Science and Inquiry discussion

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In the future, all self-promotion posts belong here; self-promoting posts that are posted elsewhere in the Science and Inquiry group will be deleted as off-topic.

Posted by Ed:

Have you added better deals for the holiday season?


This thread can be a place for writers to tell about the newer deals and pricing that they're offering for the holiday season and/or 2011.


I've recently reduced prices on most of my scientific books, including all nine of the "EasyTerms" books that help students learn basic terms using lightweight, affordable paperbacks... details are at: http://Amzn.to/9fyT3B


Also, "The Money-Saving Idea Book" has been reduced, as sales have increased, from its original price of $14.88 to only $10.79 or less. It has over 250 down-to-Earth ideas. Free info and sample ideas from the book are at: http://tinyurl.com/SampleIdeas


The two newest releases are now only $9.88. They are "The Approximate Value of Pi..." (about 100 pages of just numbers... a "gag gift" for math nerds)... it's here: http://tinyurl.com/madddness ...and a book of game show ideas called, "Name That Game"... details for it are at:

http://tinyurl.com/gameshowbook


Most of the books are also available as fast .pdf downloads for $2.99 tp $3.49... the site has details.


Please feel free to add your specials/deals by replying to this thread. And... happy holidays!

Thanks for the opportunity to tell you all about my new book, out 2/22/11. It's called THE PHILOSOPHICAL BREAKFAST CLUB, and it's about four remarkable men who met as undergraduates at Cambridge University in 1812. They used to meet after the compulsory chapel services and talk about the need for a new scientific revolution. Over the next 60 years, they brought about this revolution, and made science modern!

The men were each brilliant and accomplished: Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first computer, John Herschel, the astronomer who also co-invented photography, William Whewell, who invented the word "Scientist" as well as the fields of mathematical economics, crystallography and the science of the tides, and Richard Jones, a cleric and economist who influenced Karl Marx.

You can read more about the book, including early reviews, at Amazon: http://amzn.to/9CYB9S.

Laura wrote: "Thanks for the opportunity to tell you all about my new book, out 2/22/11. It's called THE PHILOSOPHICAL BREAKFAST CLUB, and it's about four remarkable men who met as undergraduates at Cambridge U..."

I just got accepted as a first-reads winner for this book. When I get finished with it, would it be appropriate to link my review here?

Grace wrote: "I just got accepted as a first-reads winner for this book. When I get finished with it, would it be appropriate to link my review here? "

It would most definitely be appropriate.

Happy Darwin Day! I thought the group might be interested in 'The Tangled Bank: Love, Wonder, and Evolution', an anthology of fiction, poetry, and artwork about the theory of evolution. It includes an essay by philosopher and atheist Russell Blackford and is structured around the chapters of Origin of Species.

I just received Philosophical Breakfast Club in the mail. Squee! It surprised me that this is the "unfinished" version -- it doesn't have the publishers cover on it. This makes me so excited to see more of the book publishing process. And, I can't wait to read the book. I'll put a link up to the review as soon as I've finished. (Probably in a few weeks as I'm swamped at school!)

Anyone interested in hard SF might like my novellette His Name In Lights:

I just finished reading The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World by Laura Snyder. I thoroughly recommend this book, especially to those who enjoyed Holmes' The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.

I wrote a review of the book.

David wrote: "I just finished reading The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World by Laura Snyder. I thoroughly recommend this book, esp..."

I really liked The Age of Wonder and The Philosophical Breakfast Club sounds right up my alley. Nice review, David, I just bought it for my Kindle.

At last! Here is the book about science you have been waiting for.

“48 Hours to Chaos: An Engineer Looks at Life and How the World Really Works,” explains all those little questions that have been bugging you all your life. Why do other people act in ways that seem illogical to you? Why must there be so much conflict and strife in our modern society? Why do we still have wars in our enlightened era? Can't we all just be nice to each other and get along? How come life is so complicated? We address these questions and much, much more.

I like to say “48 Hours to Chaos” can be used as a guidebook to lead you safely through the minefields of science, economics, history, politics, religion, philosophy, government, and other forms of human behavior. Let the perspective of an engineer show you the way to understanding the complexities in modern life.

For more information, stop by my website at http://www.johndwaterman.com

Also available online at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Later, John.

Hello,
I am Devinder Dhiman, and have written a book titled 'Lines of Space'. In this book, I have discussed a new approach to creation of matter and explained with logic and mathematical calculations, how matter could have created from a medium of space in the form of 'Lines of Space' similar to magnetic lines of force. I have also explained, how this medium can be the common source of electrostatic, gravitational and nuclear forces, and thus unifying them all.
The book and 30% sample is available at
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
and at my website
http://www.linesofspace.webs.com

Thanks
Devinder Dhiman

Hi,

I'm a forum member and the author of three works, listed below. Of course, I highly recommend all of them ;-)

1. Intrusive Memory--My memoir about overcoming sadistic child abuse and PTSD to accomplish my goal of becoming a physician.

2. The Life of a Colonial Fugitive--An historical thriller based in the American Revolution.

3. The Cannabinoid Hypothesis--A dark medical/crime thriller; not for the kiddos.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...


Thanks for the opportunity to post this!
Dr. Leonardo Noto

I've just posted a new essay on my science oriented blog:

To the Stars! - http://kennyachaffin.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Kenny wrote: "I've just posted a new essay on my science oriented blog:

To the Stars! - http://kennyachaffin.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!"

Nice blog! Thanks for the link.

I read your article "War on Science" with special interest. Even though, as you mention, antipathy toward science has grown since WWII, hasn't the clash between religion and science been around for a long, long time?

Oh yes, almost always at odds with each other. Thanks for taking a look.

Kenny wrote: "I've just posted a new essay on my science oriented blog:

To the Stars! - http://kennyachaffin.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!"

I enjoyed your essay, Kenny. You have a nice conversational tone. Thank you.

Thank you Aloha! Glad you liked it!

Kenny wrote: "I've just posted a new essay on my science oriented blog:

To the Stars! - http://kennyachaffin.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!"

I spend so much time contemplating conservation issues here on Earth, it was nice to get a glimpse of perspective to the wider Universe. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks DeLene, glad you enjoyed the trip. :D

Kenny wrote: "I've just posted a new essay on my science oriented blog:

To the Stars! - http://kennyachaffin.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!"

Thanks Kenny. One more voyager who enjoyed the trip. :)

Glad you enjoyed BetseaK! Thanks for taking a look.

Hi all,

I just wanted to share a Giveaway for My Watery Self: Memoirs of a Marine Scientist by Dr. Stephen Spotte.

In a series of fascinating and brilliantly-written linked stories, author/scientist Stephen Spotte casts a spell as he describes his journey from West Virginia coal mining camps of his youth to a career as a highly-respected marine scientist instrumental in the development of the modern public aquarium.

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

As this is the self-promotion thread, I hope you enjoy the Kickstarter project for my next book, PHYSICS OF THE BIG BANG THEORY:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

This lighthearted and informative book tells the real science behind TV's most popular comedy.

I need a spanish to english traductor, for my bood "Lose weight in a week".
I only do among babelcube.com.
Now have about 100$ for a month of sells in amazon
Thanks and regards

While it is more fiction than nonfiction there is certainly some science and science fiction in my latest release - Prosthetic Amalgams - Prosthetic Amalgams
available in ebook format at Amazon. A couple of examples:


Cyano Love

Cyano loved life, loved freedom. The world was his oyster. He was free to come and go and do as he pleased, float about consuming the abundant feast, free to grow, reproduce and enjoy his life in the sun. His freewheeling activities however changed all that, changed everything in fact, forcing him to seek shelter behind and even within others who had better adapted to the deadly environment he had spawned. He abhorred relying on others, but it was unavoidable and in time they came to enjoy one another’s company. It was love. He moved in. They became eukaryotic together.


Kenny A. Chaffin – 2/3/2015

and

Dark Matters Explained

Because they are responsible for tracking all information in the universe their data centers are enormous. They surround and fully encompass entire stars in order to obtain the power necessary for their operation. Knowing this it should seem obvious that these dark stars account precisely and exactly for the ‘missing mass’ – the dark matter -- of the known universe. Anyone familiar with the Law of Information will also know that the sum of the archived information must be balanced by an equal and opposite release of dark energy pushing apart the planets, stars and galaxies to create new empty space.


Kenny A. Chaffin – 12/26/2014

Enjoy!

Hi, I'm Paul Halpern, a physicist and science writer. I've been a Goodreads author for a few years, and greatly enjoy the discussion and reviews on this site. Just letting you know about my new book Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat: How Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics. It is the story of how the two great physicists banded together in a battle against quantum randomness and a quest to find a theory of everything. When Schrödinger thought he had found the ultimate equation he reported his discovery to the press, and an international media fiasco began. The book is available at http://www.amazon.com/Einsteins-Dice-...

I'd be glad to answer readers' questions about Einstein, Schrödinger, unification theories, or any topic in physics.

Many thanks,
Paul

Congrats on your new book. What area of physics do you work in? String Theory? Particle physics?

I'm engaged in an on-going conversation with my grand-daughter about gravity. She was astounded to learn that 400 years after Newton's equations describing the effects of gravity, and 100 years after Einstein's equations describing gravity's effects on space and time, we still don't know what gravity is.

She and I understand that we are still trying to detect the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein, but with no success to date.

Any new light on this subject?

Hi, I'm Judith Hubbard, a geology professor and earthquake researcher.

My husband and I are both scientists, and as a result, our kids are turning into little science nerds. Our home library of science books for kids is probably one of the largest in a 500 mile radius (although, granted, we live in the nation-state of Singapore, so this isn't such a huge accomplishment).

As my son got older, I discovered that kids are capable of learning much more than I'd expected. I decided to take the science stories that I teach in college lecture halls into books for kids. Although my beta tester is only 6 years old, these books are probably best for ages 8-14. Since the content is college-level science, adults can learn a lot from them, too.

My favorite part of geology is how it is focused not on a technique, but on a desire to learn about the Earth. Geology borrows from all other fields - chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology, history, computer science - and uses ideas and concepts from all of these to tell stories about the Earth.

So without further ado, please check them out:

Earthquake Science (I am currently running a Goodreads Giveaway for a color print edition of this book!)

Plate Tectonics: The engine inside the Earth

What's so cool about mountains, anyway?

What are diamonds, and how do they form?

My current work is progress is: Earth's Changing Climate. Look for it in November!

I periodically offer the books for free on Kindle. To learn about giveaways or hear about new releases, you can sign up for my newsletter on my website. You will also find extensive descriptions of my research, including links to scientific articles, videos, and a full documentary featuring my research in Nepal.

https://sites.google.com/site/juditha...

I'd be happy to answer questions about books and/or my favorite science topic - earthquakes!

Judith, I'm very interested in your books, but I strongly recommend that you move your post from this thread, which is an old one to the following topic in the Self-Promotion Folder:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Because this topic in appropriately titled about childrens books, you are likely to get better search results from that location.

You can just copy the text of your post to a new post under the suggested topic.

Authors: I'm closing this thread because I want to encourage you to set up a separate thread under the Self Promotion folder:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Having a separate thread for your book(s) should give you better search results.