Forty Signs of Rain

Hauntingly yet humorously realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines

Time : Albert Einstein ; the enduring legacy of a modern genius

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9781603201735

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925 TIM

Thomas Edison : his electrifying life

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925 LAC t

Leonardo da Vinci : discover the world of Leonardo through his appretice's diary

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9780753466742

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920 AUG l

The human side of science: Edison and Tesla, Watson and Crick, and other pers…

With tongue-in-cheek illustrations by renowned science cartoonist Sidney Harris, this book takes the reader behind the scenes of scientific research to shine new light on the all-too-human people who do science.

The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde : and other tales of terror

A story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with the 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil.

Frankenstein

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978-0-00-735096-4

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230p.

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Collins Classics

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F She f

Isaac Newton: The scientist who changed everything

OverviewrnBorn in England in 1643, Isaac Newton grew up in the age when Renaissance thinkers were challenging accepted ideas throughout Europe. Fascinated by all earthly science, Newton developed laws of motion and universal gravitation which also furthered our understanding of the movement of celestial bodies. This vibrant biography profiles the famed physicist as an acclaimed mathematician, a…

Science

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9781782097655

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127 p. ; col. ill.

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300 Fantastic Facts

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500 FAR s

The innovators: How a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digit…

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9781476708690

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542 p.

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004.092 ISA i

Bend, not break: A life in two worlds

Born on the eve of China's Cultural Revolution, Ping was separated from her family at the age of eight. She grew up fighting hunger and humiliation and shielding her younger sister from the teenagers in Mao's Red Guard. At twenty-five, she found her way to the United States; her only resources were $80 in traveler's checks and three phrases of English: thank you, hello, and help. Yet Ping perse…

Sixty days and counting

By the time Phil Chase is elected president, the world's climate is far on its way to irreversible change. Food scarcity, housing shortages, diminishing medical care, and vanishing species are just some of the consequences. The erratic winter the Washington, D.C., area is experiencing is another grim reminder of a global weather pattern gone haywire: bone-chilling cold one day, balmy weather th…