 Aisle 49 — full of books that you covet. Surely, you've heard of continuing education? No matter your age, it's never too late to learn a few new tricks. Check out Secrets of Mental Math by Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer, re-read Linus Pauling's General Chemistry, or get inspired by Kelli Dunham's How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School. Perhaps the brightest gem in this month's collection is Frank Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, a book filled with beauty and wonder.
 Brian Greene isn't one to rest on his laurels. His newest book, Icarus at the Edge of Time, reworks the Greek myth of Icarus. Says Greene, "I like to call this a work of science in fiction as opposed to science fiction." In this Q&A, learn about Greene's surprising score on the Geek Test, find out why he loves the Catskill Mountains, and why French curves thwarted a career in architecture. And save 30% on Icarus while our promotion lasts.
 Bill Tancer wrote Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why It Matters as an extension of his blog about what he does for Hitwise, on online competitive intelligence company. The anecdotes about what we are really doing on the web are surprising to say the least. In his Q&A for Powells.com, Tancer reveals his love of barbequing, his penchant for both Adamses, and his most influential teacher from his school days. Read on, and save 30% off the cover price of Click for a limited time.
 Robert Zimmerman's curiosity helped him write his latest book, The Universe in a Mirror, which chronicles the invention and construction of the Hubble Space Telescope. Zimmerman describes that curious nature in his Technica Q&A — "When I see a half-filled glass of water...I see the empty half as mysterious and fascinating in its own right." In the rest of his answers, learn about Zimmerman's take on the "Dilbertization" of the American workplace, check out his sharpshooting skills, and learn why he likes to play Mahjong online during writing projects. And save 30% on The Universe in a Mirror while our promotion lasts.
 "'Carbon' is the most important word that people know the least about," says Eric Roston in his Technica Q&A. His latest book, The Carbon Age, details the essential role carbon plays in the universe, and explains why carbon is such a buzzword right now. Read on to find out what he has in common with Jacques Cousteau, how he rates on the Geek Test, and why writing is like an enjoyable puzzle. And save 30% off the cover price of The Carbon Age for a limited time.
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
by John Z Platten
There are other books about creating video games out there. Sure, they cover the basics. But The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design goes way beyond the basics. The authors, top game designers, focus on creating games that are an involving...
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The World without Us
by Alan Weisman
"Let us try a creative experiment," Alan Weisman proposes on page three: If humans disappeared from earth, what would happen? To your home, for example. To our cities, farms, and oceans. To the animals that remain. Or to the billion tons of plastic we'd...
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Mac OS X Leopard (Missing Manual)
by David Pogue
With Leopard, Apple has unleashed the greatest version of Mac OS X yet, and David Pogue is back with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover the operating system with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.5, better known as Leopard, is faster than...
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan
What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times.
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, the well-considered answers he provides to the...
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Inside the Vacuum Tube
by John F. Rider
John Rider has produced one of the funniest and most thorough books ever written on the way vacuum tubes function. His first chapter on the electron is virtually a comic book. Fresh out of the U.S. Army in 1945, he wrote and published an impressive array...
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific...
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Creating the Not So Big House
by Sarah Susanka
This sequel to "The Not So Big House" thoughtfully considers 20 new homes and five remodels that span a broad range of styles, climates, and landscape considerations to show how the not-so-big ideal can work in any setting. Photos. Illustrations....
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Chainsaws: A History
by David Lee
A first-ever book on the worldwide history of the chainsaw, an invention that transformed the forest industry and eventually became the indispensable companion of every red-blooded country dweller....
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This Day in Tech History
Friday, January 9
"Edison Kinetoscopic
Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters 1894
Juan de la Cierva makes first helicopter
flight, Spain 1923
US performs nuclear
test at Nevada test site 1962
Concorde
supersonic airliner made its first test flight 1969
Birthdays
Joseph B. Strauss (1870), civil engineer who built the Golden
Gate Bridge
Karel
Capek (1890), writer who coined the word "robot"
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