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Elegance and Enigma: The Quantum Interviews (Hardcover)

Quantum mechanics is one of mankind's most remarkable intellectual achievements. Stunningly successful and elegant,it challenges our deepest intuitions about the world. In this book,seventeen physicists and philosophers,all deeply concerned with understanding quantum mechanics,reply to Schlosshauer's penetrating questions about the central issues. They grant us an intimate look at their radically different ways of making sense of the theory's strangeness. What is quantum mechanics about? What is it t

The Great War and the Culture of the New Negro (Hardcover)

More than African American soldiers fought in World War I,and returning€troops frequently spoke of color-blind France. Such cosmopolitan experiences,along with the brutal,often desegregated no-man's-land between the trenches,forced African American artists and writers to reexamine their relationship to mainstream (white) American culture.€The war represented a seminal moment for African Americans,and in the s and s it became a touchstone for such diverse cul

Johan and peewit 4-the Enigma of the Moonstone-sc-first

The album is in perfect condition with right angles, unopened and unread and a straight back just at the bottom and at the top of a slight damage. The cover has light kreukjes. The Interior is bright and fresh in color with right angles. Read More

Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kumar, Manjit, PUBLISHER: Icon Books Ltd, Quantum theory is weird. As Niels Bohr said, if you weren t shocked by quantum theory, you didn t really understand it. For most people, quantum theory is synonymous with mysterious, impenetrable science. And in fact for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. In this tour de force of science history, Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly written account of this fundamental scientific revolution, focusing on the central conflict between Einstein and Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. This revelatory book takes a close look at the golden age of physics, the brilliant young minds at its core and how an idea ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth century. Buy Now

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The Beatles ?Interviews × CD, Unofficial Release Box SetAn unofficial box set containing: Beatles T-Shirt, two interview CDs (Vol.1, Vol.2), four cards and four pins with the faces of John, Paul, George and Ringo.REVOL 4CDVol 1: REVOL 4CD Vol 2: RGB 110CDA rare box set in unplayed and untouched condition.The Rolling Stones:Forty LicksCDVDXXEurope SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION CD BOX SET????s????? ???ss??s ??? ??? ????s ????????? ‘???'? s???’ ?? 2??s. ???s?????????s ??????? ?x?????? ???? ?x???s??? ??s????? ??????????s ??? ?? ?x???s??? ????? ????s ???s? ???Still sealed,MINTWill be packed safely and shipped with registered mail. Read More

The Boundaries of Babel: The Brain and the Enigma of

In The Boundaries of Babel,Andrea Moro describes an encounter between two cultures: contemporary theoretical linguistics and the cognitive neurosciences. As a leading theoretical linguist in the generative tradition and also a neuroscientist,Moro is uniquely equipped to tell this story. Moro examines what he calls the "hidden" revolution in contemporary science: the discovery that the number of possible grammars is not infinite and that their number is biologically limited. This

Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century (Hardcover)

Fancy Nancy is back in New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser's tenth picture book,Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century—all about weddings. Not only does Nancy help out the bride in this wonderful story,she also gets to attend a fabulous party reception! Fans of Fancy Nancy and weddings alike will laugh along with Nancy as she discovers how truly special even the simplest wedding can be. Little girls will delight in learning about bridal traditions

El nino y la bestia / The Child and the Beast (Hardcover)

A boy must cope when his mother turns into a monster,too unhappy to care for herself or pay attention to him,especially when he goes to see that other beast,his father,although things begin to change with time.

Carol page and Haitham Baghdadi 3-the Enigma of Shadow

first edition of Carol page and Haitham Baghdadi 3, the Enigma of Shadow Castle.Covers very fresh, though at the top of the front cover a strip of tape.Back all the way and, soon, very light sleet.The Interior is still very fresh and undescribed.No cracking and undescribed.Intermediate page pretty stuck, but threatens to tear where the staples.Carefully open so.Plot is sent by registered mail and insured or can be picked up at Stripsmagazijn in Hilversum or a fair where we participate. Read More

Reuben and the Blizzard (Hardcover)

When the biggest blizzard in years sweeps across their farm,Reuben and his five sisters,his parents,and his grandfather all face new adventures and challenges. But the loss of electricity doesn’t affect his family since they never had any. And when their neighbor man can’t get his car out to take his wife to the hospital,Reuben and his father come to the rescue with their sleigh. This revised edition features updated text and newly designed pages.

Reuben and the Balloon (Hardcover)

Reuben is back and ready for another adventure in the latest book from bestselling duo Merle Good and P. Buckley Moss. Reuben loves to watch hot air balloons glide above his Amish farm. But he never imagined that a balloon might actually land in a nearby field. Will Reuben get a chance to ride in the balloon? What will the farm look like when he’s up in the sky? And what will his bossy sister,Annie,say about his latest adventure? Good’s story takes the reader into the wonderful world of Amish childre

Flora and the Peacocks (Hardcover)

The darling,dancing Flora is back,and this time she's found two new friends: a pair of peacocks! But amidst the fanning feathers and mirrored movements,Flora realizes that the push and pull between three friends can be a delicate dance. Will this trio find a way to get back in step? In the third book featuring Flora and her feathered friends,Molly Idle's gorgeous art combines with clever flaps to reveal that no matter the challenges,true friends will always find a way to dance,leap,and soar—together.

Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West (Hardcover)

Few figures from history evoke such vivid Orientalist associations as Marco Polo,the Venetian merchant,explorer,and writer whose accounts of the "Far East" sparked literary and cultural imaginations. The essays inMarco Polo and the Encounter of East and West challenge what many scholars perceived to be an opposition of "East" and "West" in Polo's writings. These writers argue that Marco Polo's experiences along the Silk Road should instead be considered a fertile

The Warsaw Ghetto and Uprising (Hardcover)

Describes life in the Warsaw Ghetto and how conditions inside the ghetto and the treatment of Jews under Nazi occupation led to an uprising prior to the destruction of the ghetto in .

Disasters and the Networked Economy (Hardcover)

Mainstream quantitative analysis and simulations are fraught with difficulties and are intrinsically unable to deal appropriately with long-term macroeconomic effects of disasters. In this new book,J.M. Albala-Bertrand develops the themes introduced in his past book,The Political Economy of Large Natural Disasters (Clarendon Press,),to show that societal networking and disaster localization constitute part of an essential framework to understand disaster effects and responses.The au

The Office: Procedures and Technology (Hardcover)

THE OFFICE is a comprehensive text for courses in the high school office technology curriculum. The course name can be Office Procedures,Administrative Procedures,Business and Computer Technology,etc. The target market is high school student preparing for entry-level position in an office setting. The text focuses on the necessary skills that range from using email and the Internet to the use of integrated application and office suites. It covers the soft skills including customer satisfaction ethics,an

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Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad (Hardcover)

The Bug Squad is back in a story about playing together,problem solving,and saying you’re sorry in this hardcover picture book from theNew York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series. This book was a Jumpstart Read for the Record Book. The Bug Squad – Bumblebee Boy,Dragonfly Girl,and Butterfly Girl – are coming to Lulu’s house for a play date and she know exactly what they are going to do all day. They use their big imaginations to create their own fun g

Fellow-Feeling and the Moral Life (Hardcover)

How do our feelings for others shape our attitudes and conduct towards them? Is morality primarily a matter of rational choice,or instinctual feeling? Joseph Duke Filonowicz takes the reader on an engaging,informative tour of some of the main issues in philosophical ethics,explaining and defending the ideas of the early-modern British sentimentalists. These philosophers - Shaftesbury,Hutcheson,Hume,and Smith - argued that it is our feelings,and not our 'reason',which ultimately determine how we judg

Cronus and the Threads of Dread (Hardcover)

Zeus and the Olympians must deal with monstrous spiders and dangerous webs in this Heroes in Training adventure. A giant spiderweb in the sky with the words “Surrender Olympians” shows Zeus and his friends that they are in for another battle. Dodging the silky and sticky webs,the Olympians find themselves scattering in all directions to avoid getting caught. But those dangerous webs actually contain a hidden gem—Athena’s magical object. And the Olympians soon discover that the Threads of Drea

Government,Business,And the American Economy (Hardcover)

Integrating approaches from political science,the study of business,and economics into a unified whole,Government,Business,and the American Economy,second edition,explores the many ways in which governments and the business world are interconnected.

Marley and the Great Easter Egg Hunt (Hardcover)

The day of the annual town Easter Egg Hunt has arrived,and Marley and his family are ready to find the biggest,most eggstravagant egg! Marley is great at spotting the eggs in trees and behind plants,but he just can't seem to get the eggs to Cassie or Baby Louie before someone else snatches them up. So,in true Marley fashion,Marley decides to forge his own path... right through the doors of the town shops. Stopping into the grocery,the bakery,and the party store,Marley creates calamity

Micro- and Nanoengineering of the Cell Surface (Hardcover)

Micro- and Nanoengineering of the Cell Surface explores the direct engineering of cell surfaces,enabling materials scientists and chemists to manipulate or augment cell functions and phenotypes. The book is accessible for readers across industry,academia,and in clinical settings in multiple disciplines,including materials science,engineering,chemistry,biology,and medicine. Written by leaders in the field,it covers numerous cell surface engineering methods along with their current and pote

Undead Ed and the Fingers of Doom (Hardcover)

Being undead is no walk in the park,especially when you've got four extra fingers with a mind of their own! In this third creepy installment,Ed must contend with a nemesis even scarier than an evil clown: the devil himself! Yes,the devil is the one pulling the strings on Ed's weird additional fingers,and Ed must pay him a visit if he ever hopes to be free. But the deeds of Ed's fingers have turned everyone in Mortlake against him. Can he win back his friends and make everything ri

The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills (Hardcover)

For anyone who's ever survived a rite of passage or performed a mating dance at Prom... The Japanese hold a Mogi ceremony for young women coming of age. Latina teenagers get quinceaneras. And Janice Wills of Melva,NC... has to compete in the Miss Livermush pageant. Janice loves anthropology--the study of human cultures--and her observations help her identify useful rules in the chaotic world of high school. For instance: Dancing is an effective mating ritual--but only if you're goo

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