Isaac AsimovAs the pace of scientific and technological progress speeds ahead, it becomes increasingly difficult for man to comprehend the world around him.But here, in this superb collection of seventeen...

Dr Peter J D'AdamoEver wonder why one diet works for one person, but not for another? After decades of research, Dr. Peter D'Adamo has discovered the role one's blood type...

Dr Peter J D'AdamoThe idea that blood type plays a role in health, wellness, and personality wasn't exactly new when Dr. Peter D'Adamo came out with Eat Right 4 Your...

Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel MicroworldsMitchel ResnickDoes every group have a leader? Does every pattern have a central cause? Most people tend to think so. Increasingly,...

James ReasonModern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, the...

John SteinbeckIn the two years after the 1939 publication of Steinbeck’s masterful The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck and his novel increasingly became the center of intense controversy and censorship. In...

Neale Martin80% of new products fail. Billions of advertising dollars are wasted every year. Even "satisfied customers" abandon companies at the drop of a hat. How can this be? How...

Douglas R HofstadterDouglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity...

Jane Goodall with Phillip BermanHer revolutionary studies of Tanzania's chimpanzees forever altered our definition of "humanity." Now, intriguing as always, Jane Goodall explores her deepest convictions in a heartfelt memoir...

Charles DarwinPresents contemporary beliefs about Divine Providence and the beginnings of life on earth. Written for the general public of the 1850s, this title provides an account of the scientific...

Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield"SCIENCE JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST. . . An impeccably researched, amazingly up-to-date, crisply written and well-illustrated survey."--NatureAt the cutting edge of the sciences, a dynamic new...

David BerlinskySimply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of years and bent the minds...