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Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Kathryn Harkup - Bloomsbury SIGMA
Format: Hardcover
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The year 1818 saw the publication of one of the most influential science-fiction stories of all time. Frankenstein: Or, Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley had a huge impact on gothic horror and science fiction genres. The name Frankenstein has become part of our everyday language, often... |
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Off the Deep End
GIANCARLO GRANDA - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Giancarlo Granda finally reveals the truth about his relationship with Becki Falwell and her husband Jerry Falwell Jr., and the hidden world of political influence, high finance, and criminal intrigue.Jerry Falwell Jr. is a prominent figure in the evangelical world whose support for presidential... |
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Dangerous Women
George R. R. Martin - Tor Books; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors' bestselling continuities-including a new "Outlander" story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden's world... |
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Design Thinking
Rachel Ivy Clarke - ALA Neal-Schuman
Format: Paperback
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The Library Futures Series continues with this primer on design thinking, broadly defined as an approach to problem solving which prioritizes empathy with and deeper understandings of users to define a problem; actively engages in prototyping to develop solutions; and iterates solutions... |
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Mad Science 2: Experiments You Can Do At Home, But STILL Probably Shouldn't
Theodore Gray - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Best-selling author Theodore Gray is back with all-new spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in thrilling and memorable ways For nearly a decade Theodore Gray has been demonstrating basic principles of chemistry and physics through exciting sometimes... |
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Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
Helen Czerski - W W Norton
Format: Print book
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A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial.Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos... |
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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A new theory of how the brain constructs emotions that could revolutionize psychology, health care, law enforcement, and our understanding of the human mindEmotions feel automatic to us; that's why scientists have long assumed that emotions are hardwired in the body or the brain. Today,... |
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