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In the introduction, author Steven Johnson shares some valuable knowledge about the journey ahead. While inventions are exciting, it is important to remember that the innovations in this book belong to everyday, normal life, not science fiction. Johnson details several groundbreaking yet simple inventions...

Take an in-depth peek at the life of legendary Pocahontas , the famous historical figure who helped create peace between the American Indians and European settlers. With the Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend e-Book, students will examine what happened with John Smith and the daughter of Chief Powhatan,...

FOOLED BY FABLES? LED ON BY LEGENDS? MYTH-GUIDED? WONDER NO MORE, MYSTERY-PHILES: THE TRUTH IS IN HERE! What in the world (or out of it) made those giant crop circles? Did skydiving skyjacker D. B. Cooper really get away with it? Is Bigfoot a big fake? Are ETs just BS? If you’re tired of...

Remote Viewers is a tale of the Pentagon's attempts to develop the perfect tool for espionage: psychic spies. These psychic spies, or "remote viewers," were able to infiltrate any target, elude any form of security, and never risk scratch. For twenty years, the government selected civilian...

Now in paperback: the “vivid account of what the process of discovery was really like for an insider.”—Peter Higgs   Particle physics as we know it depends on the Higgs boson: It’s the missing link between the birth of our universe—as a sea of tiny, massless particles—and the tangible...

Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!

Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all...

Well, let me put you at ease right from the start. You will notice that it is called the Time Dilation Effect, not Time Dilation proper. That is because we will be attempting to reconstruct, or imitate the Time Dilation Effect. I assure you that no ooga-booga shall be entered into in the pages to...

The “fascinating” story of the global scientific race to discover and unlock the power of endorphins—the body’s own morphine (The New Yorker). In 1973, scientists John Hughes and Hans Kosterlitz were studying pig brains in an underfunded laboratory in Aberdeen, Sweden. During their...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did...

The reason why oil and water don't mix is because of density. But this book is not just about density, it also discusses other mixture separation techniques used in chemistry. This book will serve as a valuable learning resource that can be used to introduce a new topic. It can also be used as a reviewer. Grab a copy of this chemistry book today!

Chemistry is about combining chemicals to create something useful to man. Your fourth grader will find this chemistry book a refreshing resource into learning about the properties of different chemicals. This book comes with images and age-appropriate texts to maximize learning.So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and grab a copy of this book today!

Chemistry is quite complex, isn't it? There are chemical compounds and combinations to note. One small change can create a whole new product and an entire range of benefits too. This chemistry book is recommended for fourth graders who either have trouble understanding the subject or would like to...

Have you ever been inside a chemical laboratory? You need to be extra careful because mixing the chemical compounds might be dangerous. So before you enter a lab, make sure you have the knowledge required to learn while keeping safe. This 6th grade chemistry book will give you the introduction that you need. Grab a copy now!