Customer Review: I was a bit of a fan of Lonely Planet Guide Books until I bought a Kindle Edition of The India Guide. One of the strong point of the the LP books is usually the maps. It was really an attractive idea that I would be able to carry all my books in one compact electronic gadget. All was well... more info
Customer Review: I tremendously enjoyed reading this book, which explores perhaps the most fascinating aspect of cryptology: its role in society. From Queen Mary who was executed because her cypher was vulnerable to previously unheard-of frequency analysis, continuing with the war-altering influence of Enigma code... more info
Customer Review: I am my self very fond of alternative, but one day i figured i needed to read some hard critisism of this branch of healing.
I picked up "Trick or Treatment", and expected to get some critical views... What i got was just that, unfortunately, mostly views, and not so much hard empirical facts,... more info
Customer Review: Simon Singh's talent is that he can write intriguing stories centered on advanced scientific or mathematical concepts that even the layman can appreciate. His decision to write a book on Fermat's theorem is spot on - although the proof of the theorem cannot be understood by more than 99.9% of humans... more info
Customer Review: Simon Singh's talent is that he can write intriguing stories centered on advanced scientific or mathematical concepts that even the layman can appreciate. His decision to write a book on Fermat's theorem is spot on - although the proof of the theorem cannot be understood by more than 99.9% of humans... more info
Customer Review: I put off reading this book for a while because I looked at the contents and did not feel like reading about the triumphs of the Ancient Greeks, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Einstein and company for what felt like the umpteenth time. That said, I picked it up a few days ago at the bookstore,... more info
Customer Review: Bodanis is an engaging writer. Unfortunately, this book is very short on scientific and historical accuracy. If you want authenticity with your entertainment, this is not the book for you. The number of errors is legion, and many are quite significant. It would appear that neither the author nor the... more info
Customer Review: Lonely planet has always been my favorite travel book. If you're a backpacker or like traveling on the go, this book will get you far.
Customer Review: Singh and Ernst's book is an introduction both to the principles of science-based medicine and various alternative remedies. The authors explain by way of historical examples how the methodologies of evidence-based medicine evolved and the various pitfalls encountered along the way. To many... more info
Customer Review: During the last few decades science and mathematics has developed so rapidly that it is difficult to comprehend the amount of effort that has gone through civilizations to reach at this point. There are many books that one can read about the history of science. Unfortunately, they all give a very... more info
Customer Review: Fascinating book, engrossing story. Highly recommended for sci-lovers & lay readers alike. HOWEVER, I bought the Kindle version & was disappointed to find that all of the photos are missing! The captions are there, but no photos display. Bummer. (hey Amazon, what gives??)
Customer Review: Singh has provided the reader a delightful history of encryption, beginning with 16th-century codes, proceeding with the mechanized ones, and concluding with modern computer-based systems. He points out how modern encryption is being used to thwart the counterfeiting of dollars, and rejects the... more info
Customer Review: the first few pages of this book are pretty slow, and i'm surprised i hung in there long enough to get over the slow part - i don't have much tolerance for slow beginnings. however, i'm glad i did hang in there, because this book has a heap of detail not easily available elsewhere. everyone knows... more info