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Dancing Wu Li Masters - An Overview of the New PhysicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A book for those curious about the new discoveries in advanced physics but who have no scientific background. Written in clear language with no mathematical equations, it explores quantum mechanics, ...
author: Gary Zukav |
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Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 ActivitiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This book "for kids" about Charles Darwin and evolution will appeal to teens and teachers as well. It describes the life and work of Charles Darwin, the study of nature and taxonomy prior to Darwin, a...
author: Kristan Lawson |
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Dazzle of DragonfliesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A large-format book with stunning photographs and electronic images. Explains the natural history and folklore of dragonflies. One chapter devoted to their photograpic techniques: film, digital, and e...
author: Forrest L. Mitchell and James L. Lasswell |
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Dead Reckoning: Calculating Without InstrumentsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A concise guide to efficient mental calculation of mathematical equations and a fascinating look at number theory.
author: Ronald W. Doerfler |
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Deadly Feasts - Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New PlagueClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A somber exploration of the emergence of deadly ?stealth? maladies known as prion diseases (mad cow disease being one). Rhodes shows how this mysterious group of human and animal diseases is spreadin...
author: Richard Rhodes |
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Deadly Invaders - Virus Outbreaks Around the World, From Marburg Fever to Avian FluClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
New York Times science report Denise Grady traveled to Angola to research the 2005 outbreak of the Marburg virus. She writes about the realities of health care in the developing world and its effects...
author: Denise Grady |
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Death Stars,Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe: The Discoveries of the Very Large Array TelescopeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An exploration into the VLA (Very Large Array) radio telescope, which receives radio signals from outer space, and what we have been able to learn about the far reaches of outer space with it. The bo...
author: Karen Taschek |
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Deep - The Extraordinary Creatures of the AbyssClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Over 200 color photos of deep-sea creatures give this book a stunning realism. Text by some of the most respected researchers examines the biology of deep-sea organisms, the ecology of deep-sea habit...
author: Claire Nouvian, editor |
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Deep Atlantic: Life, Death, and Exploration in the AbyssClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Strikingly illustrated by the author, this book introduces us to the abyssal zone of the Atlantic Ocean (everything below 4000 m). Divided into two sections, it first delves into the history of explo...
author: Richard Ellis |
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Deep Space AstronomyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Deep space, where distance is measured in trillions of miles, is virtually unexplored. Vogt discusses what has been learned, and the space missions that are planned to discover more. The Hubble Spac...
author: Gregory L. Vogt |
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Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a Nineteenth-Century Admiral Turned Science into PoetryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Hidden in this fascinating history of Admiral Francis Beaufort and his wind scale is the story of humans' relationship with their environment, to the wind, and their attempts to describe it in a meani...
author: Scott Huler |
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Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs - An Expedition to MadagascarClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The story of paleontologist Cathy Forster and her expedition to Madagascar in search of bird fossils to further show their close relationship with dinosaurs. Experience the hardships of camp life, t...
author: Nic Bishop |
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Dignifying Science: Stories About Women ScientistsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This graphic novel depicts some of the scientific contributions of Hedy Lamar, Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin, Barbara McClintock, and Biruté Galdikas.
author: Jim Ottaviani |
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Dinosaur Eggs Discovered! Unscrambling the CluesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
For slightly older readers, this book expands on the authors' previous title "The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs". The discovery of an extensive dinosaur nesting ground in Argentina's Pata...
author: Lowell Dingus, Luis M. Chiappe , Rodolfo Coria |
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Dinosaur Mummies - Beyond Bare-Bone FossilsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Explores rare dinosaur fossils, the "dinosaur mummies" that are not just bones and teeth, but also include fossilized soft tissues like skin, muscle and internal organs. Highlights "Leonardo", a din...
author: Kelly Milner Halls |
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Dinosaur Named Sue - The Story of the Colossal Fossil: The World's Most Complete T. RexClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The story of the chance discovery, retrieval, and study of the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Learn what the world might have been like during SUE's ...
author: Pat Relf |
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DinosaursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This book is part of the INSIDERS, a visually groundbreaking, state-of-the-art nonfiction series featuring 3-D model imagery and up-to-date information in a user-friendly format. Dinosaurs explores e...
author: John Long |
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DinosaursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Take a journey through the prehistoric world and trace the evolution of the most astonishing creatures ever to have walked the earth. More than 170 giant-sized and superbly detailed computer generated...
author: Steve Brusatte |
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Dinosaurs - The Most Complete, Up-To-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All AgesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A hefty, comprehensive volume covering topics such as geologic time, fossils and fossilization, dinosaur taxonomy, evolution, dinosaur behavior, life in the different periods (Jurassic, Triassic), and...
author: Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. |
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Discoveries: Great Breakthroughs in 20th Century Science, Including the Original PapersClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 20th century saw breakthroughs in every field of science that profoundly changed the way we understand the world and our place in it. Lightman chooses 22 of these discoveries and profiles the sci...
author: Alan Lightman |
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Discovering the Ice ManClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Recounts the discovery and examination of a 5,300-year-old man whose remains were found by hikers in the Alps in 1991 and explores how this discovery provides clues about the everyday life of our ance...
author: Shelley Tanaka |
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Diversity of LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author E.O. Wilson?s account of how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity. Wilson recounts the five enormous natural blows to the planet ...
author: Edward O. Wilson |
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Diving to a Deep-Sea VolcanoClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Enter the world of scientists as they spin slowly downward inside a research submarine to more than a mile below the ocean surface where they explore submarine volcanoes, thermal vents and the animals...
author: Kenneth Mallory |
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DNA: The Secret of LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
First hand account of the unlocking of the secret of life - the story of the discovery of the structure and function of DNA.
author: James D. Watson, with Andrew Berry |
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Double Helix - A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNAClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
James Watson's account of the events leading to the solution of the structure of DNA in the early 1950's. More than just a recounting of the scientific discoveries involved, it is a story of human in...
author: James D. Watson |
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Double Helix: The Quest to Uncover the Structure of DNAClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Traces the path of the understanding of DNA from its discovery to today. Features the key scientists involved, including inspirational information about their childhoods and development as scientists...
author: Glen Phalen |
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Down-to-Earth Guide to Global WarmingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A comprehensive resource for explaining why global warming happens, how it affects us now and how it will in the future, and what we can do about it. With bold illustrations and pictures, different s...
author: Laurie David, Cambria Gordon |
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Dr. Frankenstein's Human Body Book - The Monstrous Truth About How Your Body WorksClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Starting with atoms, moving on to tissues, bones, nervous system, and finishing with everything else in between, this book provides a visual image of the body from the inside out. The presentation is ...
author: Richard Walker |
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Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs - A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman AndrewsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Roy Chapman Andrews led five scientific expeditions to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia between 1922 and 1930 and uncovered some amazing fossils, including the first-ever complete nest of dinosaur eggs. H...
author: Ann Bausum |
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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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Drop of Water - A Book of Science and WonderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A book that combines art and science, with beautiful and stunning photographs of water in its many states: ice, steam, frost, rainbow, and dew. Concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and surfac...
author: Walter Wick |
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Dyes - From Sea Snails to SyntheticsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Explains how dyes were developed, how they have been used throughout history, and discusses the history and folklore surrounding different colors. This book is part of a five-book Material World seri...
author: Ruth G. Kassinger |
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Dying of Enoch Wallace: Life, Death, and the Changing BrainClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A fascinating history of modern neuroscience with accounts of discovery. Delves into the mysteries of the brain, how it is shaped by both genetics and experience; ever-changing and complex.
author: Ira B. Black, MD |
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Dying of the Trees: The Pandemic in America's ForestsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Through exploration of America's forests and discussions with scientists, foresters, citizens, and government officials, Little recounts the history of the demise of America's forests and the efforts ...
author: Charles E. Little |
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