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The Devil's Delusion
From a bestselling author, an "incendiary and uproarious" assault on the pretensions of scientific atheists (National Review)Militant atheism is on the rise. Prominent thinkers …
The King of Infinite Space
For more than two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid's Elements , the world's first mathematical treatise. The system of shapes and space it describes is at …
Science After Babel
Polymath and raconteur David Berlinski is at it again, challenging the shibboleths of contemporary science with his inimitable blend of deep learning, close reasoning, and rapier …
Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics
The best-selling author of Advent of the Algorithm and A Tour of the Calculus traces the history of mathematics over the course of 2,500 years, profiling ten important developments …
Une brève histoire des maths
Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur les plus grands mathématiciens de l''HistoireDescartes, Euclide, Leibniz, Newton… Cinq ans après l’incroyable succès de La Vie rêvée …
Signature of Controversy
Clean Sweep
When San Francisco private eye Aaron Asherfeld is hired to track down a missing businessman, his investigation takes on a kinky dimension as he meets a host of characters from the …
The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions
Militant atheism is on the rise. In recent years, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of bestselling books …
Deniable Darwin & Other Essays
Human Nature
Conventional wisdom holds that the murder rate has plummeted since the Middle Ages; humankind is growing more peaceful and enlightened; man is shortly to be much improved--better …
Newton's Gift
This account of Newton examines both his work and his life. This is no mean feat as Newton lived in isolation, never travelling beyond England, had few freinds and while he wrote …
Infinite Ascent
In Infinite Ascent, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of The Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus, and Newton’s Gift, tells the story of mathematics, bringing to …