{"title":"Science","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sickening-how-big-pharma-broke-american-health-care-and-how-we-can-repair-it-paperback","title":"Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Abramson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inside story of how Big Pharma's relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge--misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy countries--yet the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks a lowly 68th in the world. 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Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the witchcraft trial of his mother, this lively biography of Johannes Kepler - 'the Protestant Galileo' and 16th century mathematician and astronomer - reveals the surprisingly spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the style of Dava Sobel's \u003cem\u003eGalileo's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, Connor's book brings to life the tidal forces of Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and social upheaval. Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion, was persecuted for his support of the Copernican system. After a neighbour accused his mother of witchcraft, Kepler quit his post as the Imperial mathematician to defend her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Connor tells Kepler's story as a pilgrimage, a spiritual journey into the modern world through war and disease and terrible injustice, a journey reflected in the evolution of Kepler's geometrical model of the cosmos into a musical model, harmony into greater harmony. The leitmotif of the witch trial adds a third dimension to Kepler's biography by setting his personal life within his own times. The acts of this trial, including Kepler's letters and the accounts of the witnesses, although published in their original German dialects, had never before been translated into English. Echoing some of Dava Sobel's work for \u003cem\u003eGalileo's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, Connor has translated the witch trial documents into English. With a great respect for the history of these times and the life of this man, Connor's accessible story illuminates the life of Kepler, the man of science, but also Kepler, a man of uncommon faith and vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the witchcraft trial of his mother, this lively biography of Johannes Kepler - 'the Protestant Galileo' and 16th century mathematician and astronomer - reveals the surprisingly spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the style of Dava Sobel's \u003cem\u003eGalileo's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, Connor's book brings to life the tidal forces of Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and social upheaval. Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion, was persecuted for his support of the Copernican system. After a neighbour accused his mother of witchcraft, Kepler quit his post as the Imperial mathematician to defend her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James Connor tells Kepler's story as a pilgrimage, a spiritual journey into the modern world through war and disease and terrible injustice, a journey reflected in the evolution of Kepler's geometrical model of the cosmos into a musical model, harmony into greater harmony. The leitmotif of the witch trial adds a third dimension to Kepler's biography by setting his personal life within his own times. The acts of this trial, including Kepler's letters and the accounts of the witnesses, although published in their original German dialects, had never before been translated into English. Echoing some of Dava Sobel's work for \u003cem\u003eGalileo's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, Connor has translated the witch trial documents into English. 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Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSignature in the Cell \u003c\/i\u003eis a defining work in the discussion of life's origins and the question of whether life is a product of unthinking matter or of an intelligent mind. For those who disagree with ID, the powerful case Meyer presents cannot be ignored in any honest debate. For those who may be sympathetic to ID, on the fence, or merely curious, this book is an engaging, eye-opening, and often eye-popping read\" -- \u003ci\u003eAmerican Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed one of the top books of 2009 by the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e (London), this controversial and compelling book from Dr. Stephen C. Meyer presents a convincing new case for intelligent design (ID), based on revolutionary discoveries in science and the biological information stored in DNA. Tackling the central mystery of the origin of life, Meyer argues that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution as expounded in \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e did not, in fact, refute ID. If you enjoyed Francis Collins's \u003ci\u003eThe Language of God\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll find much to ponder--about evolution, the digital code in DNA, and intelligent design--in \u003ci\u003eSignature in the Cell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the signature in the cell, and what does it reveal about the origin of life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe DNA Enigma: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the mystery of how the digital information in DNA first arose--the question that materialistic evolutionary theories have been unable to answer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpecified Complexity: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the concept of specified information, the unique hallmark of intelligent agency, and see how it appears in the cell's molecular machinery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCritique of Chemical Evolution: \u003c\/b\u003e A comprehensive review of the failures of leading scientific theories--from chance to self-organization--to explain the origin of the first life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEvidence for Intelligent Design: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow the step-by-step argument as Meyer makes a positive, evidence-based case for an intelligent cause as the best explanation for the information at the heart of life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Compelling Case for Intelligent Design Based on Revolutionary Discoveries in Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSignature in the Cell\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen Meyer has written the first comprehensive DNA-based argument for intelligent design. As he tells the story of successive attempts to unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address--how did life begin?--Meyer develops the case for this often-misunderstood theory using the same scientific method that Darwin himself pioneered. Offering a fresh perspective on one of the enduring mysteries of modern biology, Meyer convincingly reveals that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or giving up on science, but instead on compelling, and mounting, scientific evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e--Dr. Philip S. Skell, member, National Academy of Sciences, and Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Compelling Case for Intelligent Design Based on Revolutionary Discoveries in Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSignature in the Cell\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen Meyer has written the first comprehensive DNA-based argument for intelligent design. As he tells the story of successive attempts to unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address--how did life begin?--Meyer develops the case for this often-misunderstood theory using the same scientific method that Darwin himself pioneered. Offering a fresh perspective on one of the enduring mysteries of modern biology, Meyer convincingly reveals that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or \"giving up on science,\" but instead on compelling, and mounting, scientific evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55075485745451,"sku":"9780061472794","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/0261\/5851\/files\/aWm8-beK1q9780061472794.webp?v=1787706245"}],"url":"https:\/\/greenmangobooks.com\/collections\/science.oembed","provider":"Green Mango Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}