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  • What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    A special 10th anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with brand-new illustrations and answers to the most absurd hypothetical questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can ... Read more

    S$ 29.75 SGD

  • Invention to Innovation

    How Scientists Can Drive Our Economy

    by Dr Larry Marshall ...
    Invention to Innovation charts a course for scientists, leaders, investors and policy makers to translate research into growing innovative, competitive companies and industries. With extensive experience and insights gained over three decades, Dr Larry Marshall demonstrates how science can generate new value that grows markets and creates jobs while also delivering social, environmental and ... Read more

    S$ 35.63 SGD

  • Supremacy

    Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award

    by Parmy Olson ...
    **Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year AwardUpdated edition with a new preface from the author.The astonishing story of the people fighting to control the future of generative artificial intelligence – and, therefore, the future of humanity. From award-winning journalist Parmy Olson.**Two titans of Silicon Valley, Microsoft and Google, rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • How to Feed the World

    A Factful Guide

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates'A fascinating deep dive...a wonderful fact-based tour of our food system, past and present. It opens up plenty of interesting debates on what to do next to feed 10 billion people without wrecking the planet' Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the WorldIn this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • The Lean Startup

    The Million Copy Bestseller Driving Entrepreneurs to Success

    by Eric Ries ...
    **THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION'The Lean Startup changes everything.' - Harvard Business Review----------**Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable.The Lean Startup is a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.Essential reading for any ambitious entrepreneur, The ... Read more

    S$ 24.08 SGD

  • The Book of Why

    The New Science of Cause and Effect

    by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie ...
    The "extraordinary" (Science Friday), "illuminating" (New York Times) argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl ... Read more

    S$ 18.74 SGD

  • Loonshots

    How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries

    by Safi Bahcall ...
    * Instant WSJ bestseller* Translated into 18 languages* #1 Most Recommended Book of the year (Bloomberg annual survey of CEOs and entrepreneurs)* An Amazon, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Inc., Newsweek, S****trategy + Business, Tech Crunch, Washington Post Best Business Book of the year* Recommended by Bill Gates, Daniel Kahneman, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Sid ... Read more

    S$ 16.34 SGD

  • 反智：不願說理的人是偏執，不會說理的人是愚蠢，不敢說理的人是奴隸

    The Irrational ApeWhy Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

    by 古倫姆斯, David Robert Grimes ...
    Translated by 楊玉齡 ...
    Series series 科學自然
    識破迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術理性並非本能，理智需要鍛鍊《反智》蒐羅了常見的推理謬誤、邏輯缺陷、數字迷思、偏見和陰謀論，以當今社會的著名事件和近代歷史的精采故事為例，告訴我們如何識破種種迷惑人心的把戲、似是而非的話術，以及如何建立分析性思考的能力。你覺得下面這個三段論，有沒有問題呢？前提一：人皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結　論：因此，蘇格拉底是人。如果你覺得完全沒問題，那麼我們把「人」換成「狗」，重寫如下：前提一：狗皆不免一死。前提二：蘇格拉底不免一死。結論　：因此，蘇格拉底是狗。看得出來問題出在哪裡嗎？我們再舉兩個同樣類型的... ... Read more

    S$ 18.10 SGD

  • User Friendly

    How the Hidden Rules of Design are Changing the Way We Live, Work & Play

    by Cliff Kuang, Robert Fabricant ...
    AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF 2019 PICKFORTUNE WRITERS AND EDITORS' RECOMMENDED BOOKS OF 2019 PICK'A tour de force, an engrossing fusion of scholarly research, professional experience and revelations from intrepid firsthand reporting' -- New York TimesUSER FRIENDLY is a must-read for anyone who loves well-designed products-and for the innovators aspiring to make them.It seems like m... ... Read more

    S$ 21.24 SGD

  • 零基礎一學就會的100款手搖飲

    by 蔣馥竹 ...
    Series Book 193 - Cook50
    集結20年教學經驗的精華配方，讓零基礎的人按照步驟操作百分百成功，飲品高手獲得飲料製作的創意與靈感。作者蔣馥竹（蔣馥安）擁有20年的飲調教學經驗，教授過各行各業的學生：有想轉行創業的人、有純粹當成興趣的人、有想學得一技之長就業的人，也有想考證照的學生。她將20年來的授課精華，各種經典、人氣、獨特的手搖飲，全部濃縮在這本書中。本書共分成「茶」、「特調」、「果汁＆咖啡」三個單元。每一杯成品，不管是經典、獨特的創意風味，讓人恨不得立刻大口暢飲！ ... Read more

    S$ 11.44 SGD

  • Leading Without Authority

    Why You Don’t Need To Be In Charge to Inspire Others and Make Change Happen

    by Keith Ferrazzi ...
    'Ferrazzi is breaking new ground in defining what leadership can mean in the emerging world of work' -Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global'Ferrazzi has gone into the trenches to figure out what it really takes to empower people and make teams more than the sum of their parts. This book will be a staple in every leader's library' -Adam Grant, host of the TED podcast WorkLife, ... Read more

    S$ 24.08 SGD

  • The Dancing Wu Li Masters

    An Overview of the New Physics

    by Gary Zukav ...
    "The most exciting intellectual adventure I've been on since reading Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York TimesGary Zukav’s timeless, humorous, New York Times bestselling masterpiece, a touchstone for readers of science and spirituality, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, is arguably the most widely acclaimed introduction to quantum physics ever ... Read more

    S$ 16.67 SGD

  • Why Do Buses Come in Threes?

    by Rob Eastaway ...
    With a foreword by Tim Rice, this book will change the way you see the world. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what's the connection between a rugby player taking a conversion and a tourist trying to get the best photograph of Nelson's Column?These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining and highly ... Read more

    S$ 7.18 SGD

  • Genome

    The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

    by Matt Ridley ...
    "Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability." — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Read more

    S$ 16.67 SGD

  • The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws of Nature

    The Science of Success

    by Richard Koch ...
    Series series 80/20
    In a brand new Preface, bestselling author Richard Koch describes a paradigm shift in business, whereby intuition is more important than analysis, ideas and product trump strategy, and influence is superior to control.In this essential companion to his bestselling The 80/20 Principle - the radical power law that helped thousands of people achieve more by doing less - Koch illuminates 92 other ... Read more

    S$ 18.74 SGD

  • Space Oddities

    The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding Of The Universe

    by Dr Harry Cliff ...
    **'A cracking tale of particle physics and cosmology . . . Space Oddities is a rare joy' – New Scientist'Engaging' – The Wall Street JournalNewly observed anomalies could transform our understanding of the fundamentals of physics – and of the nature of reality. In this eye-opening account, CERN experimental physicist Harry Cliff takes the reader on a tour of a new universe . . .**Something strange ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • 時間的形狀——相對論史話（增訂版）

    by 汪詰 ...
    Series series 自由學習
    史上最好懂、最精彩的相對論！完全不同於一般傳統的科普書，更像一本閒暇時可以翻閱的小說。淺顯的語言、身邊的事例、思維的實驗，這是一本人人都能讀懂的相對論。★★★此次增訂版，於第五章的「從黑洞到蟲洞」、「壓軸大戲」；第七章的「時間旅行」；第九章的「EPR實驗」、「宇宙大法官」等章節有新增的內容，針對蟲洞、奇點、宇宙膨脹、量子糾纏（量子纏結）等，補上最新的資訊。這本書保證有趣。跟隨作者，你可以進入愛因斯坦的夢境，坐在牛頓老師的課堂裡，來到星光實驗的現場……零距離接觸科學的知識與思維。從小到大，你可能一直有這樣的疑問：光到底是什麼東西？光速不變，代表什麼意思？宇宙到底長什麼樣子？有大小嗎？有生死嗎？我們能不能穿越時空，任意到達未來或回到過去？時間到底是什麼東西？時間會停止嗎？時間停止了宇宙還存在嗎？這世界上的物質到底是由什麼構成的？讀了這本書，你將會找到答案。本... ... Read more

    S$ 12.05 SGD

  • Papers on the field: Telecommunication Economic, Business, Regulation & Policy

    by Sigit Haryadi ...
    Recommendations for Handling Price War Between Telecom Operators in Indonesia (TSSA 2014)The Study of Correlation and Causality between ICT Development with the Welfare (TSSA 2011) ... Read more

    S$ 2.51 SGD

  • Synthesis and Applications of Semiconductor Nanostructures

    by Karamjit Singh Dhaliwal ...
    Synthesis and Applications of Semiconductor Nanostructures consists of 15 chapters that focus on synthesis, characterization and multifaceted potential applications of semiconductor nanostructures, metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and nanostructure impregnated metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Special materials included in the volume include doped glasses, functionalized carbon nanotubes, doped ... Read more

    S$ 94.45 SGD

  • Illustrator CS5

    by Pierre Labbe ...
    Tout savoir sur Illustrator CS5Cet ouvrage de référence très illustré dresse un panorama complet d'Illustrator CS5, le logiciel leader de dessin vectoriel édité par Adobe. Son auteur, l'un des spécialistes français de la Creative Suite, détaille toutes les fonctionnalités de ce logiciel, en accordant une attention particulière aux nouveautés de cette version CS5 : outil Concepteur de forme, ... Read more

    S$ 41.96 SGD

  • Własna firma — poradnik początkującego przedsiębiorcy

    by Andrzej Lebiedowicz ...
    Marzysz o własnym biznesie, ale nie wiesz, od czego zacząć? „Własna firma — poradnik początkującego przedsiębiorcy” to książka, która dzięki prostemu językowi i przejrzystej check liście pomoże Ci przejść przez wszystkie etapy zakładania i rozwijania działalności — OD POMYSŁU DO SUKCESU, KTÓRY JEST W ZASIĘGU RĘKI ... Read more

    S$ 6.86 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Przyszłości ludzkości według ChatGPT — 28 scenariuszy przedstawionych przez AI

    by Michał Walendowski ...
    ChatGPT to potężne i rewolucyjne narzędzie AI. Autor zapytał je, jakie jego zdaniem są możliwości rozwoju ludzkości i aby opisał przedstawione zagadnienia. Oto 28 scenariuszy przyszłości ludzkości widzianych wirtualnym wzrokiem ChatGPT. Jak naszą przyszłość widzi AI? Książka została utworzona przy pomocy AI ... Read more

    S$ 6.86 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kognitive Verarbeitungsprozesse in der Interaktion mit Strömungsexperimenten in einer Ausstellung

    Eine empirische Untersuchung mit Besuchenden an außerschulischen Lernorten im Küstenraum

    by Annika Roskam ...
    Series series Social Science and Law (German Language)
    Der Küstenraum ist ein dynamisches System, welches sensibel auf Veränderungen reagiert. Aufgrund der hohen Dynamik ist das Wattenmeer 2009 zum UNESCO Weltnaturerbe ernannt worden. Um diese besondere Bedeutung auch in außerschulischen Lernorten zu vermitteln, wird eine Ausstellung zu Strömungsphänomenen konzipiert und erprobt. Dabei werden kognitive Verarbeitungsprozesse von Besuchenden in der ... Read more

    S$ 68.77 SGD

  • Szybki Start! Terraform w moment

    by Michał Walendowski ...
    W kolejnych rozdziałach tej książki zgłębimy głębiej poszczególne aspekty Terraform, zaczynając od instalacji i konfiguracji, aż do zaawansowanych technik i praktyk wdrażania infrastruktury jako kodu. Gotowy? Zacznijmy podróż w świat Terraform! Książka stworzona przy pomocy AI. ... Read more

    S$ 7.07 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus