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Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A compelling account of seventeen molecules that have influenced the course of history. Also a telling reminder of the importance of the atom.
author: Penny Le Couteur & Jay Burreson |
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Rocks and MinderalsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A good introductory field guide to rocks and minerals. Divided into four sections: The world of rocks and minerals; How to look at rocks and minerals; the field guide; and the reference section. Ov...
author: Edward Ricciuti, Margaret W. Carruthers |
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Natural Landscapes of Maine: A Guide to Natural Communities and EcosystemsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Well-written and laid-out in an easy-to-use format with excellent photographs. Both students and amateur naturalists/botanists will love
this book and will thank you for having it in your collection...
author: Susan C. Gawler, Andrew Cutko |
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NaturalistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Wilson recounts his early childhood along the Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama, his fascination with nature, and how that led to a lifelong study of evolutionary biology. Within the narrative, the r...
author: Edward O. Wilson |
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Nesting Season: Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of MonogamyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An exploration of the complex courtship, mating rituals, and parenting behavior of wild birds. Includes species accounts from around the world and Heinrich's New England home. Through the description ...
author: Bernd Heinrich |
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New Way Things WorkClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A thorough and engaging book which introduces and explains the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. This updated and expanded edition describes 12 new machines and includes mor...
author: David Macaulay |
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No Small Matter: Science on the NanoscaleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A stunning coffee table-style book that explores the realities and possibilities of nanoscience. Frankel's photographs beautifully illustrate Whiteside's essays on the science and technology of small ...
author: Felice C. Frankel, George M. Whitesides |
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No Way Home - The Decline of the World's Great Animal MigrationsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
David Wilcove documents one of nature's great wonders - animal migration - and the threats that modern day society and global warming pose to these long-distance travelers. Fences and farms block her...
author: David S. Wilcove |
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Nobel Prize Women in ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Profiles of fifteen women scientists who either won a Nobel Prize or played a crucial role in a project that did. Looks at the disparity in the number of Nobel Prizes awarded to women (only ten out o...
author: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne |
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North Pole Was Here - Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin accompanies a team of scientists studying global warming to the North Pole, and this amazing book chronicles his adventures as well as their work. Includes accou...
author: Andrew C. Revkin |
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