Quirks & Quarks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World
Suzie Sheehy
In her new book, The Matter of Everything, particle physicist Suzie Sheehy looks at 12 experiments over the last 120 years that allowed us to understand the nature of matter and the subatomic world. https://t.co/TI05kdtPvG
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds
Sally Adee
In her new book, We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds, journalist Sally Adee writes about tapping into our body's and brain's electricity. https://t.co/97Qx0YrQho
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace
Patricia Wiltshire
An ecologist-turned-police consultant uses her decades of scientific expertise to find often overlooked clues left behind by criminal activity. Bob spoke with her about her book — The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace. https://t.co/U0bqPgZfwB @PEJWiltshire
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
Leah Hazard
Journalist-turned-midwife Leah Hazard explores what we know and what we need to learn about the uterus in her new book, Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began. https://t.co/jQbHqfJvf1
Paperback, 2024
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book