Wilbur Smith On a continent of breathtaking beauty and bitter suffering, two vastly different cultures clashed, mingled, and recoiled. Here, amidst mist-shrouded mountains and gold-studded plateaus, ancient tribesmen lived close...

David Attenborough   In this unique book, David Attenborough has undertaken nothing less than a history of nature, from the emergence of tiny one-celled organisms in the primeval slime more...

Running on Ritalin: A Physician Reflects on Children, Society, and Performance in a PillLawrence H Diller, MDIn a book as provocative and newsworthy as Listening to Prozac and Driven to...

Eric Schlosser   DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EATING WHEN YOU TUCK INTO THAT JUICY BURGER?Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. It looks good,...

Michael F KaufmannHow will the future look like? How does science, technology and human society look like when they are exhausting their full potential? An unexpected encounter changes the face...

Radu VeroA unique blend of scientific and artistic insight. -- Airbrush Digest. A concise, easy-to-use volume. -- Library Journal. All the operations, techniques, and theories needed to create outstanding airbrush...

Joel LevyFrom brainwashing to behaviourism, déjà Vu to dreams, the placebo effect to psychosis, this book takes you on a journey through the workings of the human psyche. Exploring all...

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,...

Jacob TeitelbaumA Proven Program to Regain Vibrant Health, Based on a New Scientific Study Showing Effective Treatment for Chronic Fatigue and FibromyalgiaWith more than 200,000 copies sold, the most authoritative...

Roger McNamee"If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with...

Jeffrey RobinsonPrescription Games: Life, Death and Money Inside the Global Pharmaceutical IndustryThe major pharmaceutical companies, according to John le Carré – who has based his novel The Constant Gardener on...

Niles EldredgeScientists have recently begun to question one of the pillars of modern thought--Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Certainly evolution occurs; but if it is a slow, continuous process by...