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An aquatic ecologist and permafrost scientist recalls her captivating adventures across the Arctic studying climate chan......more
In Ginger Zee’s follow-up to the bestselling Natural Disaster, the ABC chief meteorologist takes readers on a much deepe......more
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023 From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME’s 10......more
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One of several books written by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, East to Katahdin is a fascinating excursion th......more
Growing up in Yorkshire and with farming blood in his genes, James Greenwood always knew he would end up as a vet. Anima......more
An illuminating collection of essays by an award-winning scientist whom the London Times calls "one of the world’s most ......more
"Inspiring and joyous."--People "Heartwarming . . . infectious . . . Morillo’s The Boy Who Reached for the Stars is ever......more
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What pushed John Muir to become the pioneering environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club? 1867: A sawmill is runni......more
Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, an......more
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A thrilling investigation into the mysterious identity of Bitcoin’s creator and a deep dive into crypto’s utopian origin......more
During the global pandemic, visionary entrepreneur Dax Dasilva recognized that while businesses were in turmoil, environ......more
NOW IN PAPERBACK A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA’s historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid ......more
Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories. In 1543, ......more
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An acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and i......more
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The brilliant theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer is now known primarily for his work on the development of the......more
The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern ag......more
Told with unflinching honesty and a touch of gallows humor, Clay and Bonesis the personal memoir of the first female for......more
A poet’s lost biography of the forgotten scientist who founded physical chemistry, shaping much of the 20th century--as ......more
An admiring portrait of the pioneering entrepreneur from the former CNBC host and Forbes editor. One of the most influen......more
The extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi G......more
Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey ha......more
Walter Isaacson’s Einstein meets Craig Brown’s 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, in this engaging and innovative biograp......more
The invention by Whittle of the turbo-jet engine, and the determined effort to design, develop and demonstrate that such......more
"Jaunty.... Davis excels in making his characters come alive on the page." --Christoph Irmscher, Wall Street Journal The......more
Danish physician and anatomist Thomas Bartholin (1616-1680) was one of the most important anatomists of the 17th century......more
The powerful story of a 1,000-mile healing walk--from the lochs of Scotland to England’s southwest coast--in a remarkabl......more
The first biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose As a little boy, Rog......more
In the early 20th century, the science of meteorites was at a low ebb. Then, in 1923, Harvey H. Nininger, a trained biol......more
Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge resea......more
Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Aristotle, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. These individuals share the venerable title ......more
A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world’s greatest scientists, from Copernicus to Stephen Hawking....more
Ecocritical Explorations of the Climate Crisis expands postcolonial precarity studies by addressing the current climate ......more
A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly ......more
A New Yorker and Economist Best Book of the Year Two hundred years of modern science and culture told through one family......more
Glimpse inside the mind of one of the most extraordinary psychologists of modern times in this fascinating biography of ......more
The letters of one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his passion for life and work, friendship a......more
The passionate story of a vet’s care for all creatures great and small in the colorful, diverse, and distinctive South A......more
In his lifetime, John Herschel was Britain’s best-known natural philosopher, a world celebrity, and arguably the first m......more
" My name is Rick, and I’m a snake-a-holic." This book is a collection of amazing stories from one of the world’s leadin......more
A bold reimagining of the Greek mathematician’s singular life as a truly modern scientist. Galileo, Leonardo, Newton, an......more
In the world of Texas conservation, the figure of Andrew Sansom looms large. Few can match Sansom’s contributions to the......more
The story of Russell Allen, a Wisconsin dairy farmer whose life was irrevocably changed when his cattle began to fall il......more
A celebration and a salute to 100 brave, determined, creative women over the past few centuries who have shaped North Am......more
’Fascinating’ -Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways ’Truly a thing of wonder’ - Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thi......more
An engaging account of the life and work of the legendary polymath Alexander von Humboldt In this lucid biography, Andre......more
A New Yorker best book of 2022 - This captivating memoir is a "startling testimony to the glories and sorrows of raising......more
’Windswept is a wonderful work, prose painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist’s canvas’ ROBERT MACFARL......more
From their promising beginnings at Stanford to their founding of Google and beyond, this fascinating biography charts th......more
A critically-acclaimed literary memoir braiding together environmental research and the personal journey of generational......more
’From cold cases and serial killers to the death of a spy, Peter’s true life story is as gripping as the finest thriller......more
The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous c......more
The incredible story of how one man went from a hired hunter to becoming one of America’s top champions for this iconic ......more
William Whewell, the famous master of Trinity College in Cambridge, was a central figure in nineteenth-century British s......more
A powerful memoir from Katalin Karikó, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, whose decades-long rese......more
The remarkable life and legacy of an extraordinary man whose influence echoes through time. Tappan Adney travelled from ......more
Karl Z. Morgan was a physicist at the Manhattan Project and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he was director of heal......more
A bizarre and compelling biography of a scientist and his work, using rodent cities to question the potential catastroph......more
Delve into the remarkable life and legacy of one of the most influential entrepreneurs of our time: Bill Gates. From his......more
Flitting also means transformation from one state of being to another. It evokes in my mind a butterfly, whose movement ......more
A fascinating deep dive into Kurt Vonnegut’s oeuvre and legacy, illuminating his unique perspective on environmental ste......more
On this imperiled planet, nature’s magic still exists, often in the places we least expect it. Night Magic is a glorious......more
How did a shaky startup that barely got its first rocket off the ground defy expectations to become the world’s leading ......more
Our climate future is not yet written. What if we act as if we love the future? Sometimes the bravest thing we can do wh......more
From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash o......more
"DeLorean recounts auto industry titan John Z. DeLorean’s story, from General Motors executive, to the 1975 founding of ......more
The story of a mother’s quest to end her family’s food waste--and all the blunders that came with it. Teralyn Pilgrim ha......more
In Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange--former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton--comes fac......more
God of Sperm tells the remarkable story of Dr. Cappy Miles Rothman, the son of notorious gangster Norman "Roughhouse" Ro......more
Her goal: to become a world-renowned biomedical engineer working with scientific societies to improve the role of women ......more
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The revelatory story of an intellectual giant who made foundational contributions to science and mathematics and perseve......more
From Cornell University librarian Janet McCue and documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel comes the first comprehensively r......more
A finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner of the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction NEW YORK TIMES BES......more
A debut memoir from one of the first women in the United States to study wild wolves in their natural habitat--a story o......more
’A tender but substantive family memoir’ Sunday Independent A few years ago Lally Snow moved to a Dorset village with he......more
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while......more
"Mr. Amelinckx is an adroit storyteller and thorough researcher, and in Satellite Boy he has written a good, engrossing ......more
The book is a collection of inter-linked essays, each dealing with a significant figure in the emergence of Britain as a......more
The grizzly paused in knee-deep water, staring straight at the man behind the camera. Abruptly he bolted, racing full ti......more
This book is based on the enormous correspondences of Nathaniel Wallich, preserved in libraries across Calcutta, London,......more
From the author of Very Bad People, another thrilling exploration of the world’s worst warlords, grifters and kleptocrat......more
In 1926, Tom Rolt who was then sixteen years old, abandoned his public school education. Having taken a job with a small......more
Five historical figures. Five strange encounters revealing that exploration and discovery are not always noble or glorio......more
In this stunning jacketed hardback, Jon Balchin introduces 50 of the world’s most influential scientists of all time and......more
The life and career of forgotten Welsh veterinary surgeon, medic and adventurer Griffith Evans, who discovered that blo......more