Shelfie Adds De Gruyter Science Catalogue

Shelfie adds scientific publisher De Gruyter's catalogue of ebooks to its inventory of digital titles it can offer as bundled ebooks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: How 20th century science unmade Newton's universe

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9 of the Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books To Read In March 2023

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Sevier, de Guzman, Hultenschmidt Up at Grand Central, Forever

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We want and we fear emotions in our robots. Here's what science fiction can teach us about flashes of emotion from Bing

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