Science & Math

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

Biology until recently has been the neglected stepchild of science, and many educated people have little grasp of how biology explains the natural world. ...

just As Henry David Thoreau “traveled A Great Deal In Concord,” Nobel Prize–winning Physicist Steven Weinberg Sees Much Of The World From The Window Of Hi...

A prize-winning popular science writer uses mathematical modeling to explain the cosmos.In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating gui...

Although Darwin could explain how evolution preserves useful adaptations over time, the mechanisms behind its speed and efficiency eluded him. In this radic...

A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled t...

Marek Kohn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 359-374) And Index.Categories: Science & Math Biological SciencesBiology

Once Upon A Number Shows That Stories And Numbers Aren't As Different As You Might Imagine, And In Fact They Have Surprising And Fascinating Connections. Th...

The march of science has been marked through the years by episodes of drama and comedy, of failure as well as triumph, by outrageous strokes of luck, dese...

How Should We Live? According To Philosopher And Biologist Massimo Pigliucci, The Greatest Guidance To This Essential Question Lies In Combining The Wisdom ...

Many At Work In The Field Of Cultural Studies Argue That Science Is Politics By Other Means, Insisting That Scientific Inquiry Is Profoundly Shaped By Ideol...

Science writers get into the game with all kinds of noble, high-minded ambitions. We want to educate. To enlighten,” notes guest editor Amy Stewart in her...

If offered the chance—by cloak, spell, or superpower—to be invisible, who wouldn’t want to give it a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeuri...

An Exploration Of The Human Psyche That Shows Us How The Very Purpose Of The Mind Changes Throughout The Day. Indeed, As Gelernter Explains, When We Are At ...

From Legendary Science Fiction Author Kim Stanley Robinson Comes A Vision Of Climate Change Unlike Any Ever Imagined. Kim Stanley Robinson Is One Of Contemp...

Sparked By A Controversial Debate In February 2014, Bill Nye Has Set Off On An Energetic Campaign To Spread Awareness Of Evolution And The Powerful Way It S...

In This Rich, Irreverent, Compelling History, Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Steven Weinberg Takes Us From Ancient Miletus To Medieval Baghdad And Oxford, Fr...

Mark Buchanan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [213]-225) And Index.Categories: Science & Math PhysicsSystem Theory

What If What We Consider To Be Reason-based, Deliberative Judgment Is Really The Product Of Involuntary Mental Sensations? In A Skeptic's Guide To The Mind,...

Sharon S. Brehm ... [et Al.]. Mcgraw-hill Higher Education. Rev. Ed. Of: Intimate Relationships / Sharon S. Brehm. 2nd Ed. 1992. Includes Bibliographical Re...

Generations have grown up knowing that Albert Einstein's equation E=mc[superscript 2] changed the shape of our world, but never understanding what it actual...

A humorous guide to slow cooking mixes practical advice on preparing appetizers, soups, main courses, and desserts with entertaining stories about food, fam...

While today's business world is dominated by technology and data analysis, award-winning financial journalist and anthropology PhD Gillian Tett advocates th...

“Unpredictable and amusing and informative and original, cavorting between biology, history, travel writing, and memoir.” —Mark Kurlansky The Whale...

A groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven—from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings ...

“Rutherford describes Humanimal as being about the paradox of how our evolutionary journey turned ‘an otherwise average ape’ into one capable of crea...

Originally published in 1995 to huge critical acclaim and a finalist for the NBCC Award for Nonfiction, Madeleine Blais’s In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle...

Richard Leakey, One Of The World's Foremost Experts On Man's Evolutionary Past, Now Turns His Eye To The Future And Doesn't Like What He Sees. To the ph...

In This Visionary Look Into The Future, Freeman Dyson Argues That Technological Changes Fundamentally Alter Our Ethical And Social Arrangements And That Thr...

Falling Upwards Tells The Story Of The Enigmatic Group Of Men And Women Who First Risked Their Lives To Take To The Air, And So Discovered A New Dimension O...

Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation ...

Book by Karl RMatwsCategories: Science & Math Agricultural SciencesFood Science

Signatures: )(⁸⁻¹ A-2g⁸. Title Vignette; Head- And Tailpieces. Der Kirschbaum. Ein Kindergespräch Im Garten, In Prose: P. [427]-438. Einiges Von Und...

A Beautiful Tour Of The World's Hidden Geographies--from Disappearing Islands To Forbidden Deserts--and A Stunning Testament To How Mysterious The World Rem...

The Man Who Touched His Own Heart Tells The Raucous, Gory, Mesmerizing Story Of The Heart, From The First Explorers Who Dug Up Cadavers And Plumbed Their He...

karp Continues To Help Biologists Make Important Connections Between Key Concepts And Experimentation. The Sixth Edition Explores Core Concepts In Conside...

This anthology contains 37 articles published since 1974 in American Scientist, the journal of the scientific society Sigma Xi. While sequenced particularly...

Provides An Overview Of Western Science From The Renaissance To The Present. Newton Gets It Completely Wrong -- I Believe -- Thomas Aquinas Versus Neil Arms...

Bacterial Pathogenesis: A Molecular Approach Is The First Text Designed To Provide A Comprehensive Introduction To This Dynamic Field For Both Students And ...

K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore. Includes Index.Categories: Science & Math Chemistry OrganicGeneral

“Lively and fascinating... The reader comes away cheered, better informed, and with a new and deeper appreciation for our amazing canine companions and t...

Demonstrates a slew of time-saving tips and tricks for performing common math calculations. Contains sample problems for each trick, leading the reader thr...

In This Groundbreaking New Book, Peter Coveney And Roger Highfield, The Scientist Coauthors Of The Highly Praised The Arrow Of Time, Explore How Complexity ...

Used, in good condition. Book shows average wear from use.Categories: Science & Math Mathematics AppliedStatistics

This introduction to statistics emphasizes inference; data collection and analysis are covered extensively as needed to evaluate the reported results of st...

Part I. Overview Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities -- Ch. 1. What Is Meant By Intellectual And Development Disabilities / Ivan Brown -- Ch. 2. ...

With more Canadian content than any competing text, Geomorphology: A Canadian Perspective, 3e is the essential text for undergraduate Geography and Earth Sc...

Examines the development and impact of capitalist culture From its roots more than 500 years ago to the present day, capitalism expanded from Western...