Award-winning science writer and documentarian Rod Pyle presents an insider's perspective on the most unusual and bizarre space missions ever devised inside and outside of NASA. The incredible project
How can mothers bridge the gap between the worlds of "mom" and "career woman" to find work-life balance? By working part-time. This informative guide tells both stay-at-home and full-time working moth
A new era in terrorism is emerging and the lone wolf is at the forefront. From Anders Breivik in Norway, who murdered scores of young people in a bombing and mass-shooting attack, to Nidal Malik Hasan
Based on first-hand reporting from Syria and Washington, journalist Reese Erlich unravels the complex dynamics underlying the Syrian civil war. Through vivid, on-the-ground accounts and interviews wit
Drawing inspiration from quantum physics, innovative management thinker Danah Zohar offers a powerful new model for business thinking and practice. "Quantum leaders," she says, like the systems they h
This lively, iconoclastic book, first published in 1995, but enduringly relevant, explores the rich heritage, the turbulent present, and the possible future of the political and cultural tendency know
In every decade of the twentieth century, one sensational murder trial riveted public attention and at the time was called "the trial of the century." This book tells the story of each murde
This very readable overview of natural history explores the dynamics that have made our planet so rich in biodiversity over time and supported the rise and dominance of our own species.Tracing the arc
How is Islam adapting to the rapid changes of the 21st century? Despite political unrest and terrorism, the author argues that many Muslim societies are successfully developing their own versions of m
Locus of Control (LOC) is a phrase used by psychologists to describe a widely effective way of assessing an individual’s potential for success—personal, social, and financial. LOC measures how mu
These intimate, candid descriptions of the private life of Albert Einstein come from a series of interviews with Herta Waldow, a housekeeper who lived with Einstein and his wife and daughter from 1927
In this accessible and illuminating study of how the science of mathematics developed, a veteran math researcher and educator looks at the ways in which our evolutionary makeup is both a help and a hi
The story of two brilliant nineteenth-century scientists who discovered the electromagnetic field, laying the groundwork for the amazing technological and theoretical breakthroughs of the twentieth ce
Conveying the sense of adventure surrounding the investigation of any mystery, this is both entertaining reading and a comprehensive, science-based study of miracle claims. Is the Shroud of Turin real
A former FBI agent and investigative journalist examines the fateful meeting between Castro and Nixon and the murky connections that existed between official Washington, the CIA, and organized crime i
The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published annually since 1966, reprinting the winning and nominated stories in the Nebula Awards, voted on by the members of the Science Fiction & Fant
It’s summer in Paris and two tourists have been killed in Pere La Chaise cemetery in front of Jim Morrison’s grave. The killer leaves the bodies untouched but moves deeper into the cemetery, where he
In his final book, the late Paul Kurtz outlines his personal vision for a planetary ethics inspired by scientific wisdom. Blending realism and optimism, he lays out the basic principles of an ethical
This realistic appraisal of current environmental thinking will challenge environmentalists and industrialists alike. One of the key tenets of the environmental movement is the need for greater effici
An engaging portrait of the famous author at a formative and important juncture of his life. A vivid portrait of Twains work environment at the Express. Colorful anecdotes about his colleagues and his
Profiles fifty classic works of literature for readers to rediscover and enjoy in their adult lives, including such works as "A Separate Peace," "Portnoy's Complaint," "The Phantom Tollbooth," and "Th
Tucker (philosophy, U. of Texas-Austin) transforms five of Plato's dialogues with Socrates into short stories in modern US settings, aiming to make their universal themes more accessible and entertain
James Bond adventure in the court of Queen Elizabeth! 1593: The dreaded alchemist, magician and spy Dr John Dee is missing...Terror sweeps through the court of Queen Elizabeth, for in Dees possession
Informative and fascinating, this book delves into the topic of extraterrestrial life in a thought-provoking yet scientifically responsible way. Are we alone in the universe, or is life a universal ph
Steampunk superheroes in Victorian-era New York! The Society of Paragons is gonedestroyed from within by traitors and enemies. With the death of The Industrialist and the rebirth the Iron-Clad as a mo
On the post-apocalyptic island of Onewere, Maryam lives a cloistered life, chosen as a young child to fulfill religious duties and join the island's spiritual leader when she reaches puberty--a fate s
An original and thoroughly researched interpretation of Hegels contribution to philosophy. For over fifty years, Hegel interpreters have rejected the former belief that Hegel used thesis-antithesis-sy
Covers issues from the two-centuries-long debate over religion and secularism in America. With a list of key dates related to the history of secular America, notes, bibliography, and glossary, In Free
In an alternate Australia dominated by coal power and the British empire, Clara and Tim arrive in the rebel republic of Westralia, where people are nocturnal and live underground, burrowing with machi
The only biography of Thurgood Marshall endorsed by his immediate family covers his whole life, from his upbringing to his landmark work with the NAACP and his appointment as the first African-America
Biopsychologist Schneider (U. of the Pacific, US) takes the reader on a tour of how consequences (perhaps analogous to incentives) shape animal and human behavior and development across a range of bio
Offers an overview of the contributions geology has made to the study of climate change and the nuanced picture it presents of a climate that has gone through constant change over the course of millen
Detective Eli Paxton is hired to find the missing Westminster Dog Show winner, a case that leads him across the country and that turns out to be anything but routine when people start mysteriously dyi
In an alternate 1899 London, seventeen-year-old Sebastian Tweed searches for his kidnapped father, uncovering both a horrific technological secret and a political conspiracy that could destroy the Bri
Relegated to life in a wheelchair when his birth on the Moon renders him physically disabled, Jamey Barlowe is sent away with five other kids to escape a military coup d'etat and finds himself at the
Collins, an attorney who created a website that debunks fallacies about the citizenship of President Obama, shows readers how to apply the tools of critical thinking to identify common features and tr
When his bookseller friend, a former Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter, is kidnapped and other booksellers are murdered, Hugo Marston, head of security for the U.S. embassy in Paris discovers a shock
