The author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish, now gives us a lively and accessible account of the great transformations in the history of life, that enable us to further understand whether our presence on this planet is an accident or...
Math and science
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Author:Shubin, NeilSummary: - Author:Carroll, SeanSummary:
Caltech physicist and New York Times bestselling author Sean Carroll shows that there are multiple copies of you. And everyone else. Really. Something Deeply Hidden begins with the news that physics is in a crisis. Quantum mechanics...
- Author:Goodman, SteveSummary:
An exploration of the production, transmission, and mutation of affective tonality―when sound helps produce a bad vibe.
Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread―to...
- Author:Epstein, Marcia Jenneth, Bronzaft, ArlineSummary:
This book is about how you listen and what you hear, about how to have a dialogue with the sounds around you. Marcia Jenneth Epstein gives readers the impetus and the tools to understand the sounds and noise that define their daily...
- Author:Gutman, DanSummary:
Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! This nonfiction chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. It's a fun way to keep...
- Author:Quammen, DavidSummary:
Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge...
- Author:Musser, GeorgeSummary:
Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time. This strange occurrence has direct connections to black holes, particle collisions, and even the workings of gravity. If space isn't what we...
- Author:Farrell, JohnSummary:
Presents alphabetically arranged entries on stars, galaxies, and constellations, based on observations of the sky at night.
- Author:Brewer, Paul, Krull, KathleenSummary:
Young Neil deGrasse Tyson was starstruck when he first visited the sky theater at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He couldn't believe the crowded, glittering night sky at the planetarium was real-until a visit to the country...
- Author:Allen, James H.Summary:
The fast and easy way to ace your statics course Does the study of statics stress you out? Does just the thought of mechanics make you rigid? Thanks to this book, you can find balance in the study of this often-intimidating subject...
- Author:Rumsey, Deborah J.Summary:
Statistics Essentials For Dummies not only provides students enrolled in Statistics I with an excellent high-level overview of key concepts, but it also serves as a reference or refresher for students in upper-level statistics courses....
- Author:Rumsey, Deborah J.Summary:
The ideal supplement and study guide for students preparing for advanced statistics Packed with fresh and practical examples appropriate for a range of degree-seeking students, Statistics II For Dummies helps any reader succeed in an...
- Author:Kozak, KathrynSummary:
This is an introductory Statistics Textbook for first year college courses. This book places data at the center of the course. It also uses the statistical package R, though you can use another statistical computer package if you wish...
- Author:Goldstein, Lawrence S.B, Schneider, MegSummary:
The first authoritative yet accessible guide to this controversial topic Stem Cell Research For Dummies offers a balanced, plain-English look at this politically charged topic, cutting away the hype and presenting the facts clearly for...
- Author:Roach, MarySummary:
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers―some willingly, some unwittingly―have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest...
- Author:Martel, LynnSummary:
With the state of global ice constantly in the news, one mountain journalist examines Canadian glaciers to uncover their secrets and their future.From a mother/daughter duo who spent five months skiing across icefields from Vancouver to...
- Author:Sandford, Robert WilliamSummary:
Human beings and industrial-based society are changing the composition of our planet’s atmosphere and causing it to warm at an unnatural and oftentimes astonishingly rapid rate. Much of that warmth is being absorbed by water, which as a...
- Author:Twiddy, RobinSummary:
Did you know that there some famous animal astronauts? Or that bread is banned in space? Space may be a very serious place, but it's full of some really silly science! Learn about the totally silly science behind space. This engaging hi...
- Author:Jones, Andrew ZimmermanSummary:
Learn to: * The basic concepts of this controversial theory * How string theory builds on physics concepts * The different viewpoints in the field * String theory's physical implications Your plain-English guide to this complex...
- Author:Worth BooksSummary:
So much to read, so little time' This brief overview of The Sixth Extinction tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Elizabeth Kolbert's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and...
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