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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The Alzheimer's/Hearing Aid Paradox: In Search of SanityThe facts are staggering. Scientific studies have shown that people with hearing loss have up to a five hundred percent higher risk of dementia (including Alzheimer's), as well as serious falls and clinical depression. Today, around six million Americans have Alzheimer's-a number that is...
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Ten Birds That Changed the WorldFrom "a captivating storyteller" (Wall Street Journal), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions,...
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Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James BondThe adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, and when the movie of Dr No was released in 1962, Bond quickly became the world's favourite secret agent. Science and technology have always been central...
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Stitching Science: Exploring Science from A-ZScience gets the stitched treatment in this stunning science book from textile artist Lauren Wright Vartanian. During the pandemic, Lauren started stitching an ABC book of science, but it soon became clear that some of the topics she was exploring were too advanced for...
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Snow: A History of the World's Most Fascinating FlakeFrom "Winter Wonderland" to "Snowmageddon," we've had a long, love-hate relationship with snow. This entertaining look at snow in all its delightful and fearsome manifestations delves into science, history, economics, and popular culture to examine snow's enduring hold on the imagination. Through profiles and...
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Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate ActionWe've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Fossil fuel interests maintain a stranglehold on political and economic power. Even though we have seen...
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Roadside Geology of WyomingAbove all else, Wyoming is a geological state. In every corner of every mountain range and basin within this big state there is a geological story recorded in the rocks. Here is the overall story of Wyoming's geology and history based on clues left...
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Quantum Drama: From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of EntanglementThe definitive account of the great Bohr-Einstein debate and its continuing legacy In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein began a debate about the interpretation and meaning of the new quantum theory. This would become one of the most famous debates in the history...
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Psychology According to Shakespeare: What You Can Learn about Human Nature from Shakespeare's Great PlaysWilliam Shakespeare has undergone psychological analyses ever since Freud diagnosed Hamlet with an Oedipus complex. But now, two psychologists propose to turn the tables by telling how Shakespeare himself understood human behavior and the innermost workings of the human mind. Psychology According to Shakespeare:...
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Protein Homeostasis, Second EditionThe entire life cycle of a protein-from synthesis and folding to transport and degradation-is carefully controlled by the proteostasis network. This network, consisting of many interconnected pathways and processes, manages protein homeostasis by dynamically responding to the needs of the cell. Stress and aging...
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Prospecting in the Northwest Territories: 1970, A Season RememberedIt was a different time. In 1970, the hippie culture was still going strong, and young people were ready to take on the world. It was a time of getting back to the land, jumping in a VW van to tour the country-without wearing...
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Princeton Review AP Environmental Science Premium Prep, 19th Edition: 4 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & TechniquesPREMIUM PRACTICE FOR A PERFECT 5! Ace the AP Environmental Science Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide--including 4 full-length practice tests (3 in book; 1 online) with complete explanations, thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every question type, and access to online...
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Princeton Review AP Chemistry Premium Prep, 26th Edition: 7 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & TechniquesPREMIUM PRACTICE FOR A PERFECT 5--WITH THE MOST PRACTICE ONTHE MARKET! Equip yourself to ace the AP Chemistry Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide--including 7 full-length practice tests (the MOST full-length tests on the market!), thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every...
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Princeton Review AP Biology Premium Prep, 27th Edition: 6 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & TechniquesPREMIUM PRACTICE FOR A PERFECT 5--WITH THE MOST PRACTICE ON THE MARKET! Ace the AP Biology Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide. Includes 6 full-length practice exams (more than any other major competitor), plus thorough content reviews, targeted test strategies, and access...
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Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering ProblemsPresented in easy-to-use, step-by-step order, Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook is a quick reference for day-to-day pipeline operations. For more than 35 years, the Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook has served as the "go-to" reference for solving even the most day-to-day vexing pipeline workflow...
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Our Cosmic Habitat: New EditionOur universe seems strangely ''biophilic, '' or hospitable to life. Is this happenstance, providence, or coincidence? According to cosmologist Martin Rees, the answer depends on the answer to another question, the one posed by Einstein's famous remark: ''What interests me most is whether God...
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Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered ShellA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK and BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * INDIE BESTSELLER * A SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE'S BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR * THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST NONFICTION OF THE YEAR PICK * A NEW...
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Offshore Wind Farms: Technologies, Design and OperationOffshore Wind Farms: Technologies, Design and Operation provides the latest information on offshore wind energy, one of Europe's most promising and quickly maturing industries, and a potentially huge untapped renewable energy source which could contribute significantly towards EU 20-20-20 renewable energy generation targets. It...
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Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the DarkOn this imperiled planet, nature's magic still exists, often in the places we least expect it. Night Magic is a glorious celebration of the dark! New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion makes the case for embracing night as a profoundly beautiful...
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Nature's Ghosts: The World We Lost and How to Bring It BackWhat history can teach us about how to avoid ecological catastrophe'Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues facing nature conservationists today.' Chris PackhamFor thousands of years, humans have been the architects of the natural world. Our activities have permanently altered the environment -...
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