Science & Math

What would happen if two statistics-minded outsiders were allowed to run a professional baseball team? It’s the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to ...

This volume features a complete set of problems, hints, and solutions based on Stanford University's well-known competitive examination in mathematics. It o...

In Clean Gut, Alejandro Junger, M.D, New York Times bestselling author of Clean and creator of the world-famous Clean Program, delivers a complete toolkit ...

The Beak of the Finch tells the story of two Princeton University scientists - evolutionary biologists - engaged in an extraordinary investigation. They ar...

In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC’s Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history—a...

Being a kid with wings -- constantly on the run -- has never been easy, and Max and her flock are more tense than ever.Angel says that Fang will be the fir...

Michel Foucault ; Translated From The French By Robert Hurley. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1985. Includes Bibliographical Refe...

In The Crucible of Creation, paleontologist Simon Conway Morris describes the marvelous finds of the Burgess Shale--a fantastically rich deposit of bizarre ...

A spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, which is now a ...

The Kumon Math Boosters series is designed to help children who either need to improve their basic math skills, or who are slightly ahead of the curve. They...

The classic book that has inspired generations of teachers to foster each child's drive to learn. Categories: Medical Books PsychologyChild Psychology

Out of the 100 million women—almost 11 million in the United States alone—who are on the pill, roughly 60 percent take it for non-contraceptive reasons...

In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westi...

Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his bl...

Which Is More Dangerous, A Gun Or A Swimming Pool? What Do Schoolteachers And Sumo Wrestlers Have In Common? Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms?...

We've All Asked, What Is The World Coming To? But We Seldom Ask, How Bad Was The World In The Past? In This Startling New Book, Cognitive Scientist Steven P...

From New York Times bestselling picture book author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George comes Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior, an inspiring pict...

in This Gem, The Scientist And Noted Essayist Trains A Wry Wit And A Highly Perceptive Eye On His Two-plus Decades Of Observing Baboon Behavior In Kenya. ...

""In Leavy's hands, the life of Mantle no longer defies logic: it seems invitable, She's hit a long home run."---Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A maste...

A Revelatory History Of The People Who Created The Computer And The Internet Discusses The Process Through Which Innovation Happens In The Modern World, Cit...

The PETERSON FIRST GUIDE TO FISHES features 220 common and conspicuous fishes of North America, with full-color illustrations and a clear, precise descrip...

The Bestselling Author Of Leonardo Da Vinci And Steve Jobs Returns With A Gripping Account Of How The Pioneering Scientist Jennifer Doudna, Along With Her C...

John Edward, Suzane Northrup, and George Anderson are just a few of the prominent American mediums who have been accused of being frauds. But what if a resp...

Our relationship with the ocean is undergoing a profound transformation. Whereas just three decades ago nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild, ra...

By Robert M. Zubrin With Richard Wagner ; Foreword By Arthur C. Clarke. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 335-336) And Index.Categories: Engineering &...

Danica McKellar's New York Times bestseller tackles the most feared of all math classes: Algebra! Algebra: The word alone has been known to strike fear in...

Thoreau Went To Walden Pond To Live Simply In The Wild And Contemplate His Own Place In The World By Observing Nature. Robert Sullivan Went To A Disused, Ga...

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. The New Yo...

An Introduction To Philosophy Focuses On The Questions Of What It Means To Be Human And How To React To The Reality Of Death By Exploring Ancient Stoic, Chr...

The purpose of this textbook is to explain the Standard Model of particle physics to a student with an undergraduate preparation in physics. Today we can cl...

Microsoft's Ceo Tells The Inside Story Of The Company's Continuing Transformation And Offers His Vision For The Coming Wave Of Intelligent Technologies. He ...

The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn’t be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse with a foal close on her...

According To The Mayan Elders, At The Moment Of Birth Every Human Being Is Given A Destiny. Our Life Challenge Is To Develop Ourselves And Our Skills In Ord...

In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis — people who had reappeared in Haitian society yea...

2011 reprint of 1939 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. George Washington Carver (1864-1943)...

Internationally renowned motivational teacher and popular theologian Caroline Myss has created a transcendent work of unique insight and revelation in Ente...

From bestselling author and beloved social media star Dr. Anthony Youn comes a revolutionary step-by-step guide to reversing the effects of aging at any st...

"Once I started this incomparable story, I couldn't put it down, and I cannot get it out of my mind—nor will I ever. The message of what can be accomplish...

From The Author Of The Bestselling The Professor And The Madman Comes The Fascinating Story Of William Smith, The Orphaned Son Of An English Country Blacksm...

Sharp teeth and pointy fins--look out! It's a shark! Learn all about these fascinating predators in this jam-packed Level 3 Fact Reader from National Geogra...

In Whistling Vivaldi, Renowned Social Psychologist Claude M. Steele Addresses One Of The Most Perplexing Social Issues Of Our Time: The Trend Of Minority Un...

The Heartrending Story Of A Midcentury American Family With Twelve Children, Six Of Them Diagnosed With Schizophrenia, That Became Science's Great Hope In T...

The Actor And Founder Of The Alan Alda Center For Communicating Science Traces His Personal Quest To Understand How To Relate And Communicate Better, From P...

A Manifesto For A Radically Different Philosophy And Practice Of Manufacture And Environmentalism. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Urge Environmentalists--in Other ...

In Greenville, New Hampshire, a small town in the southern part of the state, Henri Vaillancourt makes birch-bark canoes in the same manner and with the sam...

Most managers know that revitalization in their companies must occur from the ground up. But how to get that message to employees without applying the kind ...

Live a longer and healthier life with America's #1 vitamin book-a classic guidebook updated with extensive new material detailing the latest science. This...

An acclaimed theorist offers a provocative and chilling warning: today’s advanced societies have grown overcomplex and highly vulnerable to extreme event...