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The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe 40 reviews Stephen W. Hawking
New Millennium Press, 2002
Even if it is unofficial...
+ My Best Chance at Understanding Hawking
Even if this product is unofficial, and unsanctioned by Stephen Hawking himself, I have to say I enjoyed it.
I liked how its topics were so clearly delineated into thematically cohesive lectures, I liked that the author read them himself using a computer, and I loved the clear and organized way ...
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List 307 reviews Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Lots of Fun!
+ A Marvelous Resource
The spirit of this book is well exemplified by a quotation from Mark Twain (Page xv): "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tide winds in your sails. Explore. ...
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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work 38 reviews Richard Carlson
Hyperion, 1998
A Combination of Motivational and Practical Advice
+ Work wisdom in sound bites + A book which can be helpful in teaching a good attitude towards life + Simple Advice
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Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes 5 reviews Kerry Emanuel
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
A unique and "Divine" book about Hurricanes!
+ One Of The Original Hurricane Hunters Comments! + SUPERB + Great Book! + Splendid Mix of Science and History
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Scientific American 65 reviews
Scientific American, 2001
Scientific American Magazine
+ Great magazine! + Less depth, but still good + Great magazine
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Discover (1-year) 84 reviews
Discover Media LLC
Excellent Deal!!
+ Science both Accessible and Interesting + it keeps me interested, good and useful articles
I got an excellent deal for Discover magazines through the ' daily lightning deals' section. You should check this out, you might catch something for a price you hardly imagined.
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion 210 reviews Michio Kaku
Anchor, 1995
Great book !!!
+ A good read, albeit a bit dated and rambling.... + good read-non-genius friendly. + Very Understandable Treatise On The Search For The Theory of Everything
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The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World 25 reviews Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee
Holt Paperbacks, 2004
One of the best popular science books in print
+ Fascinating read.... + Very good read + Metric Conversion Chart + Earth systems logical thoght processes.
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A Brief History of Time 347 reviews Stephen Hawking
Bantam, 1998
Informative, fascinating, highly readable
+ Brilliant + A nice, conceptual overview of the thought behind theoretical physics + BUT TO KNOW - THE MIND OF GOD + BUT TO KNOW THE MIND OF GOD
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory 503 reviews Brian Greene
Vintage, 2000
Elegant Theory for an Inelegant Universe
+ Excellent resource for the layman.... + Quantum Foam and Hidden Dimensions + Don't know if its the subject matter or Greene...
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Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere 11 reviews Peter Ward
Joseph Henry Press, 2006
An Evolutionary Unified Field Theory?
+ Structured quite well + my thoughts
Several previous reviewers have mentioned the awkwardness of Ward's prose, so I'll simply associate myself with their comments in that regard. What for me makes this book a "must" read in comparison to Ward's other books (and most books in the field of palaeontology, for that matter) is that while ...
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How Full Is Your Bucket?: Positive Strategies for Work and Life 87 reviews
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2004
The Magic Word, Positive!
+ How Full is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. + Does your bucket have a hole in it? + Foundation for Creating Supportive Environments
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Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again 45 reviews Mangesh Hattikudur, Elizabeth Hunt
Collins, 2004
great book
+ Entertaining trivia + I'm not as dumb as I thought... or maybe I am. + Fun book, and informative, too + just as it says
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The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth 104 reviews Tim Flannery
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006
Even with some failures, this is one important book
+ Very interesting book + The world of the racoon is coming + Great Read... + Great Over-all Look at Global Warming
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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution 24 reviews Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donald Goldsmith
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Origins Review
+ Interesting but Simple + Good Overview + A science masterpiece! Breaks new ground in presentation of material. + How it all began
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Out of Thin Air: Dinosaurs, Birds, and Earth's Ancient Atmosphere 11 reviews Peter Ward
Joseph Henry Press, 2006
An Evolutionary Unified Field Theory?
+ Structured quite well + my thoughts
Several previous reviewers have mentioned the awkwardness of Ward's prose, so I'll simply associate myself with their comments in that regard. What for me makes this book a "must" read in comparison to Ward's other books (and most books in the field of palaeontology, for that matter) is that while ...
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A Brief History of Time 347 reviews Stephen Hawking
Bantam, 1998
Informative, fascinating, highly readable
+ Brilliant + A nice, conceptual overview of the thought behind theoretical physics + BUT TO KNOW - THE MIND OF GOD + BUT TO KNOW THE MIND OF GOD
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The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe 40 reviews Stephen W. Hawking
New Millennium Press, 2002
Even if it is unofficial...
+ My Best Chance at Understanding Hawking
Even if this product is unofficial, and unsanctioned by Stephen Hawking himself, I have to say I enjoyed it.
I liked how its topics were so clearly delineated into thematically cohesive lectures, I liked that the author read them himself using a computer, and I loved the clear and organized way ...
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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work 38 reviews Richard Carlson
Hyperion, 1998
A Combination of Motivational and Practical Advice
+ Work wisdom in sound bites + A book which can be helpful in teaching a good attitude towards life + Simple Advice
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List 307 reviews Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Lots of Fun!
+ A Marvelous Resource
The spirit of this book is well exemplified by a quotation from Mark Twain (Page xv): "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tide winds in your sails. Explore. ...
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