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Terry Pratchett has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Some estimates claim his books account for 2 percent of all book sales in Great Britain.
His Discworld series is a ridiculous romp through a fantasic world carried on the back of a giant space-turtle. Pratchett has a way with words that turns the most trivial event into an adventure! Utterly fascinating.
Note that you can easily read these books in any order. Prices are for books
(paperback where available). Other media are much more expensive.
The Science of Discworld
368 pages, paperback.
[Amazon.com]
[Amazon.co.uk]
Despite its title, this book is not about the science of Discworld. Rather it is about the science
of our world using Discworld characters as a sounding board to provide interesting and amusing contrast.
Did you know that:
- Scientists weren't sure the first nuclear chain reaction would stop before blowing up the world?
- The Earth once had a natural nuclear reactor in Oklo, Gabon?
- The planet Mercury will probably leave orbit and possibly the solar system in about a billion years?
- It took 50 years for scientists to accept the idea of continental drift?
- In 2020, NASA hopes to launch a squadron of spacecraft to form an interferometric telescope with a baseline of several thousand miles that can easily image planets in other solar systems?
Space elevators, DNA, general relativity, quantum mechanics, pulsars, ... just about everything presented
in a clear, not-too-technical way.
Note: It may be faster and cheaper to buy this book from Amazon.co.uk even if you are in the US. The book is out of stock in the US and limited availability in the UK.
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The Last Hero
A must for serious Discworld fans. Tons of fantastic illustrations of Cohen the Barbarian
and his Silver Horde, Vetinari, Rincewind, Dunmanifestin, Ankh-Morpork, etc.
Click here to see the cover featuring Cohen up close.
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$24.50 |
160 |
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Nanny Ogg's Cookbook
(special order)
Learn to cook Sheep's Eyeballs, Klatchian Delight, and Rat Pizza (or reasonable simulations).
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$24.95 |
175 |
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Good Omens
(w/Neil Gaiman) |
$6.99 |
210 |
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