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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,... |
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The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast
Andrew Blum · Ecco
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour through the global network that predicts our weather, the people behind it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones,... |
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One Giant Leap: The Untold Story of How We Flew to the Moon
Charles Fishman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author of The Wal-Mart Effect, Charles Fishman reveals the untold true story of the men and women charged with taking the United States to the Moon.
President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress... |
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Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of
Robert M. Hazen · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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An enchanting biography of the most resonant -- and most necessary -- chemical element on Earth. Carbon is everywhere: in the paper of this book and the blood of our bodies. It's with us from beginning to end, present in our baby clothes and coffin alike. We live on a carbon planet,... |
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Forensics For Dummies
Douglas P. Lyle · For Dummies
Format: Paperback(2nd ed.)
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Forensics For Dummies (9781119608967) was previously published as Forensics For Dummies (9781119181651) . 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. Understand... |
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Superior: The Return of Race Science
Angela Saini · Beacon Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An astute and timely examination of the re-emergence of scientific research into racial differences
Superior tells the disturbing story of the persistent thread of belief in biological racial differences in the world of science.
After the horrors of the Nazi regime... |
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