The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Digireads.com $6.95
In, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," the life story of one of the most important figures in American history is recounted. The book tells the story of Franklin's early days as a printer, publisher and inventor through to the year 1757 where the Autobiography ends uncompleted. Franklin wrote this autobiography during three different periods in his life and it is supposed that it is left...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Crown $13.95
The LAST LECTURE by Hyperion e-books $21.95
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."--Randy PauschA lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to...
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Simon & Schuster $18.95
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and...
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Viking Adult $24.95
The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her...
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Simon & Schuster $18.95
Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin's life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Isaacson...
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Steve Wozniak $25.99
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies--and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable. But for Kevin, hacking...
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Edward Hutchings $15.95
A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original.In this phenomenal national bestseller, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts in his inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked...
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Walker & Company $14.00
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives and the increasing fortunes of nations hung on a...
David Buick's Marvelous Motor Car by Bob Lutz $9.99
UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITIONPraise for the first edition:“A meticulously researched book written in a popular style that’s difficult to put down. By skillfully weaving together the careers of David Buick and his contemporaries and their car, Larry Gustin fills a gaping hole in automotive history.” —David L. Lewis, professor of business history, University of Michigan“A good, succinct...