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  • LOS SIMPSON Y LAS MATEMÁTICAS
    LOS SIMPSON Y LAS MATEMÁTICAS
    SIMON SINGH
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    Q. 150

  • NATIVES, EUROPEANS, AND AFRICANS IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY SANTIAGO DE GUATEMALA
    NATIVES, EUROPEANS, AND AFRICANS IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY SANTIAGO DE GUATEMALA
    ROBINSON A. HERRERA
    The first century of Spanish colonization in Latin America witnessed the birth of cities that, while secondary to great metropolitan centers such as Mexico City and Lima, became important hubs for regional commerce. Santiago de Guatemala, the colonial capital of Central America, was one of these. A multiethnic and multicultural city from its beginning, Santiago grew into a vigo...
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    Q. 260

  • PROFESSOR STEWART'S INCREDIBLE NUMBERS
    PROFESSOR STEWART'S INCREDIBLE NUMBERS
    IAN STEWART
    At its heart, mathematics is about numbers, our fundamental tools for understanding the world. In Professor Stewart’s Incredible Numbers, Ian Stewart offers a delightful introduction to the numbers that surround us, from the common (Pi and 2) to the uncommon but no less consequential (1.059463 and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000). Along the way, Stewart takes us through prime number...
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    Q. 135

  • THE VITAL QUESTION
    THE VITAL QUESTION
    NICK LANE
    Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth-and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or completely different?In The Vital Question, Nick Lane radically reframes evolutionary history, putting forward a cogent solution...
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    Q. 145

  • ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING
    ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING
    FRANCIS, GAVIN
    We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique enginee...
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    Q. 135

  • COINCIDENCES, CHAOS, AND ALL THAT MATH JAZZ: MAKING LIGHT OF WEIGHTY IDEAS
    COINCIDENCES, CHAOS, AND ALL THAT MATH JAZZ: MAKING LIGHT OF WEIGHTY IDEAS
    EDWARD B.BURGER
    By starting in the familiar world and using a few simple steps of imagination, Burger and Starbird sneak up on weighty mathematical ideas in familiar mysteries that share two features--they appear inexplicable and they are all explained with great humor and clarity in this book. ...
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    Q. 170

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY WITH ACCESS CODE
    EPIDEMIOLOGY WITH ACCESS CODE
    LEON GORDIS
    "Epidemiology," by" "award-winning educator and epidemiologist Leon Gordis, is a best-selling introduction to this complex science. Dr. Gordis leverages his vast experience teaching this subject in the classroom to introduce the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in a clear, uniquely memorable way. He guides you from an explanation of the epidemiologic approach to di...
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    Q. 875

  • THE CHILDREN OF MEN
    THE CHILDREN OF MEN
    JAMES P D
    Told with P. D. James’s trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic t...
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    Q. 160

  • BOILING RIVER
    BOILING RIVER
    RUZO, ANDRÃËS
    In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon where rivers boil and legends come to life. When Andres Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years...
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    Q. 170

  • INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE (EXPORT)
    INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE (EXPORT)
    ROSS, ALEC
    Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what s next for the world: the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years, and how we can navigate them. While Alec Ross was working as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State, he traveled to forty-one countries, exploring the latest advances coming out of every continent. From startup hubs i...
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    Q. 180

  • LA VIDA ES MATEMÁTICA
    LA VIDA ES MATEMÁTICA
    ALLEN PAULOS, JOHN
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    Q. 130

  • EN BUSCA DE SPINOZA
    EN BUSCA DE SPINOZA
    ANTONIO DAMASIO
    A mediados del siglo XVII, Descartes instauró la separación abismal entre el cuerpo y la mente. En la misma época, Spinoza supo ver el error que cometía el filósofo francés y abolió dicha división, consciente de que en las emociones se encontraba el fundamento de la supervivencia y la cultura. Spinoza abría así el camino a la moderna neurofisiología.A través de la obra de Spino...
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    Q. 125

  • UNIVERSO: LA HISTORIA MAS GRANDE JAMAS C
    UNIVERSO: LA HISTORIA MAS GRANDE JAMAS C
    GERARDO HERRERA CORRAL
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    Q. 170

  • PATIENTS AND HEALERS IN THE CONTEXT
    PATIENTS AND HEALERS IN THE CONTEXT
    ARTHUR KLEINMAN
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    Q. 400

  • THE ROAD TO REALITY
    THE ROAD TO REALITY
    ROGER PENROSE
    One of todays most accomplished scientists presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. Penrose examines the mathematical foundations of the physical universe, exposing the underlying beauty of physics and giving us one the most important works in modern science writing. ...
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    Q. 260

  • CRITICAL REASONING. A PRACTICAL INT
    CRITICAL REASONING. A PRACTICAL INT
    ANNE THOMSON
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    Q. 1.200

  • DE LOS NUMEROS Y SU HISTORIA
    DE LOS NUMEROS Y SU HISTORIA
    ISAAC ASIMOV
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    Q. 150

  • NÚMEROS INCREÍBLES
    NÚMEROS INCREÍBLES
    IAN STEWART
    Imagina un número tan largo que, si lo escribieras, ocuparía todo el universo. Aquí lo vas a encontrar, junto a todo tipo de números –reales, imaginarios, racionales, irracionales, positivos, negativos, simples y complejos–. Ian Stewart explora las asombrosas propiedades de números que van del cero al infinito y nos enseña cómo han cambiado a lo largo de la historia.El Profesor...
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    Q. 220

  • BARRON'S AP CALCULUS ( BARRON'S AP CALCULUS )
    BARRON'S AP CALCULUS ( BARRON'S AP CALCULUS )
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    Q. 190

  • BECOMING BRILLIANT
    BECOMING BRILLIANT
    GOLINKOFF, ROBERTA
    Bronze medal winner of the Living Now Book Awards for Parenting!In just a few years, today's children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that "content is king," neglecting other skills that 21st...
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    Q. 200

  • THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE
    THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE
    JARED DIAMOND
    The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions. * If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechles...
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    Q. 160

  • USELO Y TIRELO
    USELO Y TIRELO
    GALEANO, EDUARDO
    No disponible

    Q. 80

  • QUE SON LAS MATEMATICAS
    QUE SON LAS MATEMATICAS
    RICHARD COURANT / HERBERT ROBBINS
    No disponible

    Q. 225

  • THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2
    THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2
    OLIVER SACKS
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    Q. 190

  • SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX
    SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX
    GAVIN WEIGHTMAN
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    Q. 340

  • THE PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY THINGS: THE EXTRAORDINARY SCIENCE BEHIND AN ORDINARY DAY
    THE PHYSICS OF EVERYDAY THINGS: THE EXTRAORDINARY SCIENCE BEHIND AN ORDINARY DAY
    JAMES KAKALIOS
    Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things that keep our daily lives running, from our smart phones and digital "clouds" to x-ray machines and hybrid vehicles. Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What's the simple scie...
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    Q. 260

  • THE ORIGINS OF CREATIVITY
    THE ORIGINS OF CREATIVITY
    WILSON, EDWARD / EDWARD O. WILSON
    In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavours, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity?the defining trait of our species.Reflecting on ...
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    Q. 250

  • WOOLLY
    WOOLLY
    BEN MEZRICH
    Ben Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating true adventure story from the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of Harvard University. A group of young scientists, under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time, works to make fantasy reality by sequencing the DNA of a frozen woolly mammoth harvested from above the Arctic circle,...
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    Q. 180

  • WHY
    WHY
    LIVIO, MARIO
    Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics-curiosity-as he explores our innate desire to know why.Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation-where they can know only one side of the dialogue-than when they overhear two people talking and know both sides. Why does half ...
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    Q. 180

  • CANCER
    CANCER
    PAUL SCOTTING
    Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and one of the most feared diagnoses a patient can face. The number of new cases is expected to rise by 70% over the next two decades, but few of us understand what it is, how it affects the body or what can be done to treat and even prevent it.In this illuminating introduction, Dr Paul Scotting explains the science behind the disea...
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    Q. 135