This gruesome guide to breathing uses fact-packed, easy-to-read text and humorous illustrations to explore the process of breathing and how disgusting substances like mucus and snot have unexpected us
Based on recent groundbreaking studies that will change the way parents feed their children, Allergy-Free Kids is a revolutionary guide to preventing food allergies.When her infant daughter was diagno
Mind webs, also known as spidergrams or mind maps, are great for learning about the science of light and sound. In this book you can find out how light travels, what sound waves are, how your eyes ca
Life is not what it used to be. In the final years of the twentieth century, émigrés from engineering and computer science devoted themselves to biology and made a resolution: that if the aim of biolo
An introduction to the science and practice of autonomous robots that reviews over 300 current systems and examines the underlying technology.Autonomous robots are intelligent machines capable of perf
Matt Cairns is a 21st-century outlaw Programmer who takes on the shady jobs no one else will touch. Against his better judgment, he accepts an assignment to crack the Marshall Titov, a top-secret orbi
An irresistible journey of discovery, science, history, and myth making, told through the lives and afterlives of seven famous human ancestorsOver the last century, the search for human ancestors has
Fans of Lauren Oliver and Gayle Foreman will be captivated by this YA psychological mystery that explores the cutting-edge science of fear. Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of fe
From one of the country’s most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman’s life. After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl says the most vivid and transform
Kids can now practice their skills in vocabulary, social studies, reading, writing, science, and math while getting to know the state they love! Each Know Your State activity book features more than 2
While there are any number of colouring books on the market, the Anti-Stress series are the only books to offer scientifically proven colouring exercises to help ease stress at any time of day or nigh
NUTRITION FOR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE approaches the study of nutrition and diet therapy from the perspective of nursing and health science, including examples and data that can help prepare you for yo
From the No. 1 bestselling author of What If? - the man who created xkcd and explained the laws of science with cartoons - comes a series of brilliantly simple diagrams ('blueprints' if you want to be
Almost thirty years ago, W. J. T. Mitchell’s Iconology helped launch the interdisciplinary study of visual media, now a central feature of the modern humanities. Along with his subsequentPicture Theor
From one of the world’s most highly regarded social scientists, a transformative book on the habits of mind that lead to the best predictionsEveryone would benefit from seeing further into the future,
"A law professor sounds an explosive alarm on the hidden unfairness of our legal system."—Kirkus Reviews, starredA child is gunned down by a police officer; an investigator ignores c
From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old?SPRING CHICKEN:Sta
While examining the history of our planet and actively exploring our present environment, science journalist Michael Tennesen describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinctio
Do you know your carbon cycle from your carbon footprint? Can you tell your greenhouse effect from your green house? And what exactly is a tipping point? If any of these questions leave you curious, t
European comics master Alfonso Font presents three satirical science fiction tales, as told by an extraterrestrial, that warn of the dangers that await the human race if it fails to change its ways: a
Music inspired, science fiction and fantasy combined in a way that revolutionized poster art of the Psychedelic 1960's-era. Famous for his rock posters, The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren, a De
L. E. Modesitt, Jr's first major work was The Forever Hero trilogy of Science fiction adventure novels published as paperback originals in the 1980s, of which Dawn for a Distant Earth was the first ti
This historical thriller is an equal-parts cocktail of action, adventure, science-fiction and comedy. The book follows a globe-trotting President Taft and Robert Todd Lincoln in a race to solve a myst
Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics & Electron Physics and Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy. The series features extende
A science writer and former columnist for Discover magazine describes the natural motion of everything in the universe and explains how the intricate mechanics of everything around us does everything
Software Defined Networks discusses the historical networking environment that gave rise to SDN, as well as the latest advances in SDN technology. The book gives you the state of the art knowledge nee
Curious George's day at the beach is full of new discoveries about ocean science. George and his friend Marco learn all about tides, tidal pools, and marine wildlife—and even make a new dolphin friend
Through his own story and those of other modern-day entrepreneurial heroes, David M. Howitt shares the principles behind his and others’ success in eleven real-world lessons.Heed Your Call is for the
From the bestselling author of The Theoretical Minimum, an accessible introduction to the math and science of quantum mechanicsQuantum Mechanics is a (second) book for anyone who wants to learn how to
Completely revised and updated in paperback, Washington Post reporter Margaret Pressler's husband, Jim, is one of those people who doesn't look his age. After years of fielding questions about how he
In Postmodern Winemaking, Clark Smith shares the extensive knowledge he has accumulated in engaging, humorous, and erudite essays that convey a new vision of the winemaker's craft--one that credits th
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and be
Combining science, culture, anthropology and philosophy, the new leader of the Paleo movement shows readers how to stay healthy and live with purpose in the modern world by returning to the way our hu
Includes two bestselling science fiction adventures in one volume--"Ice Crown," in which Keli and Roane search for a legendary treasure that could destroy the powers-that-be on the planet Clio, and "B
Anya Sobczek is a snarling science major with an arm full of Darwin tattoos. Her brother, Owen, is a sulking introvert in a coven of teenage occultists. The Sobczek siblings have always been brutally
Tasty, lethal, hallucinogenic, and medicinal--fruits have led nations into wars, fueled dictatorships, and even lured us into new worlds. Adam Leith Gollner weaves business, science, and travel into a
Whether she takes on evolution and modern manhood, international adoption, real estate, the movie industry, science and faith, art, or terrorism, Gartner fillets the righteous and the ridiculous with
Wood (sociology, York U., Canada) and the late Tilly (formerly, social science, Columbia U., US) explore the emergence, growth, and common features of social movements around the world. They present a
The author of the widely praised debut novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe returns with a hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly original collection of short stories. A big-box sto
