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Book Cover for: Opticks, Isaac Newton

Opticks

Isaac Newton
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Collector discovered Isaac Newton’s lost personal copy of Opticks https://t.co/OIFXSzdsen by @JenLucPiquant

Paperback, 2018

$5.99$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Immune: A Journey Into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive, Philipp Dettmer

Immune: A Journey Into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive

Philipp Dettmer
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If ever there was a moment to brush up on your knowledge of the immune system, this is that moment—and Philipp Dettmer's new book is the perfect vehicle to help you out. https://t.co/drAy7fz0AY

Hardcover, 2021

$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them, Neil Bradbury

A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them

Neil Bradbury
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A Taste for Poison uses toxin-related tales as a means to explain physiological processes by describing how each poison disrupts them, making for an informative (and grisly) read. https://trib.al/yByGGH7

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Peripheral, William Gibson

The Peripheral

William Gibson
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William Gibson’s novel comes to vivid life in first teaser for The Peripheral https://t.co/t14cDwwsEw by @JenLucPiquant

Paperback, 2015

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir
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Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary and the soft, squishy science of language https://t.co/zCT5U1LNlu

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy, David J. Chalmers

Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

David J. Chalmers
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Can virtual worlds be just as “real” as the physical one? We chatted with author-philosopher David Chalmers to answer some mind-bending questions about the nature of reality. https://t.co/j2GlWZoWqB

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition Book Five, Neil Gaiman

The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition Book Five

Neil Gaiman
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Review: Neil Gaiman's classic "unfilmable" graphic novel series gets the adaptation he always wanted in Netflix's The Sandman, making for a production that was well worth the wait. https://t.co/qo1oIAGKxp

Hardcover, 2022

$49.99$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Astronaut's Wife: How Launching My Husband Into Outer Space Changed the Way I Live on Earth, Stacey Morgan

The Astronaut's Wife: How Launching My Husband Into Outer Space Changed the Way I Live on Earth

Stacey Morgan
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In “The Astronaut’s Wife,” Stacey Morgan offers a rare look at what it’s like to be the family of an astronaut in spaceflight. https://t.co/ZnUFpzLUNn

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book