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Best physics books: Change the way you look at the universe
By Megan Kachigan published
Here are the best physics books for anyone looking for an accessible and engaging immersion into the world of physics.

Got a cool pet? Enter to win this book on their prehistoric counterparts.
By Laura Geggel published
Here's how to enter to win a free copy of the "Prehistoric Pets" pop-up book.

Read an excerpt from 'The Falcon Thief'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Over decades, a brazen thief stole hundreds of eggs from rare and endangered falcons' nests around the world, to sell to private collectors.

'The Falcon Thief' exposes the high-flying life of a notorious rare-bird smuggler
By Mindy Weisberger published
Wild falcons are highly prized by private collectors, who pay tens of thousands of dollars for the rare birds.

Useless Self-Help Guide Offers Ludicrous Solutions to Everyday Problems
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new book by Randall Munroe, author of the popular science webcomic xkcd, explains how to fix real-world problems by using science to find ridiculously complicated solutions.

'Does it Fart?' Authors Drop Book Number Two, 'True or Poo?'
By Mindy Weisberger published
New book "True or Poo?" explores a range of riveting animal repulsiveness.

Ancient Roman Library Discovered Beneath German City
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists are excavating the remains of an ancient Roman library — a bibliophile's dream that once held up to 20,000 scrolls — in Cologne, Germany.

Cyber Monday Deals on Science Books
By Jeanna Bryner published
Check out the best deals on Amazon for books about science, technology and more.
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