The Cairo International Book Fair is one of the largest book festivals in the world. Millions of people enter it annually. For Egyptians, it represents more than just an opportunity to buy books with an appropriate discount, but it is an opportunity to celebrate and entertain oneself even in light of a severe economic crisis that affects everyone. Book prices that sometimes reached record numbers.
And because there are always shortcomings in the nominations of scientific or knowledge books in general, compared to, for example, literary books, especially novels, we have chosen in the field to nominate some books in these ranges for our readers based on a field visit by the science editor to the fair, and because the prices this year were Indeed, it is quite high, so we have taken care to add a new condition for the nominations, which is that the price is as appropriate as possible, in addition to the other usual conditions in our nominations, which are simplicity and ease so that these knowledge materials suit the general public as much as possible, along with the diversity in the topics of the books.
Einstein's story from relativity to string theory
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This book is an exploration into the world of theoretical physics opened by Albert Einstein, and how what began with the special theory of relativity and the conversations of time and space has now reached quantum gravity and strings. The book is in the Arabic magazine booth No. A67, Hall 3. The booth also offers many interesting books with reasonable prices compared to other Arab publishing houses, such as “The Strangest Men ... The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac” by Graham Farmelo, and “Tesla, the Inventor of the Electric Age” by “and Bernard Carlson.
Lessons from plants
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Plants on this planet preceded us by billions of years. Of course, they have more experience than us humans in dealing with it, but we always focus on ourselves, so we neglect every other vision of this world that differs with our vision that simply says: consume as much as you can and nature will fix it behind you, before we Finally realize that they don't.
In this nice book, we learn with Bronda Montgomery that plants, those beings that we deal with as passive and have no role, teach us a lot of wisdom, especially in how they can deal "very intelligently" with their surroundings, so what can we even learn on Personal level of plants?
A short, sweet, smooth book. You can find it at Hindawi Printing and Distribution, Hall 1, Booth C22.
Philosophy of scientific progress
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In its simplicity, the question "How does science develop?"
The subject of really active and important philosophical research, and you may be surprised when you know that philosophers do not know clearly how it arose, grew and changed the method that caused us now to send vehicles to the farthest planets, photograph the most distant galaxies, and recognize the details of DNA in cells so small that every square centimeter One strand of your skin contains hundreds of thousands of them!
This book is presented in plain language, but it will only be accessible to a serious reader with prior knowledge of the nature of the philosophy of science, and people like Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper.
You can find the book in the Egyptian General Book Organization, Hall 1, Pavilion B1. It is worth noting that the authority is the publisher of many scientific masterpieces, which are usually offered at a low price. For example, there you will find books such as “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” by Thomas Kuhn, and “The Ten Quantum Greats” by Sheila Jones and "Deep Simplicity" by John Gribben, among others.
Dark matter and dinosaurs
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It is a really strange relationship, and we can say with a high degree of confidence that this is the only book that combines dark matter, that entity that we do not see, but we believe that it envelops galaxies with a huge mass, and the dinosaurs that became extinct 66 million years ago. Lisa Randall is a physicist and one of the most famous writers on The scope of science simplification It is assumed in this book that dark matter is the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs, and regardless of the validity of this hypothesis or not, the book as a whole is a very nice journey in the origins of the universe and the solar system, you find the book in Scientific Progress for Publishing and Distribution Booth No. C33 Hall 2, It is one of the platforms that offer great books at reasonable prices. There you will find “The Elegant Universe” and “The Fabric of the Universe” by Brian Green, “Life 3.0” by Max Tegmark, “The Imperative” by Kevin Kelly, and others.
Think for yourself
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How do philosophers philosophize?
It is a strange question. We know about philosophies and their topics and what they say about our nature and the nature of this world. We know terms such as epistemology and ontology, but we do not use philosophy to philosophize in our real world. The author of this book, an experimental scientist who loves philosophy, decided to accompany us on a very easy, enjoyable and drawn journey. Well, "we mean here that the book is somewhat graphic in nature." To philosophize, to apply philosophy in our lives, you will find the book in Dar Al-Mahrousa, Hall 1, Suite B39.
Social Psychology
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The importance of social psychology is that it answers the same questions you have in mind: Why do people act this way?
Why is it so hard to convince them?
Why do they like this person without that?
Why do they sometimes look so stupid?
How are human relationships formed, love, friendship and work relationships?
This also sets out to answer your questions about yourself and your behavior that sometimes seem strange even to you. On the other hand, the book is an important introduction for fans of the study of psychology, and is a first step to delve into deeper areas. This book is part of a wide global series. Fame has a funny name for "For Dummies", deliberately simplifying and creative in ways of presenting information to the public, so a beginner from scratch will have no problem delving into it and enjoying its material. You will find the book in Dar Al-Farouk, Hall 1, Booth B12.
Find Schrödinger's cat
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John Gribben remains one of the best science simplifiers around the world, and we can confidently say that his book "In Search of Schrödinger's Cat" is a landmark in simplifying quantum mechanics for beginners. In less than 300 pages, Gribbin can make a scientific and historical presentation of what quantum mechanics means Beginning with what light means and what atoms mean, then a presentation of the foundations of quantum mechanics and the problems I encountered in particular with Einstein, leading to the achievements of Richard Feynman in quantum electrodynamics. The book is rich in its small size, but it is smooth and easy to understand. Booth C22, as well as in the Abu Dhabi Center for the Arabic Language Hall 2 Booth B1, the center offers very good books at an affordable price often, you will find they have a series of natural and cultural history of animals and insects, as well as books such as "The Apple and the Corn" by Sebastian Balear, and "A long time ago Darwin" by Stephen Jay Gould.
Moon
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As for the book "The Moon...in History and Myths and its Impact on Women," it is undoubtedly a very interesting journey in a very long history that started from myth and even its complete opposite, when the first person landed on the moon, the author of the book, Bernd Brunner, a German essayist and author, swims During his book on the human imagination of the moon throughout history, whether in the aspect of myth, art, or even astronomical study, but myth is undoubtedly the most exciting thing in the history of the moon, especially for women, it came to perceptions that say that the moon may be responsible for carrying one of them. And it was said that this pregnancy might abort if the eclipse came, and many societies, including the Arab ones, prevented virgin or pregnant girls from going out into the street in the event of a lunar eclipse, and until now some myths are still prevalent, such as saying that emergency departments are crowded on the night of the full moon, you find The book is in Dar Al-Arabi, Hall 1, Suite C15.
Geography of time
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The name sounds a little cold, but this book is an enjoyable journey in the relationship between time and our daily experiences. We usually study time in a scientific framework, "Special and General Relativity for Einstein, for example," or philosophical, or in the context of planning and organizing processes, but we rarely pay attention to the form that we see With time as ordinary people who don't care about physics or neuroscience, how acceptable is it to be late for your appointment, for example?
The duration varies according to the peoples, to what extent are we governed by the hour?
And how does our view of time affect our cities and countries?
The book mixes a number of fields, from anthropology to social psychology to the natural sciences. You find the book in the National Translation Center Hall 2 Stand B4, a state publishing house that offers a 50% discount to students, making the books considerably cheaper.
Philosophical provocations
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This book does not only aim to introduce philosophy, but also to provoke you to question and be amazed about several life topics, but they have philosophical origins. The number of questions raised in the book is greater than the subject matter of the book itself, can you imagine that?
It is an educational book presented to young students and teachers, but that does not prevent it from being one of the very important books for all lovers of philosophy, and in general lovers of meditation, questioning and discussion. This book teaches you to ask, that is only its main goal, and we have rarely seen books of this kind. You can also find the book at the National Center for Translation.