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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson... |
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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A new theory of how the brain constructs emotions that could revolutionize psychology, health care, law enforcement, and our understanding of the human mindEmotions feel automatic to us; that's why scientists have long assumed that emotions are hardwired in the body or the brain. Today,... |
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Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars
Scott Kelly · Knopf
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning memoir from the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station--a candid account of his remarkable voyage, of the journeys off the planet that preceded it, and of his colorful formative years.The veteran of four space flights and the American... |
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The Math Behind...: Discover the Mathematics of Everyday Events
COLIN BEVERIDGE · Firefly Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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An entertaining illustrated reference to the role of mathematics in everyday life. The Math Behind... is a fascinating compilation of everyday events analyzed for their probability of occurring and how those odds are determined using mathematical equations and science. The book examines... |
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Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet
MICHAEL R BLOOMBERG · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more... |
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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World
MARYANNE WOLF · Harper
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Proust and the Squid, a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative epistolary book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies.A decade ago, Maryanne... |
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Easy Chemistry Step-by-Step
Marian DeWane · McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Youve come to the right place for the solution to learning chemistry quickly and easily! Easy Chemistry Step-by-Step is based on the idea that the quickest route to learning this subject is building a solid foundation in the basics. You wont find a lot of pointless discussion instead,... |
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The River of Consciousness
Oliver Sacks · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Gratitude, On the Move, and Musicophilia, a collection of essays that displays Oliver Sacks's passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience. Oliver Sacks,... |
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Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything
Randi Hutter Epstein · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A guided tour through the strange science of hormones and the age-old quest to control them.Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies control with hormones. Armed with a healthy dose of wit and curiosity,... |
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