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Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity
Antonio Padilla - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A fun, dazzling exploration of the strange numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality.For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac, or Albert Einstein, the search for mathematical truths led to strange new understandings of the ultimate... |
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A History of the World in 100 Animals
Simon Barnes - ?Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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Fully illustrated in color, a fascinating exploration of the one hundred animals that have had the most profound influence on humanity throughout the ages.We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone... |
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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Fareed Zakaria - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come?Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps... |
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The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered... |
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Hidden Natural Histories: Herbs
Kim Hurst - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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Behind the pungent aroma of garlic and the cool, palate-cleansing taste of mint in our toothpaste are untold stories of human interactions with the natural world. Celebrating the human heritage of these and other natural phenomena, the new Hidden Natural Histories series offers fascinating... |
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Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films
Nina Nesseth - ?Tor Nightfire
Format: Hardcover
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Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth is a pop-science look at fear, how and why horror films get under our skin, and why we keep coming back for more.Do you like scary movies?Have you ever wondered why?Nina Nesseth knows what scares you. She also knows why.In Nightmare Fuel, Nesseth explores... |
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The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
Hope Jahren - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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"Hope Jahren is the voice that science has been waiting for." - Nature "A superb account of the deadly struggle between humanity and what may prove the only life-bearing planet within ten light years, written in a brilliantly sardonic and conversational style."... |
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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Susan Casey - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets. For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular,... |
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The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything
Adam Rutherford - W. W. Norton & Company; Abridged edition
Format: Hardcover
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The complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it (minus the boring parts) .Despite our clever linguistic abilities, humans are spectacularly ill-equipped to comprehend what's happening in the universe. Our senses and intuition routinely mislead us. The Complete Guide... |
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