Science
Discover a range of science books, including fiction novels about science, intriguing science facts, and essential physics books. Explore the best sci-fi books and top-selling science titles
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Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of DisasterA witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles' urban ecology and the city's place in America's cultural fantasies Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparing vision,...
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Dismantling the Master's Clock: On Race, Space, and TimeA radical new treatise on time, quantum physics, and racial justice from world-renowned artist and advocate Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism.Why do some processes--like aging, birth, and car crashes--occur in only one direction in time, when by the fundamental symmetry of the universe,...
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Crystals, Rocks, and Gemstones: Exploring Earth's TreasuresA beautifully illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide to the world's crystals, rocks, gemstones, and other geological phenomena from the acclaimed author of What We See in the Stars. Rocks and minerals have captivated the human imagination for centuries. Crystals, Rocks, and Gemstones explores the...
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Cloudspotting for BeginnersA beautifully illustrated guide to clouds and the sky for inspiring and educating curious minds with meteorological wonder. Renowned journalist, public speaker, and founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society Gavin Pretor-Pinney details the key facts and characteristics about each major cloud type. To accompany...
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Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World - And How We Can Take It BackEarly-morning jackhammering from construction down the block. The dull roar of jets flying overhead. Your office mates' phone conversations. We are surrounded by noise, but it is a problem many of us shrug off once the immediate annoyance passes. Yet as gifted science journalist...
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Charged: The Unexpected Role of Electricity in the Workings of NatureWhat keeps us from flying off the spinning earth? Gravity, you say?But what if gravity has an invisible partner -- a powerful force that explains why clouds float, what triggers rainfall, and how birds fly?Could such a force reside in electrical charge?Renowned scientist and...
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Botany for Gardeners, Fourth Edition: An Introduction to the Science of PlantsThis bestselling reference guide is essential for any experienced or buddening gardener. All questions about complex plant processes can be found in the Botany for Gardeners. First published in 1990 with more than 260,000 copies sold, it has become the go-to introduction to botany...
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Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch MigrationScience, nature, and adventure come together in this riveting account of a solo bike trip along the migratory path of the monarch butterfly. Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration--a round-trip...
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Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to LifeNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A vivid account of a major shift in how we understand Earth, from an exceptionally talented new voice. Earth is not simply an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather a planet that came to life. "Glorious ....
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Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic PerformanceThe biggest victories of medical science--over polio, smallpox, heart attacks, and the like--are stories of prevention. Then there's sports, where we just run around until something breaks, leading to pain, frustration, and sometimes even expensive surgery. Injuries are a major cause of society's growing...
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Atomic Dreams: The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of EnergyThe inside story of how nuclear energy--long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic--has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the future On June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas & Electric Company announced a plan to shutter...
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Art of the Grimoire: An Illustrated History of Magic Books and SpellsA copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks "A beautiful production: a typographic and calligraphic treat as treasurable as a rare magical text itself. Almost every page is filled with wonder."--Suzi Feay, The Spectator Grimoires, textbooks of magic...
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AP Chemistry Premium, 2026: Prep Book with 6 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online PracticeBe prepared for exam day with Barron's. Trusted content from AP experts! Barron's AP Chemistry Premium, 2026 includes in-depth content review and practice. It's the only book you'll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by Experienced Educators Learn from Barron's--all content is...
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A New Science of Heaven: How the New Science of Plasma Physics Is Shedding Light on Spiritual Experience'This book is an important contribution, and I hope it will open many minds. What is particularly important in it are the discussions of David Bohm, of bioplasma, biophotons, and bioelectronics.' - PROFESSOR ZBIGNIEW WOLKOWSKI, Sorbonne University, Paris "Answers so many questions, scientific and...
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American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the SouthwestAn expansive and revelatory historical exploration of the multicultural, water-seeking, land-destroying settlers of the most arid corner of North America, arguing that in order to know where the United States is going in the era of mass migration and climate crisis we must understand...
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Alive: Our Bodies and the Richness and Brevity of ExistenceA profound and provocative journey through the human body from a surgeon and award-winning writer. "Weston's evocative descriptions will change how readers see the body....This captivates."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) What does it mean to live in a body? For Gabriel Weston, there was always...
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Adorable Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)Travel around the world to meet the cutest animals on Earth! Learn all about fennec foxes, owls, wombats, monkeys, frogs, penguins, wild cats and more in this wide-ranging Level 2 reader from the National Geographic Kids leveled reader series, now with more than 200...
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A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre StageWhat is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind's most enduring questions may lie in science's greatest enigma: black holes.A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light,...
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A Closer Look at John Day Fossil Beds National MonumentHidden among the sagebrush dotted hills of eastern Oregon is one of the world's premiere fossil sites. Once inhabited by tiny horses, massive brontotheres, and 'terminator-pig' entelodonts, the John Day River basin is now home to the Northwest's most colorful badlands and holds unparalleled...
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5 Steps to a 5: AP Physics 1 2026: Practice AP Tests + AP Content Review + Digital ExamsFully Updated for the 2025-26 School Year and the May 2026 Exam!Teacher-Recommended and AP Expert-Reviewed.Ready to succeed in your AP Physics 1 course and ace the exam? This 5 Steps to a 5 guide is more than a review guide -- it's a system...
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