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1	The new way things work more books like this by David Macaulay add to wishlist Macaulay's enormously popular THE WAY THINGS WORK explains how a variety of mechanical items function through extremely detailed illustrations and helpful text. This updated version includes over 70 pages of new information. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $5.77! new only from $11.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	How the Mind Works more books like this by Steven Pinker add to wishlist In this accessible analysis, a psychologist merges cognitive science and biology to examine the brain's evolution and the quirks of human nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Applied Fluid Mechanics more books like this by Robert L Mott add to wishlist For undergraduate-level courses in Fluid Mechanics or Hydraulics.The most popular applications-oriented approach to engineering technology fluid mechanics, this text covers all of the basic principles of fluid mechanics--both statics and dynamics--in a clear, practical presentation that ties theory directly to real devices and systems used in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| SVS
4	Tappan on Survival more books like this by Mel Tappan, Bruce D Clayton, PH.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist One of the greatest books ever written on practical survival is back in print for the next generation of self-reliant citizens! Mel Tappan was the godfather of the modern preparedness movement, and this classic collection of his writings is an indispensable resource for information on how to develop a survival mind-set, identify the best survival ... see all copies from $16.01! new only from $16.01! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology more books like this by Eric Drexler add to wishlist This work heralds the new age of nanotechnology, which will give us thorough and inexpensive control of the structure of matter. The author examines the enormous implications of these developments for medicine, the economy, and the environment, and makes astounding yet well-founded projections about the future. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| SVS
6	Chemistry for the Health Sciences more books like this by George I Sackheim add to wishlist Appropriate for undergraduate courses in Allied Health Chemistry. This comprehensive and flexible text emphasizes the practical aspects of general, organic, and biological chemistry with numerous applications to (and case histories of) clinical nursing and health-related situations. The text avoids excessive theory and math, and provides students ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| SVS
7	Life's Other Secret: The New Mathematics of the Living World more books like this by Ian Stewart add to wishlist Until the middle of this century, it was completely unclear whether life had any kind of inorganic basis. The discovery of the first secret of life, the molecular structure of DNA, solved that particular riddle. But some secrets lie deeper than the genetic code. There is the rich texture of the physical universe, its deep laws, its patterns, forms ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.39! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Cool Stuff Exploded: Get Inside Modern Technology more books like this by Chris Woodford add to wishlist In this title, technology is explored, explained and exploded. Widescreen TVs, mobile phones, even space rockets have turned what was once outlandish into the everyday. But how do they actually function? What are the secrets behind this science? And what would they look like if you could delve right into the heart of their insides? Let your child ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $14.99! \| SVS
9	Contemporary Technology: Innovations, Issues, and Perspectives more books like this by Linda R. Markert add to wishlist Contemporary Technology is written for college and university programs in technology, as well as for general studies in technology and society. This thought-provoking text contains updated chapters on Information Technology as well as Manufacturing and Production Enterprise. Additional topics include genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.40! \| SVS
10	How in the World more books like this by Reader's Digest, Brenda Jackson, Ronald L McDonald add to wishlist This fascinating reference answers those "How in the world do they do that?" questions with engrossing explanations of the principles behind the most important technological achievements of the past and present. Twelve absorbing sections and over 1,200 illustrations, cover the full range of man's ingenuity, the heights of his inventiveness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda more books like this by Jonathan B Tucker add to wishlist From an internationally recognized expert on chemical and biological warfare (author of "Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox") comes a history of chemical weapons, including nerve agents, the most lethal means of chemical warfare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Introduction to Technology more books like this by Alan J Pierce add to wishlist "Introduction to Technology" helps students understand and work with technology. The seven units of "Introduction to Technology" cover: Nature of Technology - why we study technology and its important concepts; Engineering Design - how technology works including design, problem solving, drafting and modeling; Communication, Biotechnology, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	The 10 Things All Future Mathematicians and Scientists Must Know: But Are Rarely Taught more books like this by Edward D Zaccaro add to wishlist Mathematicians and scientists have been closely tied to many famous disasters. The Challenger explosion, the failure of the Mars Orbiter, and the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkway collapse all involved thinking errors. This book presents the ten things our future mathematicians and scientists must know to prevent these kinds of tragedies from ... see all copies from $11.41! new only from $46.38! \| first editions
14	The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology more books like this by C Van Amerongen add to wishlist A clear-cut yet entertaining look at the way a variety of machines and technological products work. Color illustrations accompany the text that explores such items as cameras, compact discs, lasers, wheelbarrows, and zippers. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics more books like this by J L Meriam, L Glenn Kraige add to wishlist Over the past 50 years, Meriam & Kraige's Engineering Mechanics: Statics has established a highly respected tradition of Excellence A Tradition that emphasizes accuracy, rigor, clarity, and applications. Now completely revised, redesigned, and modernized, the new fifth edition of this classic text builds on these strengths, adding new problems and ... see all copies from $4.80! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Nine Numbers of the Cosmos more books like this by Michael Rowan-Robinson add to wishlist How old is the universe? How far away are the galaxies and how fast are they travelling away from us? What is dark matter and why do astronomers think it pervades the universe? How heavy is the vacuum? How do galaxies form? Michael Rowan-Robinson answers these and many more questions in a highly original and intriguing way. He encapsulates our ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.27! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Eu and Neighbors: A Geography of Europe in the Modern World more books like this by Brian W Blouet add to wishlist Presenting an entry level, introductory, systemic and regional survey, this book will quickly get readers up to speed on the European landscape. It uses the European Union as an organizing focus while discussing modern events in two sections. The systematic section covers the environment, cultural geography, population, settlement systems, ... see all copies from $38.88! new only from $71.50! \| SVS
18	The Way Things Really Work: 8(and How They Actually Happen) more books like this by Henry Beard, Ron Barrett add to wishlist A hilarious send-up of the bestselling The Way Things Work--full of side-splitting visual "explanations" for common phenomena. Reveals through diabolically comic illustrations the unseen dynamics and inner workings of puzzling commonplace occurences. 2-color illustrations throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers: Ancient Maritime Civilzation more books like this by Robert D Ballard, Ph.D., Toni Eugene add to wishlist A fascinating odyssey through time explores the mysteries of the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean in the companion volume to the upcoming National Geographic special for PBS, which follows the undersea explorer to the Black Sea, Egypt, Greece, Minoan Crete, and Italy in search of see all copies from $3.93! new only from $6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Physics of Musical Instruments more books like this by Neville H Fletcher add to wishlist While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilization itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able ... see all copies from $48.95! new only from $62.97! \| SVS
21 view cover	Imagining Tomorrow: History, Technology, and the American Future more books like this by Joseph J Corn (Editor) add to wishlist The history of the future is the history of a society's imagination, and Imagining Tomorrow takes a lively and informative look at the future as envisioned in the American past. see all copies from $3.49! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
22	What Makes It Go Work more books like this by Kaufman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $191.80! \| first editions
23	Profiles of the future. more books like this by Arthur C. Clarke add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24 view cover	Physics in the Arts more books like this by P U P A Gilbert, W Haeberli add to wishlist A deep yet accessible analysis of the physics of light and sound, and how our eyes and ears detect them, is not only intellectually enjoyable, but also useful to understand and interpret the world in which we live, all the phenomena that take place around us, and how we perceive them. In short, how we interface with our planet, its inhabitants, ... see all copies from $19.98! new only from $36.13! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography more books like this by Stephen P Hubbell add to wishlist Despite its supreme importance and the threat of its global crash, biodiversity remains poorly understood both empirically and theoretically. This ambitious book presents a new, general neutral theory to explain the origin, maintenance, and loss of biodiversity in a biogeographic context. Until now biogeography (the study of the geographic ... see all copies from $43.50! new only from $69.71! \| SVS

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