What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry John Markoff “This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written,...

Marcus du SautoyBritain’s most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before...

Lise Eliot, PhD As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first...

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall.The popularity of When...

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Mick O'HareWhy Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following...

Andrew Newberg, MD, Eugene D'Aquill, MD, PhD, and Vince Rause Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Even today in our technologically advanced age,...

Glenn MurphyA fun, doodle-filled reworking of Why is Snot Green? by the acclaimed Glenn Murphy!304 pagesPublished September 11th 2014 by Pan MacMillan (first published January 1st 2007)

Amir D AczelThe renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear,...

BS Chandrasekhar This fascinating book explains why the materials we can see and touch behave as they do. In a completely nontechnical style, using only basic arithmetic, the author explains...

Robert M SapolskyAn Updated Guide To Stress, Stress Related Diseases, and CopingThis delightful, empowering book encourages readers to understand stress, to laugh about it, and then to bring it under...

Emily Bone Lift the flaps to brave all kinds of extreme weather, from violent tornadoes and hurricanes, to extreme heat-waves, droughts and wildfires. The final page explores the effect climate...