Bill McKibben Our most widely respected environmental writer brings together the essential voices on global warming, from its 19th-century discovery to the present. What is happening to our planet? And...

Robert Temple Archaeologists have always insisted most strenuously that lenses did not exist in ancient times. Robert Temple’s real-life detective story proves them wrong. His research began with the discovery...

David Berlinski From a bestselling author, an “incendiary and uproarious” assault on the pretensions of scientific atheists ( National Review )Militant atheism is on the rise. Prominent thinkers including Richard...

Glen Vecchione "This book is a good starting place for finding successful science-fair projects."-- School Library Journal"Can provide needed direction to parents and students facing looming classroom deadlines."-- The Los...

Glen Vecchione "Invokes critical thinking in a stimulating format."-- Science News"Covers all major areas of science."-- NEA Today"Clearly laid-out...Useful line drawings illustrate the text."-- Booklist"A reliable, useful purchase."-- School Library...

Collected and Edited by Alice Calaprice The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotations ever publishedHere is the definitive new edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has...

George Johnson Are there really laws governing the universe? Or is the order we see a mere artifact of the way evolution wired the brain? And is what we call...

PW Atkins Come on a journey into the heart of matter—and enjoy the process!—as a brilliant scientist and entertaining tour guide takes you on a fascinating voyage through the Periodic...

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

Neil Shubin Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales...

Jerry P King The beauty of mathematics eludes all but a small, select handful of people. This monumental classic will illuminate the aesthetic delights of mathematics for all to behold....

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,...