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4th Rock from the Sun: The Story of Mars
Nicky Jenner · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Mars is ingrained in our culture, from H. G. Wells's 1898 novel The War of the Worlds to Looney Tunes's hapless Marvin the Martian to David Bowie's extraterrestrial spiders. Ancient mythologies defined the planet as a violent harbinger of war, stargazers puzzled over its peculiar motion,... |
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The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future
Jim Robbins · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating investigation into the miraculous world of birds and the powerful - and surprising - ways they enrich our lives and sustain the planetOur relationship to birds is different from our relationship to any other wild creatures. They are found virtually everywhere and we love to watch... |
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The Perfect Puppy
Gwen Bailey · Firefly Books
Pages: 207
Format: Paperback
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Highly regarded dog behaviorist Gwen Bailey shares her proven system of training a puppy. Gwen Bailey's bestselling puppy care guide has helped hundreds of thousands of owners throughout the world raise a problem-free dog. It is now updated with the latest findings in canine behavior... |
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Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos
Brian Cox · Da Capo
Pages: 320
Format: Book
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In Universal, bestselling physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Why Does E=mc2?) take us on an inspirational journey of scientific exploration. They show that, by asking questions about the world around us, anyone can think like a physicist and grasp the breath-taking grandeur of the cosmos.Universal... |
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The Physics of Everyday Things: The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
JAMES KAKALIOS · Crown
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things that keep our daily lives running, from our smart phones and digital "clouds" to x-ray machines and hybrid vehicles. Most of us are clueless... |
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Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Jim Al-Khalili · Picador
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T.... |
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Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak
Lynda V Mapes · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate look at one majestic hundred-year-old oak tree through four seasons--and the reality of global climate change it reveals. In the life of this one grand oak, we can see for ourselves the results of one hundred years of rapid environmental change. It's leafing out earlier, and dropping... |
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Bugged: The Insects Who Rule the World and the People Obsessed with Them
David MacNeal · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Insects have been shaping our ecological world and plant life for over 400 million years. In fact, our world is essentially run by bugs -- there are 1.4 billion for every human on the planet. In Bugged, journalist David MacNeal takes us on an off-beat scientific journey that weaves together... |
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Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table
LANGDON COOK · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning author of The Mushroom Hunters comes the story of an iconic fish, perhaps the last great wild food: salmon. For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild - thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly bear on TV, perhaps. For others, it's the catch of the day on a restaurant... |
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