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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
Stephen Brusatte · William Morrow
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Sapiens, Your Inner Fish, The Sixth Extinction, and I Contain Multitudes, a sweeping narrative scientific history - the only one of its kind - that tells the epic story of the dinosaurs, examining their origins, their habitats, their extinction, and their living legacy, from... |
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Constellations: A Field Guide To The Night Sky
Giles Sparrow · Quercus
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Constellations is a guide to the night sky that focuses on these 88 distinctive patterns, revealing their often intriguing stories??their origins, mythology, present-day significance, and the multitude of wondrous objects they contain. Complete with over 300 of the best astronomical... |
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Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel
Jason Padgett · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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"No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects... |
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Lab Girl
Hope Jahren · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 290
Format: Print book
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A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
National Best Seller
Named one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People"
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
A Washington Post Best Memoir of 2016
A TIME and Entertainment Weekly Best Book... |
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Human Anatomy
DK · DK
Format: Hardcover
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For students of anatomy, biology, and the biomedical sciences; medical professionals; and curious families, DK's Human Anatomy will be a definitive resource. Written by acclaimed anatomist, Dr. Alice Roberts, Human Anatomy is an up-to-the-minute study of the body. Spectacular digital... |
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A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park
Edward O Wilson · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover
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A Window on Eternity is a stunning book of splendid prose and gorgeous photography about one of the biologically richest places in Africa and perhaps in the world. Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique was nearly destroyed in a brutal civil war, then was reborn and is now evolv-ing back... |
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Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies
Mark Zegarelli · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operations Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants or needs to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions,... |
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Falcon Pocket Guide: Reptiles & Amphibians
Todd Telander · FalconGuides; First edition
Format: Print book
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Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature. |
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Time Travel
James Gleick · Pantheon Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, here is a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself.
The story begins at the turn of the previous... |
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