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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Mapmatics: A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the WorldAn "original" (Nature) and "expansive journey through time and place" (Guardian) that uncovers the surprising connections between math and maps--and the myriad ways they've shaped our world and us. Why are coastlines and borders so difficult to measure? How does a UPS driver deliver...
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How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the SeaFrom oceans to puddles, lakes to streams, rain to fog, our planet is covered in water of all kinds. And once you learn to read water's hidden clues the way writer and navigator Tristan Gooley can, the world becomes a trove of secret signs....
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How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to LeavesTrees tell a story, but only to those who know how to read it. They hold secrets about the land, the water, the people, the animals, the weather, time--and their own lives, the good and bad. In How to Read a Tree, Gooley uncovers...
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Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster"A phenomenal feat of journalism. . . . I tore through it like a novel but with the queasy knowledge that the whole damn thing is true." --Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm and War Blending exclusive first-person interviews and penetrating investigative reporting,...
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Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of NavigationInside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have--older than language. In Dark and Magical Places, Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the remarkable extent...
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Caterpillars of North America: Easily Identify 90 Common Butterflies and MothsGet this handy guide to caterpillars found throughout North America, and learn how to identify them.The metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly or moth is one of nature's most amazing wonders. While their transformations into winged pollinators tend to get much of the attention, caterpillars...
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Backyard Birds of North America: A Guide to Identifying and Attracting Your Favorite BirdsBackyard Birds of North America A Guide to Identifying and Attracting Your Favorite Birds introduces over 70 common North American yard and garden birds. Each species profile includes vivid photos and key identification tips--covering differences in males, females, and juveniles--along with size, behavior, nesting...
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A Horse's Life: The Neuroscience of Equine WelfareAuthor: Stephen Peters,Mark Rashid,Crissi McDonaldPublisher: Elk Tooth BooksPublished: 04/13/2026Pages: 204Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55dISBN: 9798995328506
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Unvaccinated Under God: Religion and Vaccine Hesitancy in Modern AmericaHow vaccine hesitancy can be understood as religious expression Vaccine hesitancy in America didn't begin with the uproar over the mRNA vaccines for Covid-19. The late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries saw resistance to a wide variety of vaccines. In Unvaccinated Under God, Kira...
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Unrefined: How Capitalism Reinvented SugarA surprising look at how modern capitalism changed sugar from a natural food to a scientific commodity. Sugar is everywhere in the western diet, blamed for epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and other modern maladies. Our addiction to sweetness has a long and unsavory history....
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Trinity: An Illustrated History of the World's First Atomic TestExplore the scientific crescendo of the Manhattan Project through newly contextualized and never-before-seen photographs from Los Alamos National Laboratory's legacy collections--some just declassified. Twenty-one days before the world learned of the atomic bomb through its wartime use against Japan, a team of scientists led...
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Tides: The Science and Spirit of the OceanA global journey through the science and wonder of the oceansAuthor: Jonathan WhitePublisher: Trinity University PressPublished: 06/15/2018Pages: 360Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20dISBN: 9781595348517About the AuthorPeter Matthiessen (1927-2014) was an American novelist, naturalist, wilderness writer, and CIA agent. A co-founder of...
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The World As I See ItAuthor: Albert EinsteinPublisher: www.bnpublishing.comPublished: 05/05/2007Pages: 108Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38dISBN: 9789562912495
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The Shortest History of Our Universe: The Unlikely Journey from the Big Bang to UsIn this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span--from the Big Bang to the present day--in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive timeline includes the "rise of complexity" in the cosmos and the creation of the first atoms; the origin of all...
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The Octavo: A Sorcerer-Scientist's GrimoireA sorceror-scientist's grimoire (Roundworld edition) Every universe potentially has its own Supreme Grimoire containing the spells which define its reality and the magic which you can perform within that reality. In this Octavo we have assembled scattered secrets for a Supreme Grimoire forRoundworld, the...
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The Insect World of J. Henri FabreJean Henri Fabre, nineteenth-century French entomologist and author of the massive Souvenirs Entomoligies, has inspired perhaps more modern writer/naturalists than any other chronicler of the natural world. Edwin Way Teale's selection of the most compelling of Fabre's writing makes The Insect World of J....
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The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible CosmosHow learning to "listen" to the universe using radio waves has revolutionized our understanding of everything from gravity to little green men. "Passionate and witty" --Publishers Weekly, starred review In space, no one can hear you scream. But the universe is far from silent....
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Snow Crystals"Offers valuable material not only to students of crystallography but also to those of the arts." -- The New York TimesDid you ever try to photograph a snowflake? The procedure is very tricky. The work must be done rapidly in extreme cold, for even...
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Skin: An Owner's GuideIncredible skin doesn't come with guesswork. Find the answers you need with Skin: An Owner's Guide, the latest book in the Body Literacy Library series. TV's favorite dermatologist Dr. Emma Craythorne offers a clear path to better understanding and prioritizing the body's largest and...
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Signals: The Hidden Power and Secret Language of Hormones"An utterly fascinating guide to who you are and how youwork. Saira Hameed reveals the endocrine system, and places it at the center ofself-knowledge; a system of control, but also a set of signals we can learn tointerpret." --Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed...
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