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Best American Science and Nature Writing, 2004Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2004 edition of an annual collection of essays by American science and nature writers. Topics include neuroscience, cloning, genetics, bird food myths and bird watching, and the qualities of intr...
author: Steven Pinker, editor Tim Folger series editor |
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Best American Science and Nature Writing, 2005Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2005 edition of the annual series. Includes essays on NASA and space expoloration, psychology, global warming, medicine and medical research, and a computer hacker.
author: Jonathan Weiner, editor & Tim Folger series editor |
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Best American Science Writing 2004Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2004 edition, edited by Dava Sobel, of this annual compliation of essays by the best of American science writers. Topics include space flight, physics, medicine and organ transplants, dark matter,...
author: Dava Sobel, editor & Jesse Cohen series editor |
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Best American Science Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Twenty essays from notable authors selected as the best picks of 2007 by Gina Kolata, award winning science and medicine reporter for the New York Times and author of "Flu: The Story of the Great Infl...
author: Gina Kolata, editor |
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Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human IntelligenceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An overview of the evolution of human intelligence from prehistoric to the present with an explanation how the brain developed and functions. Also discusses the future evolution of the human brain and...
author: Carl Sagan |
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Food as Foe - Nutrition and Eating DisordersClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An interesting and informative look at food, nutrition, and eating disorders. Aimed at young people, this book examines the social aspects of eating, the distorted body image presented by the media, t...
author: Lesli J. Favor |
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Fragile SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A collection of essays about medicine, microbes, language, and humans among others, that all point to the conclusion that cooperation and communication are key to our survival.
author: Lewis Thomas |
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Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth SymphonyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A collection of essays including thoughts about the nuclear age, altruism, dementia, humanities and science, and the artificial heart.
author: Lewis Thomas |
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Levitation: Physics and Psychology in the Service of DeceptionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The science of magic explained through an entertaining story and graphic novel format.
author: Jim Ottaviani & Janine Johnston |
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Mismeasure of ManClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A history of man's urge to classify and determine the intelligence of his fellow man, from craniometry to IQ tests, and the consequences of such pigeonholing. Includes black & white illustrations.
author: Stephen Jay Gould |
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Monster of God: The Man-eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the MindClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An historic look at humans relationship with man-eating predators through the exploration of science, literature, art, and myth.
author: David Quammen |
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Phineas Gage - A Gruesome but True Story About Brain ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
In 1848, railroad construction foreman Phineas Gage survives an incredible accident: a 13 lb. iron rod is shot through his brain and he lives to tell the tale, plus another eleven years. This biogra...
author: John Fleischman |
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Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and CulturesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A fascinating exploration of handedness in nature, humans and cultures; its origin and significance. Includes historical accounts and anecdotes and such musings as why mirrors reflect left-right but n...
author: Chris McManus |
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Science: Good, Bad and Bogus: A Skeptical Look at Extraordinary ClaimsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A collection of essays addressing science fact, fraud, crackpots and quacks.
author: Martin Gardner |
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Stumbling on HappinessClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A witty, wry and amusing book "that describes what science has to tell us about how and how well the human brain can imagine its own future, and about how and how well it can predict which of those fu...
author: Daniel Gilbert |
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Tangled Wing: Biological Constaints on the Human SpiritClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Discussion of the biological basis of human behavior and emotions, and a call for further work to understand the "raw materials of life" and how they impact human behavior so that society may shape i...
author: Melvin Konner |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing, 2004Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2004 edition of an annual collection of essays by American science and nature writers. Topics include neuroscience, cloning, genetics, bird food myths and bird watching, and the qualities of intr...
author: Steven Pinker, editor Tim Folger series editor |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing, 2005Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2005 edition of the annual series. Includes essays on NASA and space expoloration, psychology, global warming, medicine and medical research, and a computer hacker.
author: Jonathan Weiner, editor & Tim Folger series editor |
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The Best American Science Writing 2004Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2004 edition, edited by Dava Sobel, of this annual compliation of essays by the best of American science writers. Topics include space flight, physics, medicine and organ transplants, dark matter,...
author: Dava Sobel, editor & Jesse Cohen series editor |
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The Best American Science Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Twenty essays from notable authors selected as the best picks of 2007 by Gina Kolata, award winning science and medicine reporter for the New York Times and author of "Flu: The Story of the Great Infl...
author: Gina Kolata, editor |
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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human IntelligenceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An overview of the evolution of human intelligence from prehistoric to the present with an explanation how the brain developed and functions. Also discusses the future evolution of the human brain and...
author: Carl Sagan |
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The Fragile SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A collection of essays about medicine, microbes, language, and humans among others, that all point to the conclusion that cooperation and communication are key to our survival.
author: Lewis Thomas |
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The Mismeasure of ManClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A history of man's urge to classify and determine the intelligence of his fellow man, from craniometry to IQ tests, and the consequences of such pigeonholing. Includes black & white illustrations.
author: Stephen Jay Gould |
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The Tangled Wing: Biological Constaints on the Human SpiritClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Discussion of the biological basis of human behavior and emotions, and a call for further work to understand the "raw materials of life" and how they impact human behavior so that society may shape i...
author: Melvin Konner |
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Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of LoveClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An historical account, in the form of a graphic novel, about Harry Harlow and his research on mother love that challenged the popular scientific theory of the time.
author: Jim Ottaviani & Dylan Meconis |
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