlist With cheeky artwork that offers a great big reality check to the high-minded protagonist, this book uses humor to underscore the importance--and the difficulty--of trying to live up to one's own ideals. Full color. see all copies from $7.25! new only from $11.96! \| SVS
17 view cover	Jimmy Carter more books like this by Louise Chipley Slavicek, Walter Cronkite (Foreword by) add to wishlist A biography of the thirty-ninth president, from his early childhood to his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. see all copies from $4.06! new only from $8.73!
18 view cover	Nobel Laureates and Twentieth-Century Physics more books like this by Mauro Dardo add to wishlist In this richly-illustrated book the author combines history with real science. Using an original approach he presents the major achievements of twentieth-century physics - for example, relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, the invention of the transistor and the laser, superconductivity, binary pulsars, and the Bose-Einstein ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize more books like this by Kathy-Jo Wargin, Zachary Pullen (Illustrator) add to wishlist The Nobel Prize is awarded each year for accomplishments in science, medicine, literature, and peace. This new biography explores the enduring legacy of the man who established the award and for whom it is named, Alfred Nobel. Illustrations. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	Peaceful Protest: The Life of Nelson Mandela more books like this by Yona Zeldis McDonough, Malcah Zeldis add to wishlist Walk the long road to freedom with Nelson Mandela--one of the 20th century's shining beacons of peaceful protest. Nelson Mandela is one of the most inspiring figures in modern history. For 27 years he was a "prisoner of conscience"--a civil rights leader unjustly imprisoned for his struggle against apartheid, South Africa's institutionalized ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Genes, Development and Cancer: The Life and Work of Edward B. Lewis more books like this by Howard D Lipshitz (Editor) add to wishlist Edward B. Lewis' science is the bridge linking experimental genetics as conducted in the first half of the 20th century, and the powerful molecular genetic approaches that revolutionized the field in its last quarter. His Nobel Prize winning studies founded the field of developmental genetics and laid the groundwork for our current understanding ... see all copies from $27.15! new only from $27.15! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science more books like this by J Michael Bishop add to wishlist In 1989 Michael Bishop and Harold Varmus were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery that normal genes under certain conditions can cause cancer. In this book, Bishop tells us how he and Varmus made their momentous discovery. More than a lively account of the making of a brilliant scientist, "How to Win the Nobel Prize" is also a broader ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.55! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The Russian Rockefellers : the saga of the Nobel family and the Russian oil industry more books like this by Robert W. Tolf add to wishlist see all copies from $9.99!
24 view cover	Scientific Elite: Nobel Laureates in the United States more books like this by Harriet Zuckerman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners more books like this by Michael Worek (Editor) add to wishlist A look at the achievement of 200 of the most famous, important or interesting Nobel prize winners of the 20th century -- arranged chronologically and illustrated by a portrait and in some cases explanatory diagrams. An appendix lists all winners. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS

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