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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Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate CrisisA groundbreaking investigation of the Caribbean as both an idyll in the American imagination and a dark laboratory of Western experimentation, revealing secrets to racial and environmental progress that impact how we live today. "Dark Laboratory is a gargantuan, soulful work. It obliterates most...
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Climate Change: Nomos LXVIIThis volume focuses on three main questions surrounding the ethics and politics of climate change. The first concerns the limits of welfare economics, and of its utilitarian logic, as arguably still the dominant policy approach to climate change, and one which has loomed correspondingly...
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Birds of ChinaA comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide to the birds of China China is home to some of the most spectacular birdlife to be found anywhere in the world. This richly illustrated field guide covers every species found throughout the region, including numerous endemic and...
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Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me about Our Home Planet--And Our Mission to Protect ItInspired by insights gained in spaceflight, a NASA astronaut offers key lessons to empower Earthbound readers to fight climate change. "A must read for anyone who cares about this planet--which should be all of us." ―Astronaut Scott Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of...
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A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy ChaptersThe Royal Society's Science Book of the Year "[A]n exuberant romp through evolution, like a modern-day Willy Wonka of genetic space. Gee's grand tour enthusiastically details the narrative underlying life's erratic and often whimsical exploration of biological form and function." --Adrian Woolfson, The Washington...
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Answers Book for Kids Volume 2: 22 Questions from Kids on Dinosaurs and the Flood of NoahDinosaurs are fascinating creatures that kids simply adore, and even the youngest believer can recite the biblical story of Noah and his ark. Now discover how to answer some of kids' most interesting questions about dinosaurs and Noah's ark like: ¢¢How did all the...
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A Head Start on Science: Encouraging a Sense of WonderImagine what fun it could be for 3- to 7-year-olds to engage in a game of Prism Play or Magnetic Scavenger Hunt or Where Did the Shadows Go? Then imagine how convenient it would be for you if such activities came with the connections,...
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United States National Parks: A Visual History of All 63 ParksDistinguished by the majesty of their natural features, the pristine state of their ecosystems, the significance of their history, and the abundance and diversity of their flora and fauna, the national parks represent the very best of the natural world in the United States....
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The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp ForestA mesmerizing tour of our underwater forests and what they can teach us.Offshore and out of sight to most beachgoers on the North Pacific coast is a wondrous habitat: the bull kelp forest. Each year, tiny bull kelp saplings explode into sixty-foot "redwoods," until...
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The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds"A definitive history of bird conservation in America." (Kirkus Reviews, starred)From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of...
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The Delicate Art of Brute Force: How to Compute It When You Can't Solve ItUsing everyday computational power to tackle complex--and seemingly unsolvable--math problems Confronted by a math problem of seemingly impenetrable difficulty, what can you do? In The Delicate Art of Brute Force, Paul Nahin shows how even if you can't solve such a problem, you can...
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Salt Lakes: An Unnatural HistoryMore than a hundred salt lakes dot Earth's surface, most of them hidden away in remote desert valleys. But today nearly all of them are at risk of drying up. Their death is a harbinger of rising sea levels, life-threatening dust storms, and environmental...
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Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 3: Build Siege Weapons of the Dark Ages Volume 4Utilizing easy-to-find and inexpensive materials, this handy resource teaches desktop warriors how to build a multitude of medieval siege weapons for the modern era. Novice combatants will learn to build 35 defense weapons, including a marshmallow catapult, a chopstick bow, a bottle cap crossbow,...
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Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial FoodsJust four annual crops (corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans) account for 75% of the calories consumed by people. We are missing out on a tremendous bounty of perennial foods--foods that can not only enrich our diets but help heal the land and combat climate...
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In Search of Now: The Science of the Present MomentWhat is Now? It seems simple. The immediate moment, what we're experiencing this instant, bathes us like air, or gravity. It is our connection with the world. Yet when we try to grasp it, to scrutinize the phenomenon and bring it into focus, it...
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Indiana Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Hoosier StateA Story of oceans, uplift, and ice, Indiana's geological history is reflected in the vistas and landscapes you will see as you travel through the state. From the Indiana Dunes of Lake Michigan, one of the world's largest displays of lakeshore dunes, to the...
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Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us StrongerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Outlive comes a radical exploration of the science of heat adaptation and sweat therapy to tap into the evolutionary superpowers that we've forgotten we possess.What if the key to thriving in a hotter world isn't...
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Everyday Extraordinary: A Scientist Ponders a Lifetime of Magical, Bizarre, and Paranormal ExperiencesExperiences with strange phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, psychics, and miracle cures make for titillating stories. Many of us leave these stories as just that--stories--but for some people the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and otherworldly happenings leads down a dark path. Paranoia and...
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Ending Parkinson's Disease: A Prescription for ActionIn this "must-read" guide (Lonnie Ali), four leading doctors and advocates offer a bold action plan to prevent, care for, and treat Parkinson's disease--one of the great health challenges of our time Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. The fastest...
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Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives: A 60 Million Year JourneyThe ultimate illustrated guide to elephants and their prehistoric relatives Today, only three species of elephants survive--the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). However, these modern giants represent just a fraction of the...
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