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Luis

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Matt Parker: Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors (2019)

William Least Heat-Moon: Blue Highways (1999, Little Brown & Company)

William Least Heat Moon: River-Horse (2001, Penguin (Non-Classics))

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Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis: The Devops Handbook (Paperback, 2016)

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Simon Singh: The Code Book (2000, Anchor)

Frank Herbert: Dune (Hardcover, 2019, Ace)

Carl Sagan: Contact (Paperback, French language, 1997, Pocket)

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Luis rated The Art of War: 4 stars

Sunzi: The Art of War (Paperback, 2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform)

The Art of War by Sunzi

Luis rated Why We Make Mistakes: 4 stars

Joseph T. Hallinan: Why We Make Mistakes (Paperback, 2009, Bantam Dell Pub Group)

Why We Make Mistakes by Joseph T. Hallinan

Hallinan sets out to explore the captivating science of human error, and delves into psychology, neuroscience, and economics to discover …

Luis rated The Golden Ratio : The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number: 4 stars

Mario Livio, Mario Livio: The Golden Ratio : The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (Paperback, 2002, Broadway)

The Golden Ratio : The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio, Mario Livio

Luis rated A World Without Time: 3 stars

No cover — Palle Yourgrau: A World Without Time (2006, Perseus Books Group)

A World Without Time by Palle Yourgrau

It is a widely known but little considered fact that Albert Einstein and Kurt Godel were best friends for the …

Luis rated Entanglement: 4 stars

Entanglement by Amir Aczel

Luis rated Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software: 4 stars

Charles Petzold: Code (Paperback, 2000, Microsoft Press)

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold

What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us …

Luis rated Apocalypse 2012: 3 stars

Lawrence E. Joseph: Apocalypse 2012 (2007, Morgan Road Books)

Apocalypse 2012 by Lawrence E. Joseph

"Updated to include dramatic new evidence from NASA and the National Academy of Sciences pointing to a knockout of the …

Luis rated Nothing to be frightened of: 5 stars

Nothing to be frightened of by Julian Barnes

Two years after the best-selling Arthur & George, Julian Barnes gives us a memoir on mortality that touches on faith …

Luis rated Warped Passages: 4 stars

Lisa Randall: Warped Passages (Paperback, 2006, Harper Perennial)

Warped Passages by Lisa Randall

Luis rated Decoding the Universe: 4 stars

Charles Seife: Decoding the Universe (2007, Penguin (Non-Classics))

Decoding the Universe by Charles Seife

The author of Zero explains the scientific revolution that is transforming the way we understand our worldPreviously the domain of …

Luis rated Relativity: 4 stars

Albert Einstein: Relativity (2006, Penguin Books)

Relativity by Albert Einstein (Penguin classics)

Luis rated E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation: 4 stars

David Bodanis: E=mc2 (2001, Berkley Trade)

E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis

Luis rated Lightness of Being: 4 stars

Frank Wilczek: Lightness of Being (2009, Perseus Books Group)

Lightness of Being by Frank Wilczek

Physicist' understanding of the essential nature of reality changed radically over the past quarter century. Frank Wilczek has played a …