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How the US Government Uses Powerful Corporations and Leading Universities to Support Government Policies, Silence Top Scientists, Jeopardize Our Health, and Protect Corporate Profits
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
When Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted Dr. David Lewis in his office overlooking the National Mall, he looked at Dr. Lewis and said: “You know you’re going to be fired for this, don’t you?” “I know,” Dr. Lewis replied, “I just hope to stay out of prison.” Gingrich had just read Dr. Lewis’s...
by Charles Oliver, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Both of these texts, The ABCs of Science by Charles Oliver and Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson, are among the most popular and acclaimed titles ever produced in the science/nature genre. Now both volumes are available together in this single book.
Galileo's Finger : The Ten Great Ideas of Science
The Ten Great Ideas of Science
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2003
Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of the ten great ideas of science. With wit, charm, patience, and astonishing insights, he leads the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Forest fires are scary. They could happen without warning, and they could grow so big that many animals will lose their home. So how can man control huge forest fires? Young children will be learning a lot from this educational book! Make reading more interesting than before by getting a copy of picture books like this one. Grab a copy today!
Mother Nature Is Trying to Kill You
A Lively Tour Through the Dark Side of the Natural World
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
This “fact-filled and amusing trek through nature’s dark side” (Kirkus Reviews) reveals the fascinating, weird, and often perverted ways that Mother Nature fends only for herself.
It may be a wonderful world, but as Dan Riskin (host of the Animal Planet’s TV show Monsters Inside Me)...
The Tangled Tree
A Radical New History of Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018
Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life’s history, with powerful implications for human health...
Flat Earth
The One
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2017
Would you like to learn the truth about Earth, about its shape, nature, meaning, and characteristics? Then get ready to embark in the study of one of the most restricted and controversial topics, the Flat Earth Theory. ...Yes, the Flat Earth is back and it has always been around since it has always...
Out of the Blue
A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
The odds of being hit by lightning each year are only about 1 in 750,000 in the U.S. And yet this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and fascination for thousands of years. In this groundbreaking, brilliantly researched book, journalist John S. Friedman probes lightning’s scientific, spiritual,...
by Peter Forbes
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
A cutting-edge science book in the style of ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ and ‘Chaos’ from an exciting and accessible voice in popular science writing. Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists,...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Nature is sometimes cruel. The big animal eats the small animal and the chain goes on. If an animal is vulnerable, it becomes food. But did you know that humans are the key beneficiaries of the food chain? Learn about the food chain - what it is and how it works - by reading this science book for kids age 9-12. Happy reading and learning!
Letters from the Hive
An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2005
They work hard, are devoted to family, love sex, and know the importance of a good piece of real estate. Honey bees, and the daily workings of their close-knit colonies, are one of nature's great miracles. And they produce one of nature's greatest edible bounties: honey. More than just a palate pleaser,...
by Charles River Editors, David Brewster, Walter Bryant
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Johannes Kepler•David Brewsters biography of Kepler from The Martyrs of Science•Kepler by Walter W. BryantWe do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since they were created for singing. Similarly, we...
Tracks and Shadows
Field Biology as Art
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Intellectually rich, intensely personal, and beautifully written, Tracks and Shadows is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, delves into the poetry...
by Edward O. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Perhaps more than any other scientist of our century, Edward O. Wilson has scrutinized animals in their natural settings, tweezing out the dynamics of their social organization, their relationship with their environments, and their behavior, not only for what it tells us about the animals themselves,...