Books by Robert Weinberg and Complete Book Reviews

The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps
The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007's Fabulous Films
Lois H. Gresh, Author, Robert Weinberg, Author . Wiley $24.95 (212p) ISBN 978-0-471-66195-5
Everyone knows which secret agent drives a car that turns into a boat at the flick of a switch, leaves fake fingerprints and, of course drinks his martinis shaken, not stirred: Bond. James Bond. Gresh and Weinberg, having surveyed the science of...
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The Science of Supervillains
The Science of Supervillains
Lois H. Gresh, Author, Robert Weinberg, Author John Wiley & Sons $24.95 (212p) ISBN 978-0-471-48205-5
The authors of The Science of Superheroes turn their attention to the heroes' spectacular foes in order to uncover just how worried we need to be that some day a Magneto, Dr. Octopus or Lex Luthor may arise to threaten world domination. Considering...
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The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell
The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell, the Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Master's Fiction
Lois H. Gresh, Author, Robert Weinberg, Author . Wiley $15.95 (264p) ISBN 978-0-471-78247-6
Human characters, not science, are the heart of King's fiction, but Gresh and Weinberg (The Science of James Bond ) use these tales as a jumping-off point in their latest pop-sci tie-in. In Carrie , Firestarter and The Dead Zone , mayhem...
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