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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Space Journal: Art, Science and Cosmic ExplorationAn endless source of fascination, space is both alluring and mysterious, a place of wonder and terror. Space Journal is a visual celebration of our perception of the cosmos across centuries and cultures. In drawings and diagrams, plans, charts, and paintings, a great range...
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Proving a Miracle: Unlocking the Power of Prayer to HealDiagnosed with terminal brain cancer, a neuroscientist searches for the answer to one of life's biggest questions: Are miracles real? After experiencing a violent seizure, Joshua W. Brown was diagnosed with an inoperable glioma--a cancerous brain tumor--just days before his wife gave birth to...
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Personal Knowledge: Towards A Post-Critical Philosophy2013 Reprint of 1962 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This edition reprints the text from the 1962 Revised Edition originally published by The University of Chicago Press. In this classic text Polanyi argued that the...
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Natural Connection: Six Roots of Environmental Wisdom and ActionA new pathway to a thriving future rooted in our relationships with the living world and each other Reimagining environmentalism as an act of doing and a way of being in the world and climate action as a shared goal, not an individual burden,...
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It's (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight MissionsYou don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the fascinating physics behind space exploration.It's (Just) Rocket Science delivers on a bold promise: spaceflight isn't just for engineers or physicists. Science writer Trisha Muro introduces readers to the physics principles behind how rockets,...
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Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved WorldBostrom's last book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (OUP, 2014), sparked a global conversation on AI that continues and widens to this day. That book, which despite its academic style became a New York Times bestseller, focused on what would happen if AI goes wrong....
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Concrete Botany: The Ecology of Plants in the Age of Human Disturbance* New York Times Bestseller ** USA TODAY Bestseller ** Independent Press Bestseller * Concrete Botany is a gritty, kick-in-the-guts look at the ecological disturbance humans have caused and the resilience of the plants living amongst it. Delivered in his raw and unapologetic yet...
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Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call HomeWhen maps come up short and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way? Visionary climate leader Katharine K. Wilkinson offers a compassionate and empowering guide to navigating from ache to action, doubt to possibility. "There's an enormous amount of learning...
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A Luna Moth's LifeHave you ever wondered how some of nature's smallest creatures spend their days? Here's your chance to take a scientifically accurate peek into the life of the luna moth (Actias luna). Striking illustrations and lively storyline capture the real life changes for this small...
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A Bird's IQ: Innovation, Intelligence, and Problem Solving in the Avian World"This book is a gem, witty, entertaining, insightful, and deeply informative--a must-read for anyone interested in birds or brains." JENNIFER ACKERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, What an Owl Knows, and The Bird Way "A vivid book on avian...
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The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AIAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The noted inventor and futurist's successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to come Since...
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The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine: Paperback Revised and Updated for 2020 NY Times Best Seller Medicine and ScienceNew for 2020! Join the 750,000 listeners of the Sawbones Podcast as Dr Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin humorously discuss centuries of medical myths, mishaps and mayhem, including modern day medicine and pandemics. Newly revised and updated for 2020, this new Paperback edition...
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The Origins of the New: Novelty and Innovation in the History of Life, Culture, and TechnologyA visionary look at how novel attributes arise and become transformative innovations in nature, culture, and technology The Origins of the New presents a revolutionary approach to evolutionary success in all realms of life. In this groundbreaking book, Douglas Erwin takes readers on a...
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The Once and Future Lake: Stories for Great Salt LakeFor thousands of years, Great Salt Lake has played a surprisingly central role in the lives of humans and animals throughout the American West and across entire continents. Once a destination for wellness seekers, the lake's alarming disappearance is already affecting skiing, tourism, and...
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate--Discoveries from a Secret WorldA NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER - One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading...
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The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to CareA lively and revelatory journey through the evolution of caretaking on Earth, from animal parents to modern-day humans, making the case that caring for children and each other made us who we are Poison frog fathers carry tadpoles on their backs. Killer whale grandmothers...
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Silent Spring American Classics EditionOne of TIME Magazine's All-TIME 100 Nonfiction Books One of The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time"Rachel Carson is a pivotal figure of the twentieth century...people who thought one way before her essential 1962 book Silent Spring thought another way after it."--Margaret...
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Rockhounding Montana: A Guide to 100 of Montana's Best Rockhounding SitesWith this informative, fully updated and revised guide, you can explore the mineral-rich region of Montana. It describes the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas. This handy guide also describes how to collect specimens,...
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On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological IntelligenceA bold and visionary account of how genome writing can help preserve the planet--but may also undermine human nature and disrupt ecosystems. From a scientist at the forefront of synthetic genomics. Imagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them. Where smartphones...
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National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Wild Animal SoundsRoar, ribbit, squeak, snore! Children will love imitating the noises made by creatures in the wild, from lions to dolphins to frogs and more. Illustrated with charming photographs, these sturdy pages showcase wild animals and the sounds they make with supersimple facts and lively,...
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