Science ebook recommendations - Page 12

stonetools · 05-22-2011, 12:10 PM

Recently I've read "Natural Acts" by David Quammen -a writer on natural history. Its a collection of his early essays and is quite good. I've also read "Song of the Dodo" by him-even better . Look up Quammen on Amazon HERE.

Stephen Jay Gould was a great science essayist who frequently disagreed with a favorite here, Dawkins. A lot of vhis stuff isn't on Kindle, but you can check his work HERE.

Dunno if "The Elegant Universe" was mentioned, but that was pretty ace. Looky here , the Kindle edition is only $2.11. Grab it HERE.

On the same page is Isaacson's biography of Einstein. It was universally well regarded, and you might want to try it if you are an Einstein admirer (and which intelligent person isn't?)
"At the Water's Edge" by Carl Zimmer was superb, but its only avaiable as a pbook. He has a couple of newer ones , like "Brain Cuttings" and "Planet of Viruses" but I don't know how good they are. I'll check out the samples.

stonetools · 05-24-2011, 09:39 AM

Ira Flatow of NPR's Science Friday has up a summer reading list of science books HERE

That ought to satisfy your science reading itch for a while.

BenG · 05-24-2011, 12:12 PM

Carl Zimmer's Planet of Viruses is a great book.
(Viruses consume over half of the ocean's bacteria every day and over half of our DNA is material from viruses.)

MickeyC · 05-25-2011, 08:13 AM

Finished Packing for Mars a while ago and can definitely recommend it.

Has anyone read Kaku's latest, Physics of the Future? I've enjoyed all his books especially Einstein's Cosmos.

stonetools · 05-25-2011, 12:14 PM

Read his Physics of the impossible. Recommended.

WT Sharpe · 05-25-2011, 01:26 PM

MickeyC · 05-25-2011, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonetools

Read his Physics of the impossible. Recommended.

Just put it on my TBR list.

You know, this is a very interesting thread. We should push to have it become a sticky.

stonetools · 05-26-2011, 08:41 AM

+1. Would also like the Crime Fiction Thread to be a Sticky. OK, moderators?

MickeyC · 05-26-2011, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonetools

+1. Would also like the Crime Fiction Thread to be a Sticky. OK, moderators?

Agree!!

MickeyC · 05-30-2011, 01:43 PM

Just checked and Physics of the Future is available in our local libraries as an eBook and I have my name on the list. Will read as soon as my name comes up.

WT Sharpe · 05-31-2011, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

Just put it on my TBR list.

You know, this is a very interesting thread. We should push to have it become a sticky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonetools

+1. Would also like the Crime Fiction Thread to be a Sticky. OK, moderators?

The list of stickies is growing rather long, but dreams came up with a great idea. There is now a new (closed) sticky thread in Reading Recommendations called Recommendations for Your Favorite Book Genre that contains links to the Science ebook recommendations thread, the Crime Fiction Recommendations thread, and many others.

Although this is a closed thread, if you have recommendations of threads that you think should be added to the list, simply go to Recommendations for Your Favorite Book Genre and click on the "report post" icon and make your suggestion.

And I bet you thought we were ignoring you!

stonetools · 05-31-2011, 01:27 PM

Hey thanks!

MickeyC · 06-18-2011, 09:15 AM

Help!

Trying to buy the Dan Falk book, In Search of Time: Journeys along a Curious Dimension but the Sony site says that it is only available in Canada. However they do offer In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time by Falk.

Question is: Is this the same book with a slightly different title? Maybe the first is the Canadian version and this is the US version. The Kobo site only lists this book and not the 'Curious Dimension' version

wallcraft · 06-18-2011, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

Question is: Is this the same book with a slightly different title?

It seems to be. Amazon and B&N are selling the ebook (and the hardback) in the US as In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension, but they also have a paperback, listed separately, with the title In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time. The reviews are the same, and the cover is the same except for the title.

MickeyC · 06-18-2011, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

It seems to be. Amazon and B&N are selling the ebook (and the hardback) in the US as In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension, but they also have a paperback, listed separately, with the title In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time. The reviews are the same, and the cover is the same except for the title.

It is. Just downloaded it and it does have the same title

05-22-2011, 12:10 PM	#166
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Recently I've read "Natural Acts" by David Quammen -a writer on natural history. Its a collection of his early essays and is quite good. I've also read "Song of the Dodo" by him-even better . Look up Quammen on Amazon HERE. Stephen Jay Gould was a great science essayist who frequently disagreed with a favorite here, Dawkins. A lot of vhis stuff isn't on Kindle, but you can check his work HERE. Dunno if "The Elegant Universe" was mentioned, but that was pretty ace. Looky here , the Kindle edition is only $2.11. Grab it HERE. On the same page is Isaacson's biography of Einstein. It was universally well regarded, and you might want to try it if you are an Einstein admirer (and which intelligent person isn't?) "At the Water's Edge" by Carl Zimmer was superb, but its only avaiable as a pbook. He has a couple of newer ones , like "Brain Cuttings" and "Planet of Viruses" but I don't know how good they are. I'll check out the samples. Last edited by stonetools; 05-22-2011 at 01:14 PM.

05-30-2011, 01:43 PM	#175
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Just checked and Physics of the Future is available in our local libraries as an eBook and I have my name on the list. Will read as soon as my name comes up. Last edited by MickeyC; 06-18-2011 at 09:10 AM.

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05-24-2011, 09:39 AM	#167
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Ira Flatow of NPR's Science Friday has up a summer reading list of science books HERE That ought to satisfy your science reading itch for a while.

05-24-2011, 12:12 PM	#168
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Carl Zimmer's Planet of Viruses is a great book. (Viruses consume over half of the ocean's bacteria every day and over half of our DNA is material from viruses.)

05-25-2011, 08:13 AM	#169
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Finished *Packing for Mars* a while ago and can definitely recommend it. Has anyone read Kaku's latest, *Physics of the Future? I've enjoyed all his books especially Einstein's Cosmos*.

05-25-2011, 12:14 PM	#170
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Read his Physics of the impossible. Recommended.

05-25-2011, 01:26 PM	#171
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.

05-26-2011, 08:41 AM	#173
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	+1. Would also like the Crime Fiction Thread to be a Sticky. OK, moderators?

05-31-2011, 01:27 PM	#177
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Hey thanks!

06-18-2011, 09:15 AM	#178
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Help! Trying to buy the Dan Falk book, In Search of Time: Journeys along a Curious Dimension but the Sony site says that it is only available in Canada. However they do offer *In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time* by Falk. Question is: Is this the same book with a slightly different title? Maybe the first is the Canadian version and this is the US version. The Kobo site only lists this book and not the 'Curious Dimension' version

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