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1) Neutrino hunters: the thrilling chase for a ghostly particle to unlock the secrets of the universe
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"Detective thriller meets astrophysics in this adventure into neutrinos and the scientists who pursue them"--
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ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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A rising star in astrophysics presents an accessible and eye-opening look at five ways the universe could end, and the lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology.
We know the universe had a beginning, and expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy. This laid down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting...
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101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions is a manual that will help you home in on exactly what the interviewer is trying to learn... with each and every question he or she asks. If you've never done well on interviews, never even been on a job interview, or just want to make sure a lousy interview doesn't cost you a job you really want, Ron Fry will help you get that job-as he has helped literally millions of people nationwide and throughout...
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xvi, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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You don't need a degree in astrophysics to plumb the mysteries of the universe! This guide makes navigating the stars easy, and provides everything you need to get started on your journey through the cosmos.
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Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel. Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining...
7) Lost stars
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277 pages ; 22 cm
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"A teenage girl grapples with her sister's death and her own place in the universe over the course of one fateful summer in upstate New York. With an epic '80s soundtrack blasting in the background, Lost Stars is a novel that encapsulates teenage-life and all its awkward longing, heady passion, and introspective questioning"--
Before her older sister died Carrie was a science nerd, obsessively tracking her beloved Vira comet. But now that Ginny is...
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xiii, 333 pages ; 22 cm
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"Renowned American astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi's (born James Plummer) coming-of-age memoir, from young boy to graduate-school student, charts the remarkable resilience of a boy who was offered few chances to succeed, but fought hard to achieve his dream"--
In this young adult adaptation of his book, Oluseyi (born James Plummer) tells how he faced years of bullying and abuse, and adopted the persona of "gangsta nerd," dealing weed in juke joints...
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