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[A-B] [C-D] [E-I] [J-O] [P-R] [S] [T-Z] Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen ABRAMS Joel ACHENBACH Bill ADAIR Ken ALDER Natalie ANGIER Bulent ATALAY* Philip BALL Marcia BARTUSIAK (editor)* George BASALA Alison BASS Chris BEARD Marina BENJAMIN Jeffrey BENNETT David BODANIS2 : A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation Max BORN , with the original introduction by Werner Heisenberg, the original foreword by Bertrand Russell, and new preface by Diana Buchwald and Kip ThorneMark BOWEN Probably Slept Here: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the 20th Century John BROCKMAN, editor Rodney A. BROOKS Lester R. BROWN Peter D. Ward and Donald BROWNLEE Peter D. Ward and Donald BROWNLEE Mark BUCHANAN Amos Nur with Dawn BURGESS William E. BURROWS with foreword by Walter CronkiteGerry BYRNE Alice CALAPRICE Alice CALAPRICE, editor , with a foreword by Freeman DysonNigel CALDER Christy CAMPBELL William CASSIDY Brian CATHCART Marvin CETRON and Owen Davies Daniel CHARLES Adriaen COENEN Jack COHEN and Ian Stewart K. C. COLE Jennet CONANT Ray Villard and Lynette R. COOK, illustrator John CORNWELL John D. COX Robert P. CREASE Carlene CROSS
Ken CROSWELL Lillian Hoddeson and Vicki DAITSCH Keay DAVIDSON Marvin Cetron and Owen DAVIES Paul DAVIES Pete DAVIES Richard DAWKINS Jan DE BLIEU Marq DE VILLIERS Frans DE WAAL Paul DICKSON I GREGORIOPeter Larson and Kristin DONNAN* Bruce G. DORMINEY Freeman DYSON Paul R. EHRLICH Albert EINSTEIN , with a new introduction by Brian Green Mark ESSIG Simon Singh and Edzard ERNST, M.D. Douglas H. ERWIN Brian FAGAN Brian FAGAN Timothy FERRIS Michelle FEYNMAN, editor Tim FLANNERY Daniel FISCHER Helen FISHER Cynthia FOX Harald FRITSCH , translated from the German by Karin HeuschSeymour GARTE Avery GILBERT Paul GILSTER Newt GINGRICH and Terry L. Maple Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald GOLDSMITH* David GOODSTEIN Daniel GREENBERG Nancy Thorndike GREENSPAN John GRIBBIN and Mary GRIBBIN Jarrett HALLCOX and Amy Welch, Foreword by Dr. Bill Bass Michael HANLON* Michael HANLON with Foreword by Arthur C. ClarkeDavid A. HARDY and Sir Patrick Moore Donna L. HART and Robert W. Sussman Ron Miller and William K. HARTMANN Stephen HAWKING, editor and commentator Stephen HAWKING Robin Marantz HENIG Roger HIGHFIELD Ian Wilmut and Roger HIGHFIELD Edward L. Schneider, M.D., and Leigh Ann HIRSCHMAN Lillian HODDESON and Vicki Daitsch James P. HOGAN Scott HULER Bruce JAKOSKY Eugene H. KAPLAN Barbara J. KING Jeffrey KLUGER Elizabeth KOLBERT Ray KURZWEIL Peter LARSON and Kristin Donnan* Robert LAUGHLIN Roger D. LAUNIUS and Howard McCurdy with foreword by Ray BradburyEric LAX Joseph LE DOUX Michael D. LEMONICK Daniel J. LEVITIN Daniel J. LEVITIN Olga LITOWINSKY Bjorn LOMBORG M. G. LORD Newt Gingrich and Terry L. MAPLE Roger D. Launius and Howard McCURDY with foreword by Ray Bradbury Maryn McKENNA Kenneth R. MILLER Ron MILLER and William K. Hartmann Leonard MLODINOW Chris MOONEY Chris MOONEY
David A. Hardy and Sir Patrick MOORE Hans MORAVEC Hans MORAVEC Richard MORRIS Oliver MORTON U. S. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES and the U.S. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Don NORMAN Amos NUR with Dawn Burgess Barbara OAKLEY Marvin OLASKY and John Perry David M. OSHINSKY David OWEN Michael PATERNITI George PENDLE Linda PERLSTEIN Marvin Olasky and John PERRY Steven PINKER Steven PINKER George POINAR, Jr., and Roberta POINAR William POUNDSTONE Gavin PRETOR-PINNEY Joel R. PRIMACK and Nancy Ellen Abrams Heather PRINGLE John J. RATEY, M.D. Chet RAYMO Chet RAYMO Chet RAYMO Martin REES Richard REEVES Bob REISS Matt RIDLEY John S. RIGDEN Mary ROACH Mary ROACH Mary ROACH Paul ROBERTS Theodore ROSZAK Michael RUSE Carl SAGAN Carl SAGAN, edited by Ann Druyan Edward L. SCHNEIDER, M.D., and Leigh Ann Hirschman Bruce A. SCHUMM Jeffrey H. SCHWARTZ Gino SEGRE Charles SEIFE
Charles SEIFE
SERVAN-SCHREIBER, David, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Bob SHEETS and Jack Williams
Donna SHIRLEY with Danelle Morton Seth SHOSTAK Tom SIEGFRIED SINGH Simon and Edzard Ernst, M.D. Lee SMOLIN Dava SOBEL Barbara SPRING Tom STANDAGE Tom STANDAGE William K. STEVENS Amy STEWART Jack Cohen and Ian STEWART Ian STEWART Paul STRATHERN Steven STROGATZ Rebecca STOTT Gregory STOCK Donna L. Hart and Robert W. SUSSMAN Doron SWADE George G. SZPIRO Andrew TAYLOR* James TREFIL Alexander TSIARAS* Alexander TSIARAS Colin TUDGE Neil deGrasse TYSON and Donald Goldsmith* Jason VAN DREISCHE and Roy VAN DREISCHE Ray VILLARD and Lynette R. Cook, illustrator Gilbert WALDBAUER Peter D. WARD and Donald Brownlee Peter WARD Peter WARD Peter D. WARD and Donald Brownlee Bruce WATSON Fred WATSON James D. WATSON* Lyall WATSON Samantha WEINBERG David A. WEINTRAUB Jarrett Hallcox and Amy WELCH, Foreword by Dr. Bill Bass Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack WILLIAMS Ian WILMUT and Roger Highfield Daniel J. WILSON E. O. WILSON Peter WOIT Robert L. WOLKE , with 35 recipes by Marlene ParrishDavid WOLMAN Colin WOODARD THE WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE Jane YOLEN Jane YOLEN Palle YOURGRAU G. Pascal ZACHARY Marlene ZUK
