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The myth of race : the troubling persistence of an unscientific idea
Robert W Sussman · Harvard University Press Pages: 374 Format: Print book
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"Biological races do not exist -- and never have. This view is shared by all scientists who study variation in human populations. Yet racial prejudice and intolerance based on the myth of race remain deeply ingrained in Western society. In his powerful examination of a persistent,... |
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Statistics For Dummies
Deborah J Rumsey · John Wiley & Sons Pages: 408 Format: Print book
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Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293521) was previously published as Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470911082) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.... |
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What's It Like in Space?: Stories from Astronauts Who've Been There
Ariel Waldman · Chronicle Books Pages: 128 Format: Print book
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Everyone wonders what it's really like in space, but very few of us have ever had the chance to experience it firsthand. This captivating illustrated collection brings together stories from dozens of international astronauts - men and women who've actually been there - who have returned... |
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Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies
Mark Zegarelli · John Wiley & Sons Pages: 384 Format: Print book
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293637) was previously published as Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118791981) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should... |
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She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Carl Zimmer · Dutton Pages: 672 Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a history of our understanding of heredity in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human society--a force set to shape our future even more radically.She Has Her Mother's... |
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The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos - from ancient times to the present day.From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe.... |
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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
DANIEL H PINK · Riverhead Books Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending... |
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Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence
Joseph Mazur · Basic Books Pages: 273 Format: Print book
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What are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the woman who won the lottery four times or the fact that Lincoln's dreams foreshadowed his own assassination. But, when we look at coincidences mathematically,... |
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Chemistry: 1,001 Practice Problems For Dummies
Heather Hattori · For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Book
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Practice makes perfect and helps deepen your understanding of chemistry Every high school requires a course in chemistry and many universities require the course for majors in medicine engineering biology and various other sciences Chemistry Practice Problems For Dummies provides students... |
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The Physics of Life: The Evolution of Everything
Adrian Bejan · St. Martins Press Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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The Physics of Life explores the roots of the big question by examining the deepest urges and properties of living things, both animate and inanimate: how to live longer, with food, warmth, power, movement and free access to other people and surroundings. Bejan explores controversial and relevant... |
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Zika: The Emerging Epidemic
Donald G. McNeil Jr. · W.W. Norton & Company Pages: 203 Format: Print book
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A gripping narrative about the origins and spread of the Zika virus by New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr.Until recently, Zika -- once considered a mild disease -- was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August 2015, doctors in northeast Brazil began to notice... |
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The Earth Gazers: On Seeing Ourselves
CHRISTOPHER POTTER · Pegasus Books Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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It will soon be the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned mission to the moon, when men first saw for themselves the Earth as a sphere falling through space -- they saw a world without borders and these images continue to give hope and inspire.Only twenty-four people have seen the whole... |
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Waking the Spirit: A Musician's Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul
Andrew Schulman · Picador Pages: 290 Format: Print book
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For millennia, music has been known to have a powerful role in the healing process. This moving and inspiring book tells the tale of a man pulled from the brink of death by music who, in turn, uses music as medicine to help heal others. Andrew Schulman, a fifty-seven-year-old professional... |
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Tesla: Inventor of the Modern
Richard Munson · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 320 Format: Print Length
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Tesla's inventions transformed our world, and his visions have continued to inspire great minds for generations.Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history. In Tesla,... |
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We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program
Richard Paul · University of Texas Press Pages: 312 Format: Paperback
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Pre-order your signed copy today. The Space Age began just as the struggle for civil rights forced Americans to confront the long and bitter legacy of slavery, discrimination, and violence against African Americans. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson utilized the space program... |
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