The Whole Shebang : A State-Of-The-Universe(s) Report
by Timothy Ferris 
Science Editor's Recommended Book
Plenty of books try to explain the origin of the universe, but despite the ascendance of the Big Bang theory, numerous details of that theory remain in flux as new observations are made and new hypotheses formed (and then confirmed or rejected). Timothy Ferris's The Whole Shebang is an up-to-date account of the various mechanisms believed to have contributed to the universe as we now  know it, from the Big Bang itself to inflation to superstrings. The Whole Shebang  eschews mathematics and formulae and explains cosmological concepts in clear  and enticing prose. If you need an update on the state of the universe, you'll find it  here.
Paperback - 400 pages Reprint edition (July 1998) Touchstone Books; ISBN: 0684838613 ; 
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Parallel Universes: The Search for Other Worlds by Fred Alan Wolf
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Beginner's book on quantum physics 
A great book for beginners and enthusiasts on the subject of quantum physics/theory. Mr. Wolf provides clear, well-thought-out examples of the various theories which support parallel universes and the implications they may have
on this one.  He also provides a brief description of the history of our understanding of the quantum world.  This book is a must read for anyone who finds themself  thinking just a bit differently than everyone else. 
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Tapping the Zero Point Energy by Moray King
This is a good foundation on the ZPE and you can see that Moray was into this area before it was fashionable. 
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How the Mind Works   by Steven Pinker 
Amazon.com:  Why do fools fall in love?  Why does a man's annual salary, on average, increase $600 with each inch of his height?  When a crack dealer guns down a rival, how is he just like Alexander Hamilton, whose face is on the ten-dollar bill?  How do optical illusions function as windows on the human soul?  Cheerful, cheeky, occasionally outrageous MIT psychologist Steven Pinker answers all of the above and more in his marvelously fun, awesomely informative survey of modern brain science.  Pinker argues that Darwin plus canny computer programs are the key to understanding ourselves -- but he also throws in apt references to Star Trek, Star Wars, The Far Side, history, literature, W. C. Fields, Mozart, Marilyn Monroe, surrealism, experimental psychology, and Moulay Ismail the Bloodthirsty and his 888 children.  If How the Mind Works were a rock show, tickets would be scalped for $100.  This book deserves its honor of reaching number one on bestseller lists.  It belongs on a short shelf alongside such classics as Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life, by Daniel C. Dennett, and The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology, by Robert Wright. Pinker's startling ideas pop out as dramatically as those hidden pictures in a Magic Eye 3D stereogram poster, which he also explains in brilliantly lucid prose. 
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Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity    by John H. Holland 
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Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos  by M. Mitchell Waldrop 
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And the Waters Turned to Blood: The Ultimate Biological Threat by Rodney Barker 
Amazon.com:  Don't drink the water.  Don't swim in it, fish in it, or even bathe in it. Rodney Barker's book, And the Waters Turned
to Blood details the latest plague to visit our shores: Pfiesteria piscicida, the "cell from hell," an aquatic microorganism that causes sufferers to exhibit symptoms similar to Alzheimers or multiple sclerosis.  As it follows the fortunes of Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, one of the first scientists to recognize the danger of Pfiesteria, Barker's book reads like a cross between science fiction and conspiracy theory: Dr. Burkholder discovers that excessive pollution in the rivers and coastal waters of the Southeastern United States causes a deadly microorganism to breed like crazy; state and federal government attempts to suppress the report. 

An investigative reporter by training, Mr. Barker writes And the Waters Turned to Blood like a thriller, revealing pieces of the puzzle judiciously as he builds tension.  Unlike in a literary thriller, however, there is no tidy ending to this story.  Readers will be left with the disturbing knowledge that fish are still dying, fishermen are still getting sick, and the potential for disaster in this latest scourge is still unmeasured. 
Hardcover, 352 pages  Publication date: March 1, 1997 
Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 0684831260
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Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague by Richard Rhodes 
Hardcover, 224 pages 
Publication date: March 1, 1997
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Incredible Coincidence; The Baffling World of Synchronicity  by Alan Vaughan 
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory 
by Brian Greene 
Hardcover - 448 pages 1 Ed edition (February 1999) 
W. W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 0393046885
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The Language Instinct/How the Mind Creates Language
by Steven Pinker 
Synopsis:  MIT researcher Steven Pinker believes the capacity for language is wired into our brains by evolution -- as opposed to those who hold that language is developed as a result of environment.  Now available in trade paper, this extraordinarily well-written and entertaining bestseller examines the human ability to learn, speak, and understand language. 
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Chaos: Making a New Science  by James Gleick 
Amazon.com:  Few writers distinguish themselves by their ability to write about complicated, even obscure topics clearly and engagingly.  James Gleick, a former science writer for the New York Times, resides in this exclusive category.  In Chaos, he takes on the job of depicting the first years of the study of chaos -- the seemingly random patterns that characterize many natural phenomena. 

This is not a purely technical book.  Instead, it focuses as much on the scientists studying chaos as on the chaos itself.  In the pages of Gleick's book, the reader meets dozens of extraordinary and eccentric people.  For instance, Mitchell Feigenbaum, who constructed and regulated his life by a 26-hour clock and watched his waking hours come in and out of phase with those of his coworkers at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 

Synopsis:  James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's third revolution.  8 pages of photos. 
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Turbulent Mirror: An Illustrated Guide to Chaos, Theory and the Science of Wholeness
by John Briggs, F. David Peat 
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Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness: An Exploration of Esp, Remote Viewing, Precognitive Dreaming and Synchronicity
by Dale E. Graff 

Synopsis:  Everyone possesses the potential to tap into powerful psychic resources such as ESP, remote viewing, precognitive dreaming, and synchronicity.  Now Dale Graff who was, for 17 years, the leading researcher and expert in the Defense Department in the area of parapsychological phenomenon, provides a fascinating account of his personal experiences and his years of research and development with the STARGATE program. 
Hardcover, 160 pages  Published by Element Publication date: March 1, 1998 
ISBN: 1862042039 
Media appearances:   Dale Graff, as seen on The Crier Report March 9, 1998 and Good Morning America  March 10th, and heard on Art Bell's Coast to Coast March 5, 1998.
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The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
by Edgar Mitchell with Dwight Williams 
Synopsis:  Edgar Mitchell, who, along with Alan Shepard, walked on the lunar surface in 1971, traces the progress of two remarkable journeys: his life-changing space flight and his exploration of the ineffable mystery of consciousness and being. "Everyone has talked about science and religion . . . but Mitchell has really dug into the main paradoxical issues and comes up with a resolving viewpoint."--Harold E. Puthoff, Ph.D. 
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The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronant's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds (Audio Editions) by Edgar Dr. Mitchell, Dwight Arnan Williams 
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The Gold of Exodus: The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai by Howard Blum 
Synopsis:  In this enthralling story, bestselling author Howard Blum relates the daring attempt to locate the actual Mount Sinai: a story teeming with spies, kidnappings, the hunt for priceless treasures--and the headline-making revelations about the holiest place in the Bible.  Featuring facts backed by scholars at Harvard and Johns Hopkins, this exciting tale reads like a novel, yet all of it is true.  Movie rights sold to Castle Rock Pictures. 
Publication date: February 1998 
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The Gold of Exodus: The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai - Cassette Edition
by Howard Blum, Boyd Gaines (Narrator)
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