Overview :The first comprehensive introduction to information theory, this book places the work begun by Shannon and continued by McMillan, Feinstein,... Read More
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Overview :Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered th... Read More
Overview :One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks, where does the self come from--and how our selves can exist in the minds o... Read More
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Overview :"Merchants of Doubt should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled. It is, and we ignore this m... Read More
Overview :Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theory What can ... Read More
Overview :A brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world "This thoroughly readable book wi... Read More