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,...

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,...

Janny Groen, Eefke Smit, Juurd Eijsvoogel (Editor) In the 20th century, more than ever before, the world is being shaped by science. Science has an intrinsic value in trying to...

Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending A manifesto for and an example of a new kind of history, a biological history, and not just of the prehistoric era Scientists have long...

Sarah Lovett Photographs and drawings introduce twenty unusual microscopic organisms, including the red blood cell, influenza virus, head louse, and red spider mite. January 1, 1994 by John Muir Pubns...

Author: Pedro Domingos A spell-binding quest for the one algorithm capable of deriving all knowledge from data, including a cure for cancerSociety is changing, one learning algorithm at a time,...

Author: Robert Jastrow Numerous illustrations, photos & drawings."The author blends a crisp style with an unusual selection of photographs to reveal the birth & death of stars & planets &...

Miles Kelly Publishing Backed up by detailed images, photographs and diagrams, the books in this series introduce various aspects of the world of science. Each book uses grid co-ordinates to...