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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Rose George · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit... |
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The Way of Coyote: Shared Journeys in the Urban Wilds
Gavin Van Horn · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A hiking trail through majestic mountains. A raw, unpeopled wilderness stretching as far as the eye can see. These are the settings we associate with our most famous books about nature. But Gavin Van Horn isn't most nature writers. He lives and works not in some perfectly remote cabin... |
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Rock Art Critters: Paint the Perfect Pebble
Denise Scicluna · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Here's another great guide to "rocking out" from the bestselling author of Rock Art!Visual artist Denise Scicluna provides inspiration and advice for rock painting--a craft that's perfect for "kids" of all ages. Readers will discover:Tips for finding and identifying... |
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The Secret Language of Cats
Susanne Sch tz · Hanover Square Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered what your cat is saying? Cats do not meow randomly, nor do they growl or hiss because they have nothing better to do. Cat sounds have a purpose, and they can carry important messages, whether for us or other cats.Susanne Schštz is hard at work on breaking the cat code.... |
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End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals
RDE MacPhee · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The fascinating lives and puzzling demise of some of the largest animals on earth.Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller -- including gorilla-sized lemurs, 500-pound birds, and crocodiles that weighed a ton or more -- roamed the earth. These... |
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Freedom's Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science
Audra J. Wolfe · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Scientists like to proclaim that science knows no borders. Scientific researchers follow the evidence where it leads, their conclusions free of prejudice or ideology. But is that really the case? In Freedom's Laboratory, Audra J. Wolfe shows how these ideas were tested to their limits... |
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How to Speak Science: Gravity, Relativity, and Other Ideas That Were Crazy Until Proven Brilliant
BEN BENAMRAN · The Experiment
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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What is static electricity? How do magnets work? Is light made of waves or particles? What, really, is the theory of relativity all about? And who were all those great scientists - from Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Copernicus to Descartes, Hume, and Newton, and many, many more? Why do we still... |
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