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Baby Animals – Marshak, Barto, Laptev

Posted on September 10, 2013 by damitr

  We now come to a wonderful and cute little children’s book titled Baby Animals and published by Raduga. This book is actually a compilation of three books on animal Babies. The first one is Babies of the Zoo by … Continue reading →

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Problem Books in Physics – Taking Stock

Posted on September 10, 2013 by damitr

In this post, we take a stock of all the “Problem Books in Physics” that we have and the ones which we don’t have. The ones in a green text we already have, but they are not prepared (except one). … Continue reading →

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The Space Age – Shkolenko

Posted on August 17, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see The Space Age by Yuri Shkolenko The author, Yu. A. Shkolenko, is a doctor of philosophy and a journalist. In his book he has com-bined reflections on the fundamental processes occurring in the space … Continue reading →

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Pioneers of Space – Mitroshenkov

Posted on August 16, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see Pioneers of Space compiled by V. Mitroshenkov “PIONEERS OF SPACE” IS A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTARY ESSAYS WRITTEN BY. COSMONAUTS, SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS ABOUT THE ORGANISATION OF THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME. OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT THE … Continue reading →

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Geochemistry for Everyone – Fersman

Posted on August 15, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see Geochemistry for Everyone by Alexander.E.Fersman This book is neither a fascinating novel nor a scientific treatise. It is built according to a special plan. One after another its four parts pass from general problems … Continue reading →

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A Spaceship In Orbit – Kolesnikov, Glazkov

Posted on August 14, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see A Spaceship In Orbit by Yu.V. Kolesnikov, Yu. N. Glazkov “What lies ahead of you is the investigation of the crater-gnawed Moon and the landing on Mars. You are expected to penetrate into the … Continue reading →

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I need new bookshelves…

Posted on June 29, 2013 by damitr

Given the bibliophile that I am, the space for books always tends to fill up… There are about 15 more boxes to arrive, and the shelf is already overflowing, (there are two more which are full)…. All randomly placed, no … Continue reading →

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Selected Problems in Physics – Shaskol’skaya and El’tsin

Posted on June 17, 2013 by anish

In this post we will look at a very special problem book by Shaskol’skaya and El’tsin. This extremely popular problem book was translated outside the erstwhile USSR. THE present collection of problems is a further development and revision of our book … Continue reading →

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On The Neuronal Organization of The Brain – Poliakov

Posted on June 17, 2013 by damitr

In this post we see a book on neuroscience titled On The Neuronal Organization of The Brain by G. I. Poliakov. Though much of the material in the book may be dated. This monograph is devoted to a description of … Continue reading →

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Space Adventures From Your Home – Rabiza

Posted on June 13, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see a children’s book on experiments on space travel titled Space Adventures in Your Home by F. Rabiza Space Adventures in Your Home will help you perform experiments on your own. Of course, this book … Continue reading →

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