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“david vanderbilt”

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  • Berry Phases in Electronic Structure Theory

    Electric Polarization, Orbital Magnetization and Topological Insulators

    by David Vanderbilt ...
    Over the past twenty-five years, mathematical concepts associated with geometric phases have come to occupy a central place in our modern understanding of the physics of electrons in solids. These 'Berry phases' describe the global phase acquired by a quantum state as the Hamiltonian is changed. Beginning at an elementary level, this book provides a pedagogical introduction to the important role ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

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    Traffic

    Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    Narrated by David Slavin ...

    Abridged

    5 hours 46 min

    Driving is a fact of life. We are all spending more and more time on the road, and traffic is an issue we face everyday. This audiobook will make you think about it in a whole new light.We have always had a passion for cars and driving. Now Traffic offers us an exceptionally rich understanding of that passion. Vanderbilt explains why traffic jams form, outlines the unintended consequences of our ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Let's Be Less Stupid

    An Attempt to Maintain My Mental Faculties

    by Patricia Marx ...
    Narrated by Patricia Marx ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 33 min

    Former SNL writer and The New Yorker staffer Patty Marx employs the weapon she wields best--not that weapon; Patty believes in gun control. Instead, she uses her sharp-edged humor to tackle the most difficult facet of aging: the mind's decline. From forgetting her brother-in-law's name while he was wearing a nametag to hanging up the phone to look for her phone, Marx confesses to her failures, and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word

    A Different Take on Taxes in Canada

    Narrated by Tyler Hyrchuk ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Canadian Commentaries

    Unabridged

    18 hours 26 min

    Taxes connect us to one another, to the common good, and to the future. This is a book about taxes: who pays what and who gets what. More than that, it’s about the role of government, about citizenship and our collective well-being, about the Canada we want. The contributors, leading Canadian practitioners and scholars, explore how taxes have become a political “no-go zone” and how changes in ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    I'd Rather We Got Casinos

    And Other Black Thoughts

    by Larry Wilmore ...
    Narrated by Larry Wilmore ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 19 min

    From the host of Comedy Central's newest program, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, comes the first paperback reprint of his funny and provocative musings on race in America and other nightly topics--updated with new material for this edition.Now boasting three new chapters and an introduction exclusive the trade paperback edition, I'd Rather We Got Casinos And Other Black Thoughts by Larry ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook