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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My Weird School Fast Facts: Space, Humans, and FartsThink fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! Did you know that the planet Jupiter has at least fifty moons? Did you know that Albert Einstein's brain was stolen after he died?!Learn more weird-but-true science facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan...
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Mushrooms of Northeast North America: Midwest to New EnglandA full-color photographic field guide to mushrooms and fungi of the northern United States, from the Midwest to New England. Featured in USA Today, this must-have reference has spectacular photos and excellent species information.Author: George BarronPublisher: Publishing PartnersPublished: 03/15/2016Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.50h...
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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic TechnologyFinalist for Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionFinalist for National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Pronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides...
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Microbe Hunters"It manages to delight, and frequently to entrance, old and new readers [and] continues to engage our hearts and minds today with an indescribably brand of affectionate sympathy."--F. Gonzalez-Crussi, from the Introduction An international bestseller, translated into eighteen languages, Paul de Kruif's classic account...
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Matter: The Magnificent IllusionWhat are we made up of? What holds material bodies together? Is there a difference between terrestrial matter and celestial matter - the matter that makes up the Earth and the matter that makes up the Sun and other stars? When Democritus stated, between...
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Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse"Award-winning author and critic Emily Raboteau crafts a powerfully moving meditation on race, climate, environmental justice--and what it takes to find shelter. Lessons for Survival is a probing series of pilgrimages from the perspective of a mother struggling to raise her children to thrive...
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It's a Gas: The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our WorldThe New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the secret lives of gases: the magnificent, strange, and fascinating substances that shape our world.Gases are all around us--they fill our lungs, power our movement, create stars, and warm...
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Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our AtmosphereOne of Scientific American and The Times (London)'s Best Books of 2024 From one of the world's leading climate scientists, a heart- and mind-changing book that offers a hopeful and attainable vision for restoring the atmosphere and ending the climate crisis. Climate change is...
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Insectpedia: A Brief Compendium of Insect LoreA fun and fact-filled A-Z treasury for the insect lover in all of us Insectpedia introduces you to the wonders of the insect world while inviting you to make discoveries of your own. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from murder hornets and...
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In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the WorldThe seventeen equations that form the basis for life as we know it. Most people are familiar with history's great equations: Newton's Law of Gravity, for instance, or Einstein's theory of relativity. But the way these mathematical breakthroughs have contributed to human progress is...
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Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Anxiety"Wray shows finally that meaningful living is possible even in the face of that which threatens to extinguish life itself."--Dr. Gabor Maté, author of When the Body Says No When we're faced with record-breaking temperatures, worsening wildfires, more severe storms, and other devastating effects...
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Frogs of the World: A Guide to Every FamilyA richly illustrated guide to the world's frogs that includes species from every family With more than 7,600 known species, frogs exhibit an extraordinary range of forms and behaviors, from those that produce toxins so deadly that they could kill a human many times...
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Foraging Pennsylvania and New JerseyFrom cattails to wild garlic, this guide uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Written for people who want to know more about foraging, including those who are absolute beginners and perhaps don't even know where to start,...
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Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and EvolutionFrom a leading authority on the evolution debates comes this critically acclaimed investigation into one of the most controversial topics of our timesAuthor: Kenneth R. MillerPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 04/03/2007Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 7.98h x 5.56w x 0.91dISBN: 9780061233500About the AuthorMiller, Kenneth R.: -...
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Extreme Human Antiquity: Further Investigations Into Forbidden ArcheologyMichael Cremo's book Forbidden Archeology, coauthored with Richard Thompson, caused shock waves in the world of science, It exposed evidence for a human presence on this planet going much further back in time than the current dominant consensus in the world of science allows....
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Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology (100 Ponderables) Revised and UpdatedREVISED AND UPDATED EDITION Here is the latest edition of this essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. Engineering predates humanity; Homo habilis was knapping hand axes from fist-sized flints more than...
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Eavesdropping on Animals: What We Can Learn from Wildlife Conversations"This book is fabulous and takes you close inside the wild world, where you feel the creatures whispering your old name."--Craig Foster, My Octopus Teacher Learn how to decode the secret conversations of wild animals all around you. From a Yellowstone naturalist and expert...
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Designing FreedomDistinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics. His essays examine such issues as The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear, The Discarded Tools of Modern Man, A Liberty Machine in Prototype, Science in...
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Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World (Environmental Sustainability, Doing Good Things, Book for Activists)Zahra Biabani, a climate activist with a creative twist, created this guide to help readers learn how to stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis. Doing good things can make a change to developing environmental sustainability!Author: Zahra BiabaniPublisher: Tma PressPublished: 04/11/2023Pages: 256Binding...
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Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist's JourneyProfessional wildlife biologist Scott McCorquodale observed the natural world from a unique and intimate perspective. His compelling, dramatic, and detailed accounts describe forty years of research on Pacific Northwest bears, deer, elk, and moose. He and his colleagues spent hours tracking animals in miserable...
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