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In Oceans Deep: Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves
Bill Streever · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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A thrilling exploration of the science and history of the deep sea.Full of mystery and danger, the deep sea has long been a symbol of the great unknown. In this dramatic and thrilling account, acclaimed biologist and deep sea diver Bill Streever shows us the incredible adventures happening... |
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The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
Margaret O'Mara · Penguin Press Pages: 512 Format: Hardcover
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The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest... |
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Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past
Sarah Parcak · Henry Holt and Co. Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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National Geographic Fellow and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the brave new world of "space archaeology," a growing field of exploration that has brought humanity to a tipping point of mass discovery in the ancient worldDr. Sarah Parcak pioneers the young field... |
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The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
Guy Leschziner · St. Martin's Press Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night's rest in The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep, a fascinating exploration of the symptoms and syndromes behind sleep disorders.For Dr. Guy Leschziner's patients, there... |
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Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human-Robot Futures
David Ewing Duncan · Dutton Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan considers 24 visions of possible human-robot futures - Incredible scenarios from Teddy Bots to Warrior Bots, and Politician Bots to Sex Bots - Grounded in real technologies and possibilities and inspired by our imagination. What robot and AI systems... |
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Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson · Simon & Schuster Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we - and the planet we inhabit - could not survive without them.Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere - deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers,... |
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Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon
Tucker Malarkey · Spiegel & Grau Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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"A powerful and inspiring story. Guido Rahr's mission to save the wild Pacific salmon leads him into adventures that make for a breathtakingly exciting read." - Ian Frazier, author of Travels in Siberia In the tradition of Mountains Beyond Mountains and The Orchid Thief, Stronghold... |
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