We're all connected to the ocean, and the ocean to us. The ocean provides half the oxygen we breathe; it feeds us, creates our weather and provides us with water. But we haven't been as kind to the ocean in return. The...
Math and science
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Author:Eriksson, AnnSummary: - Author:Sykes, BryanSummary:
Sykes examines the unique fabric of the U.S. population--one of the world's most genetically variegated countries. His discoveries offer new insights into the biological profile of the great melting pot.
- Author:Stewart, IanSummary:
Life is full of uncertainty, scientific advances indicate that the universe might be fundamentally inexact, and humans are terrible at guessing. When asked to predict the outcome of a chance event, we are almost always wrong. Thankfully...
- Author:Davis, Kenneth C.Summary:
From often amusing perceptions people have had through the ages about the world and the universe to the changing map of today, Davis shows how geography is really a great crossroad of many fields: biology, meteorology, astronomy,...
- Author:Lembke, AnnaSummary:
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER "Brilliant… riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued."-Beth Macy, author of Dopesick As heard on Fresh Air. This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important,...
- Author:Hansman, HeatherSummary:
The Green River, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River, runs 730 miles from the glaciers of Wyoming to the desert canyons of Utah. Over its course it meanders through ranches, cities, national parks, endangered fish...
- Author:Schwarcz, JoeSummary:
Linus Pauling, one of the most celebrated scientists of the twentieth century, once remarked that satisfying curiosity is one of the greatest sources of pleasure in life. Dr. Joe and What You Didn’t Know to act as both the...
- Author:Hawken, PaulSummary:
The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world. In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers,...
- Author:Wendorff, AnneSummary:
Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of droughts.
- Author:Pochron, Sharon, Reifsnyder, Cheryl M., McIntire, Suzanne, Lessem, DonSummary:
Real dinosaurs! Read about Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Did you know that there are animals alive today that move similarly to dinosaurs? Sometimes museums display copies of dinosaur fossils instead of the real thing....
- Author:Goldfarb, Ben.Summary:
In Eager , environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America...
- Author:Bullard, LisaSummary:
On Earth Day, we find ways to help the Earth. Trina plants trees with her class. She forms an Earth Day club with her friends. What can you do to make every day Earth Day? Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce,...
- Author:Berman, BobSummary:
Bob Berman guides us through cosmic violence both mammoth and microscopic. From the creation of dazzling "new stars" to the ways in which humanity has harnessed cataclysmic energy for its gain, Berman masterfully synthesizes...
- Author:Pierre-Louis TrudeauSummary:
Trois chiffres-clés suffisent à démontrer que les enjeux concernant cette ressource sont désormais vitaux : 1,2 milliards d'êtres humains n'ont pas accès à l'eau, plus de 2 milliards n'ont pas d'eau...
- Author:Koppel, TomSummary:
Ebb and Flow was named one of 2007's "best science books" by Peter Calamai, science editor of the Toronto Star [Dec. 30, 2007]. He calls it a "wonderful resource book…. Tom Koppel seems to have visited or read about...
- Author:Parris, Kirsten M.Summary:
Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments.
• Examines the bio-physical processes of urbanization and how these...
- Author:Wearing, JudySummary:
Edison’s Concrete Piano highlights the careers of famous inventors — revealing the lesser-known and most fascinating facts about their careers, their wackier hobbies, and especially their big flops and great successes. Take...
- Author:Calle, Carlos I.Summary:
Genius demystified, the Dummies way! In 1905, Albert Einstein revolutionized modern physics with his theory of relativity. He went on to become a twentieth-century icon-a man whose name and face are synonymous with "genius." Now, at...
- Author:Moffat, John W.Summary:
John W. Moffat was a poor student of math and science. That is, until he read Einstein’s famous paper on general relativity. Realizing instantly that he had an unusual and unexplained aptitude for understanding the complex physics...
- Author:Bodanis, DavidSummary:
From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physicsWidely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized...
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