Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy's adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.Oliver Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing...

Scientific AmericanDrawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience,...

Kostas KampourakisWhat are genes? What do genes do? These questions are not simple and straightforward to answer; at the same time, simplistic answers are quite prevalent and are taken for...

Robert Jastrow This book examines the two great mysteries which have defied science—the riddle of life and the riddle of creation. August 17, 1977 by Readers Library

Conrad Mason Illustrated by Colin KingFeatures inventions, machines, gadgets and devices, and facts and information about how they work. This flap book contains over 90 flaps which reveal the insides...

Katie Dayes and Colin KingThis astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Bright, original...

Henry David Thoreau is considered one of the leading figures in early American literature, and Walden is without doubt his most influential book.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan...

Alice OutwaterAn environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of what needs to be done to save this essential natural resource.Water:...

Miles KellyBattle through rain, wind and blizzards as you get to grips with wild weather! Discover everything you need to know about weather with this brilliant book. One hundred facts,...

Kristine C HarperWeather by the Numbers: The Genesis of Modern MeteorologyThe history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline.For...

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Roger PenroseOne of our most distinguished scientists offers a radical new theory of the origin, and ultimate end, of the Universe.Professor Sir Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling The Road to...