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Shan Gao received his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Physics from University of Sydney in 2013. He is a theoretical physicist and philosopher of physics, whose major interests are foundations of quantum mechanics, philosophy of physics, history of modern physics, and philosophy of mind. His original ideas, including random discontinuous motion, quantum superluminal communication and quantum panpsychism, have been published in professional journals such as International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Foundations of Physics, Minds and Machines, Journal of Consciousness Studies, and so on. He is the author of God Does Play Dice with the Universe, Quantum Physics: From Illusion to Reality, Understanding Quantum Physics: An Advanced Guide for the Perplexed and several other books. His first popular science book Quantum (in Chinese) is very successful, and it has sold more than ten thousands copies in China during the last few years. For more details please visit http://gucas.academia.edu/ShanGao.

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Quantum Physics and Ultimate Reality: Mystical Writings of Great Physicists
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 65,720. Language: English. Published: September 2, 2013 by Random Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Physics / Quantum Theory, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Eastern mysticism
This book is a collection of the finest mystical writings of the great physicists of the 20th Century. They are Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Wolfgang Pauli, James Jeans, Arthur Eddington, Eugene Wigner, David Bohm, and Freeman Dyson. The essays are written in nontechnical language and will be of absorbing interest to a wide range of readers.
May Days
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,610. Language: English. Published: August 31, 2013 by Random Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories, Fiction » Children’s books » People & Places / Asia
This book is the first book of the series Diary of A Chinese Girl. It tells a heartwarming story of the girl spending her summer days with her first cousin, whose parents were divorced and who was initially selfish, mean, bossy and lazy, but gradually changed to a nicer girl due to the games they played. The author of the book is a 11-year-old girl, who is gifted with story telling and writing.
Adventures of the Little Seahorses
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,240. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2012 by Random Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Marine creatures (general), Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories
This little book is written by a 9-year-old girl. It contains 22 short chapters, and tells a very interesting story about the adventures of nine lovely little seahorses.
Six Funny Scary Stories of Three Girls (Children's Books)
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 14,390. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2012 by Random Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Short Stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
This book is composed of six stories about three schoolgirls. These stories are very funny and somewhat scary at the same time. The author of the book is a 9-year-old girl, who is gifted with story telling and writing.

Books

Understanding Gravity: Newton, Einstein, Verlinde?
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,940. Language: English. Published: September 18, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Physics / Relativity, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Physics / Quantum Theory
This little book aims to introduce and examine the recent intriguing idea of gravity as an entropic force.
Quantum Physics: From Illusion to Reality
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,170. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Physics / Quantum Theory, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Metaphysics
This book aims to explain quantum physics to the layman with a famous experiment, the double-slit experiment.
God Does Play Dice with the Universe
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 29,390. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Physics / Quantum Theory, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Metaphysics
In the early morning of 12 October 1993, I experienced a sudden enlightenment. At that moment, I felt that my body permeated the whole universe and I was united with it. A clear picture then appeared: a particle is jumping in a random and discontinuous way. It is not inert but active, moving purely by its own "free will". Maybe Einstein was wrong; God does play dice with the universe.