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Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight
Joe Pappalardo · The Overlook Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Life in space? This timely book shows the current state and future of the space travel industry -- and how this is becoming our future -- at a crucial juncture in the industry's history.The 21st-century space industry is changing drastically, the most dramatic shift happening in the United... |
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Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography
David Bodanis · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physics Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory... |
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Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers
Lee Sandlin · Pantheon; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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With 16 pages of black-and-white illustrationsFrom the acclaimed author of Wicked River comes Storm Kings, a riveting tale of supercell tornadoes and the quirky, pioneering, weather-obsessed scientists whose discoveries created the science of modern meteorology. While tornadoes have occasionally... |
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The Leading Indicators: A Short History of the Numbers That Rule Our World
Zachary Karabell · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 287
Format: Paperback
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The Leading Indicators was widely and well received as a much needed corrective to the outdated, outmoded economic figures we are accustomed. Every day, we are bombarded with numbers that tell us how we are doing, whether the economy is growing or shrinking, whether the future looks bright... |
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Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds
John Pickrell · Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The discovery of stunning, feathered dinosaur fossils coming out of China since 2006 suggest that these creatures were much more bird-like than paleontologists previously imagined. Further evidence -- bones, genetics, eggs, behavior, and more -- has shown a seamless transition from fleet-footed... |
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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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Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
John Bradshaw · Basic Books
Pages: 307
Format: Hardcover
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Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even to their most adoring owners. Unlike dogs, cats evolved as solitary hunters, and, while... |
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Mind Change: How Digital Technologies Are Leaving Their Mark on Our Brains
Susan Greenfield · Random House
Format: Hardcover
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We live in a world unimaginable only decades ago: a domain of backlit screens, instant information, and vibrant experiences that can outcompete dreary reality. Our brave new technologies offer incredible opportunities for work and play. But at what price? Now renowned neuroscientist Susan... |
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Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage
Kathleen Winter · Counterpoint LLC
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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In 2010, bestselling author Kathleen Winter (Annabel) embarked on a journey across the storied Northwest Passage, among marine scientists, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and curious passengers. From Greenland to Baffin Island and all along the passage, Winter bears witness... |
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A Palette of Particles
Jeremy Bernstein · Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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From molecules to stars much of the cosmic canvas can be painted in brushstrokes of primary color the protons neutrons and electrons we know so well But for meticulous detail we have to dip into exotic huesxleptons mesons hadrons quarks Bringing particle physics to life as few authors can Jeremy... |
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Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Svante PaÃŒ?aÃŒ?bo · Basic Books
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover
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What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives?Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pääbo's mission to answer this question, and recounts his ultimately successful efforts to genetically define what makes us different from our Neanderthal... |
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What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
John Brockman · Harper Perennial
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Drawing from the horizons of science, todays leading thinkers reveal the hidden threats nobody is talking about—and expose the false fears everyone else is distracted by.What should we be worried about? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org The worlds smartest website—The... |
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Mark Miodownik · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?... |
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Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars, and Suburbs
Eric Sanderson · Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Many experts agree that energy is the defining issue of this century. Economic recessions, foreign wars, and foreclosures are only a few of the results of America’s dependence on oil. In Terra Nova, ecologist Eric Sanderson elucidates the interconnections between oil and money, cars... |
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