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Physics educator @ UC Santa Barbara. Comic-Con OG (as heard in the "Comic-Con Begins" podcast https://t.co/XD8GikCyy0) he/him/his

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Book Cover for: Foundations of Modern Physics, Steven Weinberg

Foundations of Modern Physics

Steven Weinberg
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

@MrJoeMilliano I highly recommend the late Steven Weinbergโ€™s โ€œFoundations of Modern Physics,โ€ which addresses precisely this point in Chapter 2! https://t.co/04O5wi8idH

Hardcover, 2021

$51.00$26.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: A Martian Odyssey, Stanley G. Weinbaum

A Martian Odyssey

Stanley G. Weinbaum
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

@StellarHistory Two wonderful short stories from different eras that suggest what it would be like to interact with aliens that think *as well as* humans, but donโ€™t think *like* humans: Stanley Weinbaumโ€™s โ€œA Martian Odysseyโ€ (https://t.co/t46UE2fhY8) from 1934โ€ฆ 1/2

Paperback, 2023

$17.88$8.94 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

@NikoSarcevic I'm delighted to see our book just a few stacks over from Frank Herbert's DUNE. Kull wahad!

Paperback, Mass Market, 1990

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight (2nd Edition), Travis Langley

Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight (2nd Edition)

Travis Langley
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

A great analysis of every Batman movie villain since 1943 (!) by my colleague Dr. Travis Langley, psychology professor and author of "Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight." https://t.co/DaKclo5qBo

Paperback, 2022

$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Art of Teaching, Gilbert Highet

The Art of Teaching

Gilbert Highet
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

@Chris_Levesque_ I'm reminded of a story recounted in Gilbert Highet's THE ART OF TEACHING. A student once sat through an enthralling lecture about the interactions of the characters on Homer's Iliad, and after class asked the professor if they could borrow the professor's lecture notes. 1/2

Paperback, 1989

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: La Cucaracha, Lalo Alcaraz

La Cucaracha

Lalo Alcaraz
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

Nothing says โ€œitโ€™s the holiday seasonโ€ quite like the arrival of the new Lalo Alcaraz Cartoon Y La Cucaracha Calendar by @laloalcaraz, winner of the 2022 Herblock Prize for Editorial Cartooning! Get yours at https://t.co/VvAjLrdSJO #comics #lacucaracha #laloalcaraz #pocho https://t.co/Gnrttv485b

Paperback, 2004

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Iliad: Books 13-24, Homer

Iliad: Books 13-24

Homer
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

@Chris_Levesque_ I'm reminded of a story recounted in Gilbert Highet's THE ART OF TEACHING. A student once sat through an enthralling lecture about the interactions of the characters on Homer's Iliad, and after class asked the professor if they could borrow the professor's lecture notes. 1/2

Hardcover, 1925

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture, Mathew Klickstein

See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture

Mathew Klickstein
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

It's a shame that the best book yet published on the origins of San Diego #ComicCon - Mathew Klickstein's SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO - wasn't nominated for an Eisner Award. I recommend the book unreservedly, and promise you will enjoy it! #sandiegocomiccon #sdcc https://t.co/IkwGJAEjhI

Paperback, 2022

$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Dark and Stormy Night, Ran Cartwright

A Dark and Stormy Night

Ran Cartwright
Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘Dr. Roger ๐Ÿ˜ท Freedman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿฅ‘

A great analysis of every Batman movie villain since 1943 (!) by my colleague Dr. Travis Langley, psychology professor and author of "Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight." https://t.co/DaKclo5qBo

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