Science & Math

How did life on Earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In the second edition of the acclaimed Origins of Life, di...

It's "Panda-monium" in China when a rare giant panda mysteriously disappears from the world's largest panda reserve! Riley and family must face remote moun...

Describes different kinds of bridges, their history, design, construction, and effects on populations, environmental dilemmas, safety, and more. Children's...

Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus o...

As a stamp-collecting boy always fascinated by remote places, Nobel Prize-winningphysicist Richard Feynman was particularly taken by the diamond-shaped sta...

This new edition provides a comprehensive overview to the field of paleontology—the study of human evolution by analyzing fossil remains. It includes the ...

This compact atlas provides medical, dental, allied health, and biology students with an outstanding collection of histology images for all of the major tis...

From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, a timely and eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must wo...

Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things is a valuable resource for transforming ordinary objects into the extraordinary. With over 80 solutions and bonus applicati...

The Call of Stories presents a study of how listening to stories promotes learning and self-discovery. Here is Dr. Coles's study ...

Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of ...

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology continues to set the standard for short-course A&P texts with an enhanced media package and new "active lea...

applied Use Case Driven Object Modeling With Uml: An Annotated E-commerce Example Provides A Practical, Hands-on Guide To Putting Use Case Methods To Work...

Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Engineering & Transportation Engineering Civil & Environ...

Animals played an important part in helping the Allies win the First World War, well beyond cavalry horses that charged fields and hauled heavy guns, and in...

Michael, Emily, and their parents explore Grand Canyon National Park. Wildlife can be elusive, and both kids are disappointed when, at first, they don't enc...

Why is it that our current twenty-first century a.d. is so similar to the twenty-first century B.C.? At a time when religious fanaticism and a clash of civ...

Millions Of People Visit Xkcd.com Each Week To Read Randall Munroe's Iconic Webcomic. His Stick-figure Drawings About Science, Technology, Language, And Lov...

National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Winner Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science/subaru Science Books & Film Prize Fo...

Structure And Function. -- Growth And Cell Division. -- Membrane Bioenergetics: The Proton Potential. -- Electron Transport. -- Photosynthesis. -- The Regul...

Only an elementary knowledge of math is needed to enjoy this entertaining compilation of brain-teasers. It includes a mixture of old and new riddles coverin...

The efficient use of statistics can transform excellent research into dynamic, persuasive scholarship. To demystify the process of calculating data, Simpl...

In a group of essays, letters, and speeches, Einstein relates his views on politics, religion, morality, and the place of science in the modern worldCategor...

Making PCR is the fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the invention of one of the most significant biotech discoveries in our time—the polymerase c...

Puppies. Fuzzy, cuddly puppies. They may just be learning to walk, but they already know how to charm. And photographer Sharon Montrose knows just how to ca...

The Brain Has Long Been A Source Of Fascination. In 1819, The Radical Thinker And Surgeon William Lawrence Put It Like This: It Is Strongly Suspected That A...

The study and application of spatial information systems have been developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences. These systems have the ...

A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger presents a clear and effective approach to helping children and adults alike understand and deal c...

this Is The Second Book In The Four-minute Forensic Mysteries Series. Csi Wes Burton Is Back With His Cast Of Quirky But Loveable Characters, Including Path...

In order to find Liz, their missing lizard, the kids in Ms. Frizzle's class become reptiles themselves and discover what it's like to be cold-blooded.Catego...

Does the mind reflect or dictate what the body sees and feels? What is the language of emotion? Is memory a function of our imaginations? Are we all just ...

This is a timeless reference for school-based teams, community service providers, and parents supporting children with disabilities engaging in difficult be...

In her surprising, entertaining and persuasive new book, award-winning author and psychologist Susan Pinker shows how face-to-face contact is crucial for l...

A Fresh and Important New Way to Understand Why We BuyWhy did the RAZR ultimately ruin Motorola? Why does Wal-Mart dominate rural and suburban areas but f...

Text, Illustrations, And Hands-on Activities Present Information About Earthquakes And Volcanoes, Including Notable Examples In History.Categories: Science ...

A 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEE Ancient diseases encoded in the DNA of humans wait like sleeping dragons to wake and infect again—or so molecular biologist Ka...

There's nothing better than being a mad scientist — at least according to Franny. So she's making in her mission to help her classmates discover their ow...

Volume 1 of an encyclopedic work covers 4666 species, ferns on up. Full botanical information for each. 1913 edition, preferred by many to more recent rev...

Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s, the people of Guatemala were subjected to a state-sponsored campaign of political violence and repression designe...

Documenting The Interconnectedness Among The Crucial Milestones Of Our Time, And Illustrated With Full-color Photography, A Comprehensive Tour Of Modern Sci...

Basher Basics: Weather, Whipping up a storm! created and illustrated by Simon Basher, written by Dan Green:Welcome to the wild world of weather, Basher styl...

Like a Facebook for the universe, Astronomy gives every important celestial body and concept its own page, where readers can learn its behaviors, likes, a...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

Revised and updated, this guide features: monthly sky maps of the nothern and southern hemispheres to enable recognition of the constellations and stars thr...

In Anxiety And Avoidance, Psychologist And Anxiety Disorder Expert Michael A. Tompkins Presents A Universal, Transdianostic Approach For Helping Readers Cop...

Animals And Humans Have Been Using Numbers To Navigate Their Way Through The Jungle Of Life Ever Since We All Evolved On This Planet. But This Book Will Hel...

The Hieroglyphs Of Ancient Egypt Have Fascinated People For Over Three Thousand Years. In This Engaging New Study, Penelope Wilson Offers A Wide Ranging Loo...

Nearly 50 delicious recipes for chocolate bar cookies and treats, from Canada's beloved and bestselling cookbook author Jean Pare. Every recipe is pictured ...