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			1000 Playthinks - Puzzles, Paradoxes, Illusions & GamesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fantastic compendium of puzzles and games for solo or group use. Some are mind puzzles, some require pencil and paper, and some involve tracing/copying and cutting. Each is rated in difficulty fro... author: Ivan Moscovich
			A Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution and Abrupt Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Clavin takes the reader back in time and around the world travelogue fashion to explore the progress of evolution and its historic and on-going impact on the development of the human brain. author: William H. Calvin
			A Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a LifetimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A history and celebration of the scientists and engineers whose vision and determination led to the Internet. author: John Naughton
			A 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
			A 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
			A 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
			A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintockClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "A brilliant and convincing book" Science 83 author: Evelyn Fox Keller
			A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North AmericaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A wealth of information written in a compact format by one of America's premier tracking experts; includes tracking techniques, a guide to mammal classification, a anatomical guide to the major foot t... author: James Halfpenny
			A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the CoelacanthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The tale of the coelacanth, an ancient fish thought to be the direct ancestor of reptiles, its presumed extinction and resurrection. Includes black & white photographs and illustrations. author: Samantha Weinberg
			A Life in the Wild - George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great BeastsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of George Schaller, a naturalist devoted to saving the world's great wild beasts. After a brief overview of his childhood, each chapter is devoted to his work in a different wil... author: Pamela S. Turner
			A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical FraudClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Investigates the suspect botanical research of British botanist, John Heslop Harrison, on the Isle of Rum, Scotland and the 1940 hoax - his claim to have found a rare plant on the island. Includes se... author: Karl Sabbagh
			A Sand County AlmanacClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A natural history classic by the great naturalist, Aldo Leopold, documenting his observations at his weekend refuge, a Wisconsin farm. author: Aldo Leopold
			A Sense of Wonder - Rachel Carson's Love for the Natural World and Her Fight to Defend ItClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Meet Rachel Carson through the superb acting of Kaiulani Lee, whose one-woman stage production inspired this documentary-style movie set at Rachel's seaside cottage in Maine. The film is both inspirat... author: Sense of Wonder Productions
			A Short History of Nearly EverythingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Bryson takes subjects like geology, chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics and makes them comprehensible to the average person. Interested not only in finding out what we know, but ... author: Bill Bryson
			A Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic TableClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A powerful biography of the creator of the periodic table of elements and journey into the world of Imperial Russia. Includes black & white photos and illustrations. author: Michael D. Gordin
			Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea That Rules the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the search for and discovery of the algorithm... the language that drives computers. author: David Berlinski
			Adventures of Sojourner: The Mission to Mars that Thrilled the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tells the story of the mission that placed the Sojourner remote-control rover on Mars on July 4, 1997. author: Susi Trautmann Wunsch
			Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters: The Early YearsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A moving self-portrait of Jane Goodall from her impressionable years as an animal-loving girl to her coming of age as a scientist studying chimpanzee behavior in the Gombe Reserve , Africa. Beyond Inn... author: Jane Goodall
			Alchemy of the MindClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Combines an artist's eye with a scientist's erudition to illuminate, as never before, the magic and mysteries of the human mind. author: Diane Ackerman
			Almost Astronauts - 13 Women Who Dared to DreamClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the "Mercury 13", thirteen women pilots who aspired to be NASA astronauts in the early 1960's. The prejudice they were up against and their courage and perseverance in the face of it make... author: Tanya Lee Stone
			Amateur NaturalistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Inspired by Gerald and Lee Durrell's 1982 classic, this new edition makes nature accessible to everyone. Bishop begins with the fundamentals of nature study: basic skills, equipment, and rules of co... author: Nick Baker
			American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert J. OppenheimerClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Here is the story of the "father of the atomic bomb" from his early education, to Berkeley, to Los Alamos, to the Institute for Advanced Study. Includes 32 pages of black & white photographs. author: Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
			An Alchemy of the MindClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Combines an artist's eye with a scientist's erudition to illuminate, as never before, the magic and mysteries of the human mind. author: Diane Ackerman
			An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical TalesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Sacks reveals through seven anecdotes the lives of seven extraordinary people with neurological disorders. Through these stories he illlustrates how the brain works to define our individual worlds an... author: Oliver Sacks
			An Inconvenient Truth - A Global Warning (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Vice President Al Gore's eye-opening and compelling documentary that delivers the message that global warming is a real and present danger. Also encourages each individual to become part of the soluti... author: Al Gore
			An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global WarmingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. A... author: Al Gore
			An Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ... author: Bernd Heinrich
			Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of EvolutionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A novel presentation of a comprehensive look at evolution. The reader is invited to journey back through time, four billion years, with forty stops along the way at which the reader meets a common anc... author: Richard Dawkins
			Ancient Light: Our Changing View of the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An adaptation of "Origins: The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists" by Alan Lightman and Roberta Brawer. Tells the story of cosmology, its history, the new discoveries, and the questions and contr... author: Alan Lightman
			Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's WildlifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Smithsonian Institution's one-stop guide to the animals of the world. Over 2,000 species listed. Great photographs. Includes information about classification, evolution, and habitats. author: Edited by David Burnie & Don E. Wilson
			Animals on the Edge - Science Races to Save Species Threatened with ExtinctionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A sobering but hopeful look at the plight of endangered animals throughout the world, and what scientists and volunteers are doing to insure their survival. Profiles the specific research projects as ... author: Sandra Pobst, Todd K. Fuller
			Animals Up Close - Zoom in on the World's Most Incredible CreaturesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Insiders" series, this volume takes a look at inventions throughout time and the technology behind them, from the wheel to bionics. State-of-the-art 3-D illustrations. Concise, engaging ... author: Igor Siwanowicz
			Annals of the Former WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In the late 1970's, John McPhee began a series of journeys back and forth across the United States, traveling with prominent geologists and attempting to describe a cross-section of the continent at a... author: John McPhee
			Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical TalesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Sacks reveals through seven anecdotes the lives of seven extraordinary people with neurological disorders. Through these stories he illlustrates how the brain works to define our individual worlds an... author: Oliver Sacks
			AntsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses the importance of ants, their classification and origins, colony life cycle, behavior, and communication. Includes both black & white and color photographs. author: Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson
			Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern LandscapeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A celebration of the Arctic, its land, wildlife, people, and light. Also a story of discovery and exploration, a history of the people who ventured there and why, and of present-day scientists who stu... author: Barry Lopez
			Are We Alone? Scientists Search for Life in SpaceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the possibility of life on other planets and introduces us to some scientists around the world devoting their lives to finding the answer. author: Gloria Skurzynski
			Artificial Life: The Quest for New CreationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An account of the development of artificial intelligence, artificial life, the resulting impact across the sciences, and the power of the computer. Includes discussion of software, robots, smart mole... author: Steven Levy
			Assembling CaliforniaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Over a span of 15 years, John McPhee made many geological field trips with tectonicist Eldridge Moores, and this book is the result. A cross-section in human and geologic time, this fourth volume in ... author: John McPhee
			Asteroid ImpactClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Drawing on well-respected theories from the fields of physics, geology, astronomy and paleontology, the author recreates the sequence of events surrounding the asteroid hitting Earth 65 million years ... author: Douglas Henderson
			Astronomy - Out of This World!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Planets, stars, galaxies - the universe is enormous, and chock full of interesting things. Green divides the universe into chapters - The Sun, The Solar System, Inner Circle, Gas Giant Gang, Rising S... author: Dan Green
			Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and BeyondClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A cosmic tale from the Big Bang, to the birth of the atom, to the emergence of life on Earth that begins and ends with water. From the author of the bestselling "The Physics of Star Trek." author: Lawrence Maxwell Krauss
			Autobiography of Charles Darwin: 1809 - 1882Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The complete and unexpurgated autobiography edited by Darwin's granddaughter provides a look into Darwin's mind, character, a personal account of his education, explorations of the natural world, his ... author: Charles Darwin, edited by Nora Barlow
			Autobiography of Charles Darwin: 1809-1882Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Darwin's classic autobiography, written in simple, straightforward language. Covers a range of issues not known to those who have only read his Origin of Species. Appendix containing letters adds muc... author: Charles Darwin
			Backyard BugsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Forty common backyard bugs revealed through stunning close-up photography. Includes a chapter about the scientific classifications within the phylum Arthropoda and a glossary. author: Robin Kittrell Laughlin
			Batman: Exploring the World of BatsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the scientist Merlin Tuttle's interest in bats, his study of them in their natural habitat, and his work to protect them. author:
			Beak of the FinchClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Weiner introduces us to the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant, evolutionary biologists who have spent the last 20 years on an island in the Galapagos studying the finches there. Because the islands ar... author: Jonathan Weiner
			Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and NatureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the inceasing interactions between mountain lions and people along the urban interface in Boulder, Colorado. author: David Baron
			Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence ServiceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An exciting inside look into the Center for Disease Control's team of elite doctors who make up the Epidemic Intelligence Service. The disease detectives are ready at a moments notice to travel the wo... author: Maryn McKenna
			Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our AncestorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A narrative of the evolution of humans, their spread from Africa to the rest of the world, and the influence of the last ice age on human social development. author: Nicholas Wade
			Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to HiroshimaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A chronicle of the history, science, and lives behind the development of the atomic bomb, including scientists, world leaders and citizens, from Marie Curie's 1898 discovery of radium to the bombing... author: Diana Preston
			Beginning - Voyages Through TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Starting with the Big Bang 14 billion years ago, this book traces the origins and history of the universe, our sun, the earth and life upon it through time. Each chapter is devoted to different geolo... author: Peter Ackroyd
			Best American Science and Nature Writing 2006Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2006 edition of this annual series. Series editor Tim Folger and editor Brian Greene bring together 25 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists and writers. Topics of interest to an... author: Brian Greene, editor
			Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Contains 28 essays from 20 different periodicals. Articles range in topic from the farthest reaches of space to the everyday world around us to the secrets hidden in our own bodies. The mix of hard... author: Richard Preston, editor
			Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2008 edition of this annual series. Series editor Tim Folger and editor Jerome Groopman, M.D. bring together 24 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists. author: Jerome Groopman, M.D., editor
			Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Twenty-one articles from a wide assortment of scientific fields, chosen by editor Elizabeth Kolbert and series editor Tim Folger. author: Elizabeth Kolbert, editor
			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
			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
			Best American Science and Nature Writing, 2010Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of twenty-eight articles arranged under six headings: Visions of Space, Neurology Displacing Molecular Biology, Natural Beauty, The Environment: Gloom and Doom, The Environment: Small Ble... author: Freeman Dyson, editor & Tim Folger, series ed.
			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
			Best American Science Writing 2006Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2006 edition of this annual series. Series editor Jesse Cohen and editor Atul Gawande bring together 21 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists. Topics of interest to and accessib... author: Atul Gawande, editor
			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
			Best American Science Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2008 edition of this annual series. Nineteen articles on diverse scientific topics, chosen by edicot Sylvia Nasar and series editor Jesse Cohen. author: Sylvia Nasar, editor; Jesse Cohen, series editor
			Best American Science Writing 2009Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This year's edition contains 24 essays on contemporary science issues, written by new as well as established authors. Topics include animal language and intelligence, evolutionary biology, computer sc... author: Jesse Cohen, series editor
			Best American Science Writing, 2005Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Twenty-six essays from notable authors selected by Alan Lightman, author, physicist, and MIT professor of humanities, as his best picks of 2005. Authors include Diane Ackerman, Natalie Angier, K.C. Co... author: Alan Lightman, editor
			Best American Science Writing, 2010Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of twenty-two articles spanning topic areas of astronomy, botany, environmental health, evolution, health & wellness, and psychology. Contributing authors include Pam Belluck, Cornelia De... author: Jerome Groopman, editor / Jesse Cohen, series ed.
			Best of Beakman's World (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Journey in time to the erupting volcanoes that created Earth's crust, to the depths of the ocean that housed the first complex creatures, through devastating ice ages, and finally to the future, when ... author: Paul Zaloom
			Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters: The Later YearsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Sequel to Africa in My Blood and story of Jane Goodall's most important discoveries, her greatest tradgedies and her rise to crusader for chimpanzees. author: Jane Goodall
			Beyond the Stony Mountains: Nature in the American West from Lewis and Clark to TodayClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A thrilling armchair travel along Lewis & Clark's expedition, then and now. author: Daniel B. Botkin
			Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary ProbesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A visual journey of the planets as recorded by space robots and probes since the 1970s. author: Michael Benson
			Big Bang - The Story of the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the Big Bang, an event that not only created our Universe, but the very fabric of space and time. Creation of matter, birth of the Milky Way, the scale of space, and looks into the far futur... author: Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest
			Big Book of Brain Games - 1000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A revised and updated version of Moscovich's earlier compilation of challenges, puzzles, riddles, and illusions. Full-color illustration for each entry. Twelve basic categories include Geometry, Patte... author: Ivan Moscovich
			Big Splat; or, How Our Moon Came to BeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical and scientific account about how the Moon came to be. Includes black & white phots and illustrations. author: Dana Mackenzie
			Biology - Life As We Know It!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A cool, concise reference book - a biology primer! Each element of life on earth is explained and illustrated with a cartoonish character, from cells, mitochondria, DNA, to amphibians, worms, mollusks... author: Dan Green
			Bird Watching with Margaret Morse NiceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the life and career of ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice, who devoted more than eighty years to studying and writing about birds. Also includes tips and activities for readers to become bir... author: Michael Elsohn Ross
			Bird, an Eyewitness BookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching. author: David Burnie
			Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous LegacyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Reveals the science of the cosmos through the scientists that study it, the thrilling scientific discoveries, historical account and personal insight. author: Kip S. Thorne
			Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without DesignClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Considered by scientists and non-scientists as a classic read about evolution, it is very accessible, intriguing, and written in clear language. Illustrations and diagrams in black & white. author: Richard Dawkins
			Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and CommerceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating historical account of the medical use of human blood and its worldwide commerce; from the first documented transfusion in mid 17th century France to the AIDS epidemic. author: Douglas Starr
			Blue WhaleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical account of the ignorance and indifference that led to the slaughter and almost extinction of the Blue Whale. A classic case study of the exploitation of natural resources. author: George L. Small
			Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient PompeiiClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Details the events that occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii on August 24, 79 A.D., focusing on how this information was deduced from the skeletons found by archaeologists at the si... author: James M. Deem
			Bodies From the BogClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Begins with the 1952 discovery in a peat bog of a mummified body, and goes on to describe the early people of Europe - how they lived and what they believed. Deem also explains the mysterious nature... author: James M. Deem
			Body - The Complete HumanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A great resource for anyone who wants to learn more about how the human body works and how to keep it healthy. Organized by system (circulatory, digestive, etc.), each chapter is written in clear, app... author: published by National Geographic
			Bone Detectives - How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the DeadClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Fascinating book about forensic anthropologists and what they can learn from bones about how the person died, whether it was a male or female, how old the person was, and even height and weight. Poli... author: Donna M. Jackson
			Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas About the Origins of the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Barrow explores the latest theories about the origin of the universe. (year. published, 2000) author: John D. Barrow
			Botany of Desire - A Plant's-Eye View of the World [DVD]Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This PBS documentary, narrated by Frances McDormand and featuring author Michael Pollan, is based on the best-selling book of the same title. It explores the human relationship with the plant world, f... author: PBS
			Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution and Abrupt Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Clavin takes the reader back in time and around the world travelogue fashion to explore the progress of evolution and its historic and on-going impact on the development of the human brain. author: William H. Calvin
			Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a LifetimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A history and celebration of the scientists and engineers whose vision and determination led to the Internet. author: John Naughton
			Bringing Nature Home - How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our GardensClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. When native plant species disappear from an area, so do the native insects, which in turn affects the food source for birds and animals. Tallamy explores these vital connections and their effect on b... author: Douglas W. Tallamy
			Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward TellerClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging history of the scientists of the dawn of the nuclear age and the making of the atomic bomb. Includes black & white photos and illustrations. author: Gregg Herken
			Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented ArchitectureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Enchanting tale of a fifteenth-century clockmaker and goldsmith who, despite the cries that he was a madman, persisted in his design for the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore and in doing so changed the e... author: Ross King
			Bugs, Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes, and Other Closely Related ArthropodsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A visual introduction to insects and other arthropods. Large glossy photos with brief facts on each page. Although its large size and numerous pictures might lead one to think it's a children?s book... author: Frank Lowenstein & Sheryl Lechner
			Bumblebee EconomicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A highly readable and rewarding look into the ecology of the bumblebee; its economy of energy through physiology, behavior, and ecological interaction. Includes full color guide to field ID. author: Bernd Heinrich
			Bumper Book of Nature - A User's Guide to the Great OutdoorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Concerned about the lack of connection to the natural world for many of today's children, Moss has written a fun, user-friendly guide to enjoying the out-of-doors. Divided into sections for each of th... author: Stephen Moss
			Buried Treasure: Roots & TubersClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Relates the history and describes the use and production of such roots and tubers as potatoes, cassava, carrots, beets, turnips, and radishes. Includes recipes. author: Meredith Sayles Hughes & Tom Hughes
			Butterflies of the East Coast - An Observer's GuideClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Offers 234 full-page species accounts with color photos and range maps. Also contains photo-illustrated information on the host plants favored by particular species. Introduction contains general info... author: Rick Ceck, Guy Tudor
			Buzz - The Intimate Bond Between Humans and InsectsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Astonishing electron microscope photographs and vivid, informative text introduce the reader to a world that largely escapes the naked eye ? the insects and other arthropods that share our world and s... author: Josie Glausiusz
			Cars on Mars - Roving the Red PlanetClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Learn about "Spirit" and "Opportunity", NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers that began exploring the Red Planet in January 2004. Running on solar power and lasting 20 times longer than planned, they h... author: Alexandra Siy
			Cartoon Guide to ChemistryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Using clear, funny illustrations/cartoons and text, the history and basics of such topics as chemistry, atomic theory, combustion, solubility, the mole, entropy, and more are explained. Gonick has al... author: Larry Gonick, Craig Criddle
			Chaos: Making a New ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays that trace the birth and development of the chaos theory. Includes color and black & white photos and illustrations. Essay Titles: The Butterfly Effect; revolution; Life's Ups a... author: James Gleick
			Charles and Emma - The Darwins' Leap of FaithClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A biography of Darwin which focuses on how his wife's religious convictions affected his own thinking and made him rethink how the world would receive his ideas. An intriguing look at the marriage of ... author: Deborah Heiligman
			Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, A Graphic AdaptationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Appealing graphic novel style pictures and writing take the reader on Darwin's journey of adventure and scientific exploration. Artist recreations of Darwin's journal entries and drawings connect the ... author: Michael Keller
			Chew on ThisClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A behind-the-scenes look at the fast-food industry that feeds young people and depends on them for a large part of their profits. Learn the origins of many familiar fast-food items, and see what goes ... author: Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
			Children's Night Sky AtlasClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Space photography, see-through pages, and state-of-the-art maps and charts combine to make an excellent guide to the night sky. The book is set up so that you can search by month of the year and by h... author: Robin Scagell
			Chimpanzees I Love - Saving Their World and OursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In this compelling personal narrative, Jane Goodall writes about her childhood dreams of living with animals in Africa, and her 40 years of studying the chimpanzees of Gombe. Covers her ground-breaki... author: Jane Goodall
			City Fish, Country FishClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Comparing fish like in the classic 'City Mouse/Country mouse'. author: Mary M. Cerullo
			Civilized Man's Eight Deadly SinsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Through nine essays Lorenz explores the dehumanization of society through the contributing factors of overpopulation, environmental degredation, genetic decay, increasing vulnerability to indoctrinati... author: Konrad Lorenz
			Clan ApisClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A creative look at bees in a fast-paced graphic novel format that includes accurate information about their anatomy, behavior, and ecology. author: Jay Hosler
			ClockClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Turning Point Inventions" series that focuses on the important inventions we often take for granted and how they have affected our lives. This book focuses on the history of time measure... author: Trent Duffy
			Close Encounters - Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space TelescopeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes what scientists have been able to deduce about the nature of our solar system and the universe based on data collected by the Hubble telescope. Since being repaired in 1993, the telescope h... author: Elaine Scott
			Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary Queen of Scots to Quantum CryptographyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The vivd telling of the history of codes from the ancient Greeks to modern computer science, and the story of treasures, treasure hunters, and the power of codes, or their breaking, to alter history. author: Simon Singh
			Coincidenses, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty IdeasClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Written in a style that combines his wit as a stand-up comic with his knowledge as Professor of Mathematics at Williams College, this book will appeal to puzzle and math lovers as well as probability ... author: Edward B. Burger & Michael Starbird
			Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My StuffClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Pearce traveled over 100,000 miles in 20 countries to try and trace the origins of his own worldly goods - from fair trade coffee to computers, cell phones, chocolate, and even the gold in his wedding... author: Fred Pearce
			Cradle of Life: The discovery of the Earth's Earliest FossilsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Firsthand account of J. William Schopf's discovery of the fossilized remains of microgranisms that lived on Earth 3.5 billion years ago, and the story of the earliest evolution of life. author: J. William Schopf
			Creepy Crawlies: Ladybugs, Lobsters & Other Amazing ArthropodsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses the evolution of arthropods, their characteristics, their adaptability to many habitats and environments, and their relationship to humans. author: British Museum (Natural History)
			Crystal & GemClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the seven basic shapes of crystals and how they form in nature, how crystals are studied and identified, how crystals are grown artificially and used in industry, and other aspects of crysta... author: Dr. R. F. Symes, Dr. R. R. Harding
			Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. TaylorClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Biography of theoretical physicist, Theodore B. Taylor, his work with the development of the atomic bomb, nuclear energy, and nuclear security. author: John McPhee
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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.
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous EquationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Although the famous equation is familiar to so many, it is also true that it is well-understood by a relative few. The author begins by taking each letter and symbol of the equation and devoting a c... author: David Bodanis
			Earth - An Intimate HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. By exploring diverse and geologically significant places such as the Alps, Newfoundland, Hawaii, the San Andreas Fault and Mount Vesuvius, Fortey describes how plate tectonics has changed our percepti... author: Richard Fortey
			Earth Heroes - Champions of the WildernessClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The youth, careers and lasting contributions of some of the world's greatest naturalists and environmentalists are featured here in this nicely illustrated chapter book. Chapters on Thoreau, John Muir... author: Bruce and Carol L. Malnor
			Earth Then and Now: Amazing Images of Our Changing WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. 300 before and after photographs that show how the world has changed. Each paired image is captioned and tells a story. Chapters include environmental change, industrialization, urbanization, natural ... author: Fred Pearce
			Echidna - Australia's EnigmaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A wealth of information about the echidna, a creature native to Australia and New Guinea that has a combination of mammalian and reptilian traits and about which much is still being discovered. Over ... author: Dr. Peggy Rismiller
			EcologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Takes the reader on a journey through the earth's habitats and ecosystems and shows how animals adapt and survive in all kinds of environmental circumstances. Includes a section on the dangers which t... author: Michael Scott
			Eco-Pioneers - Practical Visionaries Solving Today's Environmental ProblemsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Lerner presents case studies of 25 eco-pioneers, citizens and scientists who are working to find new ways to grow food, build houses, clean up cities, save plant species, conserve water, and more. Thi... author: Steve Lerner
			Edge of the SeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Considered a classic, Rachel Carson's look at the life within the intertidal zone, one of the most harsh ocean environments, the rocky shores, sandy beaches and tide pools. Black and white illustratio... author: Rachel Carson
			Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A contemplative and personal collection of essays, a series that began with Gould's "This View of Life" in Natural History magazine, that look at the connectedness of all life. author: Stephen Jay Gould
			Einstein - His Life and UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In the first full biography of Einstein written after all of his papers became available, Isaacson shows how "his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality." Using ne... author: Walter Isaacson
			Einstein Revealed (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This penetrating profile of a scientist who changed our vision of physical reality includes dramatic recreations and easy-to-understand animations of Einstein?s landmark Theory of Relativity. Follows... author: NOVA - WGBH, Boston
			Einstein's Big Idea (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This dramatization reveals the contributions of the men and women across four centuries whose discoveries helped lead Einstein, the then young and unknown patent cleark, to his 1905 discovery that mat... author: NOVA, WGBH, Boston
			Einstein's Clocks, Poincaré's Maps: Empires of TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An original and engaging historical account of the advent of twentieth-century physics. author: Peter Galison
			Einstein's Dreams: A NovelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An adventure into the mind of young Albert Einstein through imaginings of his dreams about time when he was working as a patent clerk by day and developing his five world-changing theories of 1905: Qu... author: Alan Lightman
			Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Parts 1 & 2, Professor Richard Wolfson, Middlebury College. Part of "The Great Courses" series from The Teaching Company. author: Richard Wolfson
			Einstein's Unfinished Symphony: Listening to the Sounds of Space-TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Traces the development of Einstein?s theory of general relativity and explores what physicists have learned about gravity waves in the decades since Einstein first proposed their existence. Looks at... author: Marcia Bartusiak
			El Niño: Unlocking the Secrets of the Master Weather-makerClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. J. Madeline Nash calls upon her vast experience as a science writer to comprehensively explain the origin and effects of El Niño in an appealing narrative style. "El Niño" is a globe trotting, compell... author: J. Madeline Nash
			Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of ElectricityClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The history of the investigation of electricity including the work of Volta, Faraday, Morse and Turing. Also available on CD. author: David Bodanis
			Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An inviting explanation for the lay person interested in string theory, the first theory that successfully unites general relativity and quantum mechanics. author: NOVA
			Elements - A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A color photo of every element in the universe, along with the story of its discovery, applications, and essential scientific data including atomic weight, atomic radius, a crystal structure diagram, ... author: Theodore Gray
			Elements - What You Really Want to KnowClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses the history of the periodic table of the elements, includes biographies of major figures in the field of chemistry, and provides information on each element. Answers questions such as how e... author: Ron Miller
			Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the SensesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The engrossing and entertaining story of Luca Turin's quest to solve the mystery of how sense of smell works. author: Chandler Burr
			Emperors of the Ice - A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In 1910, at 23 years of age, Apsley Cherry-Garrard joined Captain Robert F. Scott?s Antarctic expedition and returned home nearly three years later, having survived incredible hardship and experienced... author: Richard Farr
			Empty Ocean: Plundering the World's Marine LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical account of the lives, demise , and in some cases the conservation and re-population, of the fishes, turtles, pelagic birds, marine mammals and coral reefs of the oceans. A natural histor... author: Richard Ellis
			Encyclopedia of MammalsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Full-color, 3-volume encyclopedia on the natural history and science of mammals. A Society of School Librarians International "Honor Book", Science Gr. 7-12 Category. ISBN: 978-0-8160-6494-6 author: Professor David Macdonald, Editor
			Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo DevoClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautiful description of evolution at the genetic level. Describes the genetic building blocks, egg to embryo cell division, and reveals the mystery of biological diversity. author: Sean B. Carroll
			Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered AgeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The author offers a sobering look at genetic engineering and where it could lead us if not used appropriately and thought about wisely. He questions whether we will ever decide we've grown powerful e... author: Bill McKibben
			Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep Sea ExplorationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Ballard's own account of his exploration of the ocean depths and discovery of ancient treasures. Includes color and black & white photographs. author: Robert D. Ballard with Will Hively
			Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and its PeoplesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An insightful and compelling mix of the history and science of North America, from its birth as a continent to today. Includes the natural history of elephants, giant pigs and other amazing animals th... author: Tim Flannery
			Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Multiple award-winning author, Stephen Jay Gould's, first book. A classic in evolutionary biology for the layman. author: Stephen Jay Gould
			Evolution - The Triumph of an IdeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This companion book to the PBS series by the same name explores the history and future of the Theory of Evolution, with many photos, anatomic diagrams and timelines. "Zimmer's text is fresh and expans... author: Carl Zimmer
			Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific TheoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This overview of evolution theory places it within its cultural context from the early 1800's to the present day. Notes, Guide to Further Reading, and index included. author: Edward J. Larson
			Evolving Planet - Four Billion Years of Life on EarthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Beginning with single-celled organisms on earth four billion years ago and proceeding through dinosaurs, early mammals, to the present day, this book reveals how, over time, new life-forms evolve from... author: Erica Kelly, Richard Kissel
			Experiencing Science: Profiles in DiscoveryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Two faces of physics: Kepler, harmony of the world. Rabi, the modern age.--Three faces of biology: Lysenko, enemies of the people. A sorrow and a pity, Rosalind Franklin and The double helix. Lewis Th... author: Jeremy Bernstein
			Exploring SaturnClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A lively account of what we know about Saturn and how we learned it, including the launching of Cassini-Huygens, the most advanced planetary explorer ever launched. The Cassini was launched October 1... author: Dan Bortolotti
			Extreme Scientists - Exploring Nature's Mysteries From Perilous PlacesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The author profiles three scientists doing groundbreaking but dangerous work: Paul Flaherty, "Hurricane Hunter", tracking dangerous storms; Hazel Barton, "Cave Woman", mining for microbes in underwate... author: Donna M. Jackson
			Extreme Weather: Science Tackles Global Warming & Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Scientists around the globe are focusing on extremes of weather: huge hurricanes, devastating droughts, ferocious blizzards. Learn about the modern technology they use, including satellites and superc... author: Kathleen Simpson
			Fads and Fallacies in the Name of ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A witty look at the strange and curious beliefs that have masqueraded as science. author: Martin Gardner
			Family MathClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A book for parents and children working together, learning to like math, and doing activities that make math fun for children from five to 18 years old. It covers important mathematics topics like wo... author: Jean Kerr Stenmark, Virginia Thompson, Ruth Cossey
			Fantastic Feats and FailuresClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Includes the engineering feats and failures of the: CN Tower, Challenger, Georgia Dome, Crystal Palace, Sydney Opera House, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Citicorp Building,... author: David Garrison, Shannon Hunt, & Jude Isabella
			Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific SpeculationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Magueijo puts forth his theory that though the speed of light is now considered a constant, it might not have always been so. His speculation is that it once traveled faster. author: João Magueijo
			Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintockClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "A brilliant and convincing book" Science 83 author: Evelyn Fox Keller
			Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathamatical ProblemClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The amazing story of the Holy Grail of Mathematics and the 356 years of struggle to find the proof, and of Andrew Wiles, the man who did. author: Simon Singh
			Feynman Lectures on Physics: Volumes I - IIIClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Three volumes based upon a course of introductory physics taught by Richard Feynman at Caltech in the early 1960's. Volume I focuses on mechanics, radiation and heat; Volume II on electromagnetism and... author: Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sa
			Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North AmericaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A wealth of information written in a compact format by one of America's premier tracking experts; includes tracking techniques, a guide to mammal classification, a anatomical guide to the major foot t... author: James Halfpenny
			Field Notes from a Catastrophe - Man, Nature, and Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Kolbert spoke to some of the world's leading climate scientists and visited some of the areas most affected by climate change - Alaska, Iceland, Greenland - before writing this book. Clear and underst... author: Elizabeth Kolbert
			Films of Charles and Ray Eames (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Volume 1 - Powers of Ten: An adventure in magnitudes, from without and within. Journey from a picnic in Chicago to the outer edges of the universe and back again. Also included is the original 1968 ... author: Charles Eames, Ray Eames
			First Contact: New Guinea's Highlanders Encounter the Outside WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicle of the "first contact" experience of Australian explorer Michael Leahy who, in 1930, went looking for gold in Papua New Guinea and found a civilization of almost 1 million people who had ha... author: Bob Connolly & Robin Anderson
			Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the CoelacanthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The tale of the coelacanth, an ancient fish thought to be the direct ancestor of reptiles, its presumed extinction and resurrection. Includes black & white photographs and illustrations. author: Samantha Weinberg
			Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A physics classic that explores the fourth dimension. The narrator exists in Flatland (two dimensions) but is able to visit Pointland (no dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Spaceland (three d... author: Edwin A. Abbott
			Flood: Wrestling with the MississippiClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the history of flooding of the Mississippi River, focusing on the 1927 and 1993 floods, the effects on people near the river, and efforts to avoid flooding. author: Patricia Lauber
			Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused ItClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A dramatic account and globe trotting adventure that relates the mystery surrounding the cause of the flu epidemic of 1918 and the current (1998)race to recover a live sample of the pathogen. Includes... author: Gina Kolata
			Fly in the Cathedral: How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the AtomClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Written for the non-scientist by London author, former reporter and self-acclaimed non-scientist Brian Cathcart, "The Fly in the Cathedral" is an accessible account of the lives and work of the scient... author: Brian Cathcart
			Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's StoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Michael Collins' story of his preparation and lunar flights. author: Michael Collins
			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
			For Love of InsectsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Exciting and humorous tales of insect life and scientific discovery combined with beautiful photographs. Forward by E. O. Wilson. author: Thomas Eisner
			Forensic Science Projects with a Crime Lab You Can BuildClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An interesting and thorough introduction to forensic science, this book contains information and instruction for setting up your own crime lab and collecting information from different types of eviden... author: Robert Gardner
			ForensicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes. From the scene of the crime to a criminal's conviction, discover how the marks of blood, footprints, and f... author: Richard Platt
			Forest Trees of MaineClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An excellent field guide to the trees of Maine. With a two-page spread and multiple clear photos for each species, it is extremely user-friendly. Also contains a glossary, information on tree parts an... author: Maine Forest Service
			Forgery: Crime-Solving Science ExperimentsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. You will learn to detect document forgery through thirteen projects, ten cases, and project analysis. Includes a glossary, index and a list of suggested books and websites. author: Kenneth G. Rainis
			Forgotten PollinatorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautiful story of the relationship between plants and their pollinators and a reminder of the interconnectedness of all life. author: Stephen L. Buchmann & Gary Paul Nabhan
			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
			Frog ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A profile of Dr. Tyrone Hayes and his work studying the effect of pesticides on frogs and, by extension, on humans and our environment. Heavily illustrated with photos of Hayes and his student researc... author: Pamela S. Turner
			FrogsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book with the amazing photographs and content that we have come to expect from Nic Bishop. Describes the habitats, life cycle, and survival strategies of frogs from arou... author: Nic Bishop
			From Lucy to LanguageClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An exploration of human origins; our development from the apes that began standing upright between 6 and 7 million years ago; and the significant adaptive advantage that led to our success as the only... author: Donald Johanson & Blake Edgar
			Future of LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a book that is both a loving description of our biosphere and all its diversity, and a call for quick, decisive action to save it. With our plane... author: Edward O. Wilson
			Fuzzy Logic - The Discovery of a Revolutionary Computer Technology - and How it is Changing Our WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An introduction to fuzzy logic, a concept invented in 1964 by Lotfi Zadeh. Unlike conventional logic, which divides the world into yes and no, black and white, fuzzy logic deals in shades of gray an... author: Daniel McNeill, Paul Freiberger
			Galileo's Daughter - A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and LoveClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Using the surviving letters of Galileo's eldest daughter, a cloistered nun, the author has created a compelling biography of one of history's most influential scientists. A great comfort to Galileo ... author: Dava Sobel
			Genes & DNAClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the intricate mysteries of genes and their function as the code for life, forensics, gene therapy, cloning, genetic engineering and DNA technology. Illustrated with color photographs. author: Richard Walker
			Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's OriginClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Astrobiologist Robert Hazen has spent years studying the fundamental mechanisms of life's genesis. In this book he gives an overview of the various ongoing scientific investigations into the origin o... author: Robert M. Hazen
			Genius - A Photobiography of Albert EinsteinClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Compelling biography of Einstein, from his childhood in Germany through his life in the U.S. His family life, school years, and years of scientific research are profiled. Einstein formulated theori... author: Marfe
			Genius: The Life and Science of Richard FeynmanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Biography of Richard Feynman, the renown physicist's physicist by award-winning author James Gleick. Chapter headings: Far Rockaway; MIT; Princeton; Los Alamos; Cornell; Caltech. Includes black & whit... author: James Gleick
			Genome - The Autobiography of a Species in 23 ChaptersClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Ridley wrote this in 1999, just before the 2000 publication of the first draft of the human genome. He picks one newly discovered gene from each of the twenty-three human chromosomes and tells its st... author: Matt Ridley
			Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in PhysicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Memoir of one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. Includes his work with Neils Bohr, involvement with the Manhattan Project, theoretical physics with his student Richard Feynman, a... author: John Archibald Wheeler with Kenneth Ford
			Going, Going, Gone? - Animals and Plants on the Brink of Extinction and How You Can HelpClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tait asked 99 conservation groups from around the world to pick one species, subspecies or habitat that needs saving, and included them in this book. (He then rounded it up to 100 by including the Be... author: Malcolm Tait
			Goldberger's War: The Life and Work of a Public Health CrusaderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger, a physician and public health worker in the early 20th century who discovered the cause and the cure for pellagra, a disease which had mystified the world for centu... author: Alan M. Kraut
			Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A firsthand account of the search for the cause of Earth's mass extinction 250 million years ago, and of the scientists who work to uncover this mystery. author: Peter D. Ward
			Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great ApesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the s... author: Pamela S. Turner
			Gorilla Mountain - The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy VedderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Another in the "Women's Adventures in Science" series, this book follows the life and career of wildlife biologist Amy Vedder and her work in Africa to save the mountain gorillas from extinction. Won... author: Rene Ebersole
			Gorillas in the MistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The personal adventure and scientific work of Dian Fossey's thirteen years studying the mountain gorillas of the African rain forests. Includes black & white and color photographs. author: Dian Fossey
			Great Brain Book - An Inside Look At the Inside of Your HeadClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the history of brain science and how it has grown and changed. The different parts of the brain and their functions are explained, as well as how you learn and remember, how you can train yo... author: HP Newquist
			Great Ideas in Physics: the conservation of energy, the second law of thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, and quantum mechanicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An exploration of the four foundations of modern physics and their impact on the world, not only through science, but also the arts, social sciences, philosophy, and politics. author: Alan Lightman
			Great Influenza - The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. History of the 1918 influenza epidemic, the scientists who worked to find a cure, and how the practice of medicine was revolutionized. Also the story of how the war against the epidemic was imposed u... author: John M. Barry
			Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of CivilizationsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the Inuit to the Norse, the Polynesians to the Western Europeans, the Mayans and people of Chaco Canyon, they have all felt the impacts of climate change - here illuminated by anthropologist and ... author: Brian Fagan
			Great Waters: An Atlantic PassageClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A thrilling natural history of the Atlantic Ocean and the reliance of humans upon it form the Gulf of Maine to the Sargasso Sea. author: Deborah Cramer
			Guide to the Human Body: A Photographic Journey Through the Human BodyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A photographic guide to the human body. Includes: skin, hair, nails, skeleton, bones, joints, muscles, brain, nerves & neuron, eyes, ears & hearing, nose & tongue, hormones, heart, blood, circulation,... author: Richard Walker
			Guinea Pig Scientists - Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and MedicineClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Stories of ten men and women, from the 1770's to the present, who devoted their lives, and sometimes risked them, to answer some of the big questions in science and medicine. These accounts uncover t... author: Leslie Dendy and Mel Boring
			Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Guns, Germs, and Steel is a comprehensive treatise that brings together ecology, botany, anthropology, medicine and evolution. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction, 1998. Also availab... author: Jared Diamond
			Hawk Highway in the Sky - Watching Raptor MigrationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the work of the HawkWatch International Raptor Migration Project in the Goshute Mountains of Nevada as they count and band raptors (hawks, eagles and falcons) in their fall migration. Mon... author: Caroline Arnold
			Heat is On: The Climate Crisis, the Cover-up, the Prescription (The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A passionate and candid account of the science and politics of the global warming debate. author: Ross Gelbspan
			Hen's Teeth and Horses Toes: Further Reflections in Natural HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of natural history essays. Topic Headings: Sensible Oddities; Personalities; Adaptation & Development; Teilhard & Piltdown; Science & Politics; Extinction; A Zebra Trilogy. Includes black... author: Stephen Jay Gould
			Hidden EvidenceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An anthology of true crime cases and how forensic science was used to solve them. From the gathering of physical clues, to the examination of weapons and bodies, to the use of DNA testing, this book ... author: David Owen
			Historical Perspectives on Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. History of ideas concerning climate change dating from the Enlightenment to the present. Written clearly, with minimal technical jargon. Fleming traces the origin and development of earlier ideas ab... author: James Rodger Fleming
			Hive Detectives - Chronicle of a Honey Bee CatastropheClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating, close-up look at honey bees, as well as the scientists and beekeepers trying to understand colony collapse disorder (CCD). See the inner workings of the colony and learn about the steps... author: Loree Griffin Burns
			Hollywood Science - Movies, Science & the End of the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Science fiction films can be an exciting introduction to the workings of science and technology, exploring a range of complex topics in accessible ways, but "Hollywood science" can be erroneous, disto... author: Sidney Perkowitz
			How the Earth Was Made (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Journey in time to the erupting volcanoes that created Earth's crust, to the depths of the ocean that housed the first complex creatures, through devastating ice ages, and finally to the future, when ... author: History Channel
			How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An entertaining look at the scientific mysteries of daily life by the winner of the Ignobel Prize in physics. author: Len Fisher
			How to Lie With MapsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. First introducing basic principles of mapmaking such as scale, projections, symbols and generalization, Monmonier then moves on to how maps are - sometimes deliberately, sometimes not - distorted and ... author: Mark Monmonier
			How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate - Scientists and Kids Explore Global WarmingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An empowering and hopeful book about what can be a scary topic. Read about the science behind the headlines, gathered by scientists and young people working as "citizen scientists" in the field. Learn... author: Lynne Cherry, Gary Braasch
			Human BodyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Text and illustrations present information on the parts of the body and how they work. Includes the body's different systems, the senses, reproduction and birth, and early medical practices and thoug... author: Steve Parker
			Human Story - Our Evolution From Prehistoric Ancestors to TodayClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Covering the six million years since our earliest ancestors (the first apes that walked upright) emerged, paleobiologist Christopher Sloan takes the reader on a scientific trek through human prehistor... author: Christopher Sloan
			Humanpower: Cars, Planes and Boats with Muscles for MotorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes and provides the history for a variety of vehicles that run on human muscle power. Black and white photographs. author: Roger Yepsen
			Hungry Planet - What the World EatsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "30 Families. 24 Countries. 600 Meals. 1 Extraordinary Book." D'Aluisio and photographer Peter Menzel travel to each country and visit local families, photographing a week's worth of food at each hou... author: Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel
			Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and HumansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A journey back 45 million years into our evolutionary roots and a reconstruction of humans' extended family tree. author: Chris Beard
			Ice Scientist - Careers in the Frozen AntarcticClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores different careers in the Antarctic using examples of real scientists in the field. Chapters profile an ecologist, paleontologist, geologist, glaciologist, astrophysicist, marine biologist, an... author: Sara L. Latta
			If Stones Could Speak - Unlocking the Secrets of StonehengeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A profile of the archaeological work of Mike Parker Pearson and the Riverside Project surrounding the mysteries of Stonehenge. A brief overview of Pearson's childhood and education leads into his earl... author: Marc Aronson
			Illustrated LongitudeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This illustrated version contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, accompanied by 178 images, from portraits of key figures, to maps, diagrams and photographs of scientific instruments invo... author: Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes
			Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the author's website: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells - taken without her knowledge in 1951 - became one of the mos... author: Rebecca Skloot
			Improbable Warriors: Women Scientists and the US Navy in World War IIClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Highlights the achievements of four women who served in the US Navy during WWII: Mary Sears, oceanographer; Florence von Straten, meteorologist; Grace Murray Hopper, computer scientist; and Mina Spieg... author: Kathleen Broome Williams
			In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of MindClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Eric R. Kandel, the Austrian-born Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist is the author of In Search of Memory, the winner of the 2007 LA Times Science and Technology Prize and a finalist for the Royal Soc... author: Eric R. Kandel
			In Search of NatureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays published between 1975 and 1993, addressing both nature and human nature and how they are closely interwoven. Wilson argues that the only way to fully understand both is to stu... author: Edward O. Wilson
			In Suspect TerrainClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This book is the second in a series of five that together make up Annals of the Former World. In this volume, McPhee travels with and profiles the work of geologist Anita G. Harris as they cover the ... author: John McPhee
			In the Beginning was the Worm: Finding the Secrets of Life in a Tiny HermaphroditeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of how three men won the Nobel Prize for their research on the nematod worm (C. elegans), and how their discovery led to the sequencing of the human genome. author: Andrew Brown
			In the Blink of an EyeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Parker puts forth his theory that the great proliferation of life during the Cambrian period was directly related to the evolution of eyes and, consequently, the active hunting strategy that developed... author: Andrew Parker
			In the Womb: AnimalsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Follows the developmental path of three different mammals - dog, dolphin, and elephant - and compares the time involved and the different developmental stages, from conception to when the offspring ... author: Michael Sims
			Inconvenient Truth - A Global Warning (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Vice President Al Gore's eye-opening and compelling documentary that delivers the message that global warming is a real and present danger. Also encourages each individual to become part of the soluti... author: Al Gore
			Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global WarmingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. A... author: Al Gore
			Incredible ComparisonsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "How big is it?" "How fast is it?" Questions like these are answered here in a visual, easy to understand way using comparisons to familiar objects or concepts ? the weight of a person, the speed of... author: Russell Ash
			Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. NOVA flies along with the monarchs on their incredible 2000-mile journey across North America, documenting the dangers they face along the way. Interviews with scientists studying this amazing feat of... author: NOVA
			Insect SocietiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Covers the classification, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the higher social insects ? ants, social wasps and bees, and termites. As Wilson writes in the introduction, ?Why do we stud... author: Edward O. Wilson
			Inventing the Future - A Photobiography of Thomas Alva EdisonClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, with many illustrations of his life and inventions. When called a "genius", Edison would insist that "Sticking to it is the genius." Stories of his boyhood... author: Marfe
			Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the SkiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of Luke Howard, an amateur English meteorologist who named the clouds in 1802 (cumulus, cirrus, stratus) and gained international fame. Combines the history of science with an entertaining ... author: Richard Hamblyn
			Invention that Changed the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. How a small group of British and American radar pioneers won the second world war and launched a technological revolution. author: Robert Buderi
			InventionsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Insiders" series, this volume takes a look at inventions throughout time and the technology behind them, from the wheel to bionics. State-of-the-art 3-D illustrations. Concise, engaging ... author: Glenn Murphy
			Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our LivesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An enlightening look at the microbes that share and shape our daily lives from our bed to breakfast table, to our innards and our demise... and a look at why we should be thankful they are with us. author: Jeanette Farrell
			Invisible Enemies - Stories of Infectious DiseaseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the history of seven diseases that have had great impact on human history: smallpox, leprosy, plague, tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and AIDS. Looks at causes, misguided and forward-think... author: Jeanette Farrell
			Isaac NewtonClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An intimate look at the life and work of Isaac Newton by award-winning author James Gleick. Includes black & white illustrations. author: James Gleick
			It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex & Sexual HealthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A straight forward illustrated guide to puberty, sexual development, sexual hygiene, and reproduction for pre-teens and teens. Recommended for parents and health teachers. author: Robie H. Harris
			John James Audubon: The Making of an AmericanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the public and private life of John James Audubon from his early years in France, to his arrival in New York in 1803 and struggle to start a new life in America, to the finding of his callin... author: Richard Rhodes
			Joy of Science (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Professor Robert M. Hazen, an advocate of science education for non-scientists, gives 60 engaging thirty-minute lectures that explore the fundamental discoveries and principles of all the physical and... author: The Teaching Company
			Kakapo Rescue - Saving the World's Strangest ParrotClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop travel to a remote island off New Zealand to study the efforts of scientists trying to save the kakapo parrot from extinction. Beautifully photographed, with a text that i... author: Sy Montgomery
			King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal WaysClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A classic by one of the world's leading naturalists, Konrad Lorenz, teaches the reader to not just look at animals, but to observe them with affection and hard reasoning, so that their behavior can be... author: Konrad Z. Lorenz
			Knowledge and Wonder - The Natural World as Man Knows ItClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A classic, clear presentation of usually difficult topics, Weisskopf's book summarizes many areas of modern science for the non-physics trained mind. Technical terms clearly explained. Diagrams and ... author: Victor F. Weisskopf
			Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Available in CD & DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A history of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa and how it changed the world both physically and socially. Also available on CD and DVD. author: Simon Winchester
			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
			Least of These: Wild Baby Bird Rescue StoriesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Each chapter is an inspiring short story about someone who took action to help a young bird. Accompanied by stunning illustrations by the author and natural history information. Includes: Sharp-shinne... author: Joan Harris
			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
			Life in a GrasslandClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the American tall grass prairie. author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
			Life in Cold Blood (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An unmissable, in-depth look at reptiles and amphibians. The last in Attenborough?s "Life" series, this one easily matches the quality of the rest. The DVD set includes bonus features that give a behi... author: David Attenborough
			Life in the Undergrowth (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the world of invertebrates, detailing aspects of the life-cycles of numerous species around the world. Topics covered include their prehistoric colonization of land from the sea, winged insec... author: David Attenborough
			Life in the Wild - George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great BeastsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of George Schaller, a naturalist devoted to saving the world's great wild beasts. After a brief overview of his childhood, each chapter is devoted to his work in a different wil... author: Pamela S. Turner
			Life of Birds (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Originally released in 1998 as a television series of ten episodes. David Attenborough journeys across seven continents filming thousands of species of birds, revealing their patterns of behavior. author: David Attenborough
			Life of Mammals (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. L... author: David Attenborough
			Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on EarthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An enticing narrative about the evolution of all forms of life on Earth. Includes thirty-two pages of back & white photos. author: Richard Fortey
			Life: The Unfinished ExperimentClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Presents the basic facts of genetics and cellular biology while stessing their relationship to the development and evolution of organisms. Discusses the implication of this knowledge for medicine, psy... author: S. E. Luria
			Limits to Growth: The 30-Year UpdateClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In 1972 the original Limits to Growth was published, to worldwide notice and acclaim. Using a computer model, the authors looked toward the future and sounded an alarm about the consequences of unche... author: Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows
			Little People and a Lost World - An Anthropological MysteryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In 2003 on Flores Island in Indonesia, archaeologists working in a cave uncovered an extremely small humanlike skeleton. Research showed that it wasn't the skeleton of a child, but rather of a 30-yea... author: Linda Goldenberg
			Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology WatcherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This collection of essays won the National Book Award in 1975 and continues to find meaning today. Includes discussion of computers, probability and possibility, the technology of medicine, the Earth... author: Lewis Thomas
			Living With the Genie: Essays on Technology and the Quest for Human MasteryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays that explores the power of technology to change society both positively and negatively. Eighteen authors and sixteen essays. author: Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz & Cristina Desser, Editors
			LizardsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Stunning photographs, bright pages, and enticing facts make this an engaging overview ot he world's 5,000 lizards. Content includes selected species from a variety of habitats, lizard characteristics ... author: Nic Bishop
			Lobsters: Gangsters of the SeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the physical aspects, habits, and life cycle of the American "Maine" lobster as well as the activities of New England lobstermen. Includes bibliography for adults and young readers. Excellen... author: Mary M. Cerullo
			Longitude - The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A saga of science and invention, and an historical account of John Harrison's struggle with the technical and political problems of longitude. His tenacity and genius led to the invention of an accura... author: Dava Sobel
			Looking at InsectsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes insect anatomy, life cycles, behavior, habitats, food chain, and senses. Specific information is given about moths and butterflies, beetles, bees and ants. One chapter is devoted to spiders ... author: David Suzuki
			Lucy Long Ago - Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came FromClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Follows the discovery in 1974 of skeletal bones of a human ancestor (hominid) in Ethiopia, and what has been learned since then about ?Lucy.? Heavily illustrated with photos and diagrams, and a text ... author: Catherine Thimmesh
			Lucy: The Beginnings of HumankindClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The dramatic discovery of our oldest human ancestor - and the controversial change it makes in our view of human origins. author: Donald Johanson & Maitland Edey
			Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A look inside the world of the scientists, artists and inventors who ushered in the Industrial Revolution. author: Jenny Uglow
			Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home - But Probably Shouldn'tClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Theodore Gray demonstrates scientific principles through extreme experiments in this book containing 55 step-by-step, hands-on experiments. Full-color photos give the reader a front row seat to exotic... author: Theodore Gray
			Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of EvolutionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes how scientists are using DNA as a living record of evolution and their surprising findings. author: Sean B. Carroll
			Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were MadeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the life of A.C. Gilbert, a man who never lost his boy-at-heart, and was the inventor of the Erector Sets, as well as an Olympic pole-vaulter, magician, doctor, marketing genius, and radio ... author: Bruce Watson
			Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdös and the Search for Mathematical TruthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of the eccentric , homeless, and brilliant mathematician Paul Erdös, who travelled the world in pursuit of his love of numbers. author: Paul Hoffman
			Man Who Made Time TravelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the need for 18th century sailors to be able to determine their position at sea, and the British government's creation of the Longitude Prize for anyone who could create an accurate and reli... author: Kathryn Lasky
			Man-Eating Tigers of SundarbansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Sundarbans Reserve along the Bay of Bengal is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth - close to 500. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people, yet here in the Sundarbans Rese... author: Sy Montgomery
			Map Mania: Discovering Where You Are & Getting to Where You Aren'tClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This brightly illustrated book provides activities and basic information about reading and making maps, map and compass use, shadow sticks and sun dials, and celestial navigation. author: Michael A. DiSpezio
			Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our GenesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Olson describes the African origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. In his geneology of humanity, he shows how groups of people differ and yet are the same, ... author: Steve Olson
			Mapping the Deep - The Extraordinary Story of Ocean ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The ocean, covering seven-tenths of the planet, is largely unexplored, yet explorations of its hidden depths over the last 50 years have completely transformed our view of it. Kunzig explores what is... author: Robert Kunzig
			Marathon Challenge (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Team NOVA gathered 13 self-professed sedentary people and took them on a nine-month journey of running, with the goal of completing the Boston Marathon. The personal stories of the runners, as well as... author: NOVA
			Marie Curie - A Brilliant LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From her childhood in Poland to her studies in Paris and discovery of the element radium, read about the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. One of the most important women in science, Marie Curie's di... author: Elizabeth MacLeod
			Marie Curie - A LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Biography of Marie Curie, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, and one of only a few people to receive a second. Quinn used family documents as well as Curie's journal, unavailable to researcher... author: Susan Quinn
			Marie Curie - The Woman Who Changed the Course of ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Told within the broader context of the history of science, this colorfully illustrated biography highlights Marie Curie's youth in Poland, her struggle to become the first woman to study physics at th... author: Philip Steele
			MARS: Dead or Alive (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at NASA's successful mission to Mars. This video follows scientists and engineers as they design and build the Spirit and Opportunity rovers. NOVA rejoins the mis... author: NOVA, WGBH, Boston
			Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of English chemist, William Perkin, and his accidental discovery in 1856 which revolutionized chemistry and the dye industry. Includes eight pages of photos. author: Simon Garfield
			Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology WatcherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Pultizer Prize winning collection of essays which includes thoughts about committees, natural death, the health-care system, premedical curriculum, and embryology. author: Lewis Thomas
			Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified FoodsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating and very readable history of agricultural modification and lore since the 1700's and a scientific look at today's genetically engineered foods. author: Nina Fedoroff & Nancy Marie Brown
			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
			MonarchsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Beginning with a tiny egg laid on a milkweed plant in Maine, this book traces the lifecycle of the monarch butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis, and its journey south of more than 2000 miles. Two ... author: Kathryn Lasky
			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
			Mr. Tompkins in PaperbackClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This is the updated versions of both of Gamow's physics classics for the layman; Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland, and Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom. Explains the central concepts of modern physics in the... author: George Gamow
			Mummies - The Newest, Coolest & Creepiest From Around the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Find out about the latest mummy finds from different cultures, climate, and time periods. As our roads and cities spread out and grow, more and more mummies are being discovered, buried under houses,... author: Shelley Tanaka
			Murals - Cave, Cathedral, to StreetClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Not all great paintings in the world hang in museums. This book looks at murals on walls and ceilings in caves, tombs, cathedrals, temples, and government buildings, as well as those found outdoors o... author: Michael Capek
			Mysteries of Beethoven's HairClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tracks a lock of Beethoven's hair from the time of his death, through three generations as a family's keepsake, into Nazi-occupied Denmark, to a London auction house and forensic testing in the 1990?s... author: Russell Martin, Lydia Nibley
			Mysterious Universe - Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black HolesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Follow scientist Alex Filippenko as he uses two of the most powerful telescopes in the world to search the heavens, hoping to unlock some of the most spectacular secrets of the universe. Learn about ... author: Ellen Jackson
			Mystery of MarsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A detailed overview of what we know about Mars, how we learned it, and what is to come in future explorations (note: this book was published in 1999, and so is not up-to-date). Contains photos and o... author: Sally Ride & Tam O'Shaughnessy
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			October SkyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Originally published under the title Rocket Boys, this is the memoir of a young boy from a West Virginia coal mining town in 1957 who dreamed of sending rockets into space. He and a small group of fr... author: Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
			Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and PeopleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This unusual subject makes for a most intriguing book! By combining science, history, culture, and folklore, the author introduces us to the fascinating world of rats. Necessary to medical breakthro... author: Albert Marrin
			On the Origin of Species - The Illustrated EditionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This illustrated edition marks the 150th anniversary of the first publication of On the Origin of Species. Using hundreds of excerpts and historical images from The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, Th... author: Charles Darwin; David Quammen, general editor
			On the Wing - To the Edge of the Earth With the Peregrine FalconClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Recounts the author's efforts to radio-track the peregrine falcon on its transcontinental migration. Flying a Cessna with partner George Vose, his travels take him from a Texas barrier island north t... author: Alan Tennant
			On the Wings of the Monarch (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An in-depth look at the monarch butterfly's fascinating life cycle, its habitats, and its North American migration. Hosted by Libby Graham. author: Oktay Ortabasi
			One Universe At Home in the CosmosClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Using the starting points of motion, matter, and energy, this fascinating volume shows how the physical principles that operate in our kitchens and backyards are actually down-to-Earth versions of cos... author: Neil de Grasse Tyson, Charles Liu, & Robert Irion
			One with Nineveh: Politics, Consumption, and the Human FutureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Scientists Paul and Anne Ehrlich provide a timely warning and a call to action in hope of steering our civilization from a fall so like that of the Mesopotamians. They address overpopulation, over con... author: Paul Ehrlich & Anne Ehrlich
			Origin of SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The landmark work that set forth Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. Based largely on the observations from his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle, the book challenged the beliefs of ... author: Charles Darwin
			Other Worlds: The Search for Life in the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A glimpse into the daily lives and the observatories and listening posts of the scientists who are searching the universe for extraterresrials. author: Michael D. Lemonick
			Our Farm - Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family's FarmClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A journal of one year on the 150-acre Bennett farm in central Ohio. Told through the experiences of the five Bennett children, ages 17, 15, 10, 8 and 4, the book shows how they combine farm work, sch... author: Michael J. Rosen
			Our Living Earth - A Story of People, Ecology, and PreservationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's photos fill this beautiful coffee table-sized book. Large full-color photos combine with statistics, eye-catching facts and informative text about each them... author: Isabelle Delannoy
			Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body TechnologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tenner looks at how inventions of everyday items affect how we use our bodies. With chapters on athletic shoes, posture chairs, helmets, bottle feeding and more, he explores how these inventions hav... author: Edward Tenner
			Outbreak - Science Seeks Safeguards for Global HealthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. With trans-global air travel routine, infectious diseases can now spread more easily. Read about avian flu, SARS, ebola, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, and about the scientists on the front l... author: Charles Piddock, Caryn Oryniak
			Outside and Inside MummiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Reveals what scientists using cutting-edge technology to examine mummies are learning. Color photographs throughout. author: Sandra Markle
			Over the Coasts - An Aerial Vivew of GeologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Stunning aerial photographs accompany vivid text and clear captions to show how the action of waves, tides, wind and weather produce startling transformations along the coast of the North American con... author: Michael Collier
			Over the Mountains - An Aerial View of GeologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Stunning aerial photographs are used to show how mountains form, evolve, deteriorate, and then die. Glaciers, erosion, alluvial fans, fault zones, plateaus, and volcanoes are all explained in readable... author: Michael Collier
			Over the Rivers - An Aerial View of GeologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Geologist and photographer Michael Collier has combined stunning aerial photographs with clear, vivid text to give the reader a broad sense of how rivers flow, erode and shape the landscape, and how t... author: Michael Collier
			Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ... author: Bernd Heinrich
			Packing for Mars - The Curious Science of Life in the VoidClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Roach's latest book explores the strange world of space travel and life without gravity. An up-close look at space programs, space simulations, and the humans involved in them, this book is informativ... author: Mary Roach
			Painters of the CavesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings. Discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times. Many co... author: Patricia Lauber
			Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in SpaceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The sequel to Cosmos. Traces the history of space exploration, suggests what the future might bring and that human survival may depend on the continued exploration of space. Stunning color photographs... author: Carl Sagan
			Parasites: Latching on to a Free LunchClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the world of parasites and their side affects on their hosts. Includes fungi, plants, single-celled parasites, worms, arthropods and vertebrate parasites. Discusses the evolution and control ... author: Paul Fleisher
			Peacemaking Among PrimatesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An examination of how four simian species cope with aggression and how they make peace after fights. De Waal's thesis that forgiveness and peacemaking are widespread among non-human primates offers t... author: Frans De Waal
			Peanut Butter, Milk, and Other Deadly Threats: What You Should Know About Food AllergiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes food allergies, the body's response, food allergy testing, how to live with food allergies, and current research. Includes bibliographical references and index, a glossary, suggested reading... author: Sherri Mabry Gordon
			Periodic TableClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An unusual story that interweaves the life experience of Italian chemist Primo Levy with twenty-one elements of the periodic table. author: Primo Levi
			Peterson First Guide to SeashoresClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Field guide to 317 common animals and plants of North American seashores. Color illustrations. author: John C. Kricher
			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
			Physics - Why Matter Matters!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A hip, inviting reference book containing the basics from the world of physics. Each concept -friction, amplitude, inertia, mass, and much more - is given a page-long explanation and an illustrated ch... author: Dan Green
			Planet Earth (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A highly acclaimed natural history series, Planet Earth from BBC/Discovery Channel (a 5 DVD set) is a celebration of the planet and examines habitats, animals and animal behaviors on planet Earth. T... author: Discovery Channel
			PlanetsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In a series of short essay-style chapters, Sobel intertwines her long-standing interest (from the age of eight) and love of the planets with science, geology, mineralogy, history, mythology, astrology... author: Dava Sobel
			Plants on the Trail with Lewis and ClarkClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the journey of Lewis and Clark through the western United States, focusing on the plants they cataloged, their uses for food and medicine, and the plant lore of Native American people. Colo... author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
			Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. FeynmanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays: The pleasure of finding things out -- Computing machines in the future -- Los Alamos from below -- What is and what should be the role of scientific culture in modern society -... author: Richard P. Feynman with forward by Freeman Dyson
			Plows, Plagues & PetroleumClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Provides an historical account of the human impact on climate change since the dawn of agriculture, some 8,000 years ago, and a look into the future. author: William F. Ruddiman
			Pond and Brook: A Guide to Nature in Freshwater EnvironmentsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. More than just a list of freshwater plants and animals, this book takes a holistic ecological view of both living and non-living components of freshwater environments. The unique properties of water a... author: Michael J. Caduto
			Pond, Lake, River, SeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Written field journal style, a compilation of color drawings and facts about aquatic organisms. Includes: plankton, mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, freshwater & saltwater plants and animals, author: Maryjo Koch
			Powers of Ten - The Relative Size of Things in the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A visual journey from the farthest dimensions of the universe to the interior of a single atom, this book contains 42 photos, each a power of ten closer than the one before it (meters in10 to the 25th... author: Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison, C. & R. Eames
			Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in MathematicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The author introduces a deck of cards and procedes to explain the story behind one of the best-known, unsolved mathematical mysteries of the last 150 years, one that has kept mathematicians puzzled si... author: John Derbyshire
			Privilege of Being a PhysicistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays by the elder statesman of physics, Victor Weisskopf. Includes his thoughts on teaching science, art and science, science and society, science and culture, the frontiers and limi... author: Victor F. Weisskopf
			Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New GuineaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Journey along with scientists as they explore the mountains of New Guinea in search of the rare Matschie's tree kangaroo which they hope to capture, radio collar, release and study in order to help th... author: Sy Montgomery
			Quest: Bioinvasion (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Hosted by best-selling writer and Maine fisherman Linda Greenlaw. Illustrates how invasive plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detre... author: Maine PBS
			Quest: Gulf of Maine (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Quest takes the viewer on a journey to view the life beneath the waves and explores the dynamic web of life in the Gulf of Maine. Concerns about cod, right whales and invasive Asian crabs are feature... author: Maine PBS
			Race to Save the Lord God BirdClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A story sweeping 200 years of history including artists, specimen collectors, lumber barons, plume hunters, pioneering biologists, and the parts they all played in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's presum... author: Phillip Hoose
			Reading the Forested Landscape - A Natural History of New EnglandClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A portrait of New England's forests, tracing their evolution from pre-colonial days to the present. Each chapter addresses a form of forest disturbance common in New England (fire, logging, blight), ... author: Tom Wessels
			Relativity - The Special and the General Theory: A Clear Explanation that Anyone Can UnderstandClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An explanation of the Special and General Theories of Relativity by Einstein himself. He states that it is written for readers who are ?"nterested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the m... author: Albert Einstein
			Return to Wild America - A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural SoulClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Scott Weidensaul retraces Roger Tory Peterson's and James Fisher's coastline hugging journey of North America to document the changes that have taken place in wild America fifty years later. Written t... author: Scott Weidensaul
			Riddle of the DinosaurClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Updated theories about dinosaurs based on new evidence. Also a history of paleontologists search to unearth the natural history of the dinosaurs.Includes 34 black & white illustrations and 7 full-colo... author: John Noble Wilford
			Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient EgyptClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics. author: James Cross Giblin
			Riemann Hypothesis: The Greatest Unsolved Problem in MathematicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the search for the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis, for which the Clay Institute put up a $1 million prize in 2001, and of the mathematicians who have worked to solve it. Also a rare inti... author: Karl Sabbagh
			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
			Rising From the PlainsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. McPhee profiles David Love, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and their travels together across Wyoming studying the rock in roadcuts of the interstate and the geologies these roadcuts repr... author: John McPhee
			Rock, Paper, Scissors - Game Theory in Everyday LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Fisher takes the mathematical concepts of game theory and applies them to the problem of non-cooperation between people. From individual relationships to global warming, resource depletion, and confl... author: Len Fisher
			Rocket Boys: A MemoirClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An entertaining memoir of Hicham's hard-life boyhood in a West Virginia mining community and his struggle to find his place until one evening changed his life, and those of his friends, and led to his... author: Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
			Rocks and Minerals - A Gem of a Book!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "Imagine the ground beneath your feet as the home of a crowd of crystal-cool characters, each with their own personality. This book is your essential guide to the underworld beings who are the buildin... author: Dan Green
			Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNAClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Biography of Rosalind Franklin that brings to light her contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Includes sixteen pages of black & white photographs. author: Brenda Maddox
			Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical FraudClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Investigates the suspect botanical research of British botanist, John Heslop Harrison, on the Isle of Rum, Scotland and the 1940 hoax - his claim to have found a rare plant on the island. Includes se... author: Karl Sabbagh
			Salmon Bears - Giants of the Great Bear RainforestClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast is home to one of the world's last significant populations of wild bears: grizzlies, black bears and spirit bears. Illustrated with stunn... author: Ian McAllister, Nicholas Read
			Sand County AlmanacClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A natural history classic by the great naturalist, Aldo Leopold, documenting his observations at his weekend refuge, a Wisconsin farm. author: Aldo Leopold
			Sandwalk AdventuresClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In this graphic novel story, Darwin engages in conversations with the follicle mites that live in his left eyebrow. The mites have been raised on many myths, one of which being that Darwin is a god. ... author: Jay Hosler
			Saving Birds: Heroes Around the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Profiles adults and children working in six habitats around the world to save wild birds, some of which are on the brink of extinction. author: Pete Salmansohn
			Saving the Ghost of the Mountain - An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in MongoliaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop have teamed up for an incredible look at snow leopards in Mongolia. They follow Tom McCarthy of the Snow Leopard Trust as he tracks, tags, and observes the elusi... author: Sy Montgomery
			Science in the Twentieth Century: A Social-Intellectual Survey (on CD and DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Available as audio book or DVD. Taught by Professor Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University. Lectures include: The Evolution of 20th-Century Science; Redefining Reality; Quantum Theory Makes Its Appea... author: Steven L. Goldman
			Science Is..A Source Book of Fascinating Facts,Projects and ActivitiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A definitive collection of over 450 projects, experiments, games, puzzles, and stories for 6-14 year-olds that covers all areas of science, including matter and energy, the human body, the environment... author: Susan V. Bosak
			Science Warriors - The Battle Against Invasive SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Focusing on brown tree snakes, red fire ants, zebra mussels, and melaleuca trees, the book traces how the pests arrived, the extent of the damage that has been done to their environments, and what is ... author: Sneed B. Collard III
			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
			Sea Around UsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A naturalist's account of the beginnings of the sea and its life zones, to the tides, and the scientific undersea exploration of the oceans that was first ignited by WWII. Includes black & white pho... author: Rachel L. Carson
			Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in the Asian TropicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Documents the author's adventure through southeast Asia to locate and study the golden moon bear, and talk with the scientists who study it, and the people who profit from it. Includes eight pages of... author: Sy Montgomery
			Secret Family: Twenty-four Hours Inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and BodiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Amazing photos and illuminating text describe the inner workings and micro-visitors of a family on a typical day. author: David Bodanis
			Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. HunleyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A story of the mystery, bravery, bone, and gold that surround the history of Civil War submarine, H. L. Hunley, and of the team of scientists who, in 1995, raised the vessel from its watery grave, rec... author: Sally M. Walker
			Seeing Earth From SpaceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A chance to see the earth from space as the astronauts do! Vividly illustrated with satellite images of various locations across the earth. The text explores different features visible from space, h... author: Patricia Lauber
			Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary PerilClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An adventurous and entertaining guide to the universe and an account of the global network of backyard stargazers and the important discoveries they have made. author: Timothy Ferris
			Selfish GeneClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautifully written account of genetics. Clear, concise, rewarding to both the scientist and non-scientist. author: Richard Dawkins
			Sense of WonderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautiful combination of text and photographs that was inspired by Carson?s grandnephew, whom she raised from an infant. Originally published in a magazine under the title ?Help Your Child to Wonde... author: Rachel Carson
			Sense of Wonder - Rachel Carson's Love for the Natural World and Her Fight to Defend ItClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Meet Rachel Carson through the superb acting of Kaiulani Lee, whose one-woman stage production inspired this documentary-style movie set at Rachel's seaside cottage in Maine. The film is both inspirat... author: Sense of Wonder Productions
			Short History of Nearly EverythingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Bryson takes subjects like geology, chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics and makes them comprehensible to the average person. Interested not only in finding out what we know, but ... author: Bill Bryson
			Sibley Guide to BirdsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Beautifully illustrated guide to the birds of North America. A National Audubon Society book. author: David Allen Sibley
			Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of the HMS ChallengerClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A captivating account of the 1872 voyage of the HMS Challenger to map the ocean floor. Filled with adventure, mishap, and pioneering discoveries. author: Richard Corfield
			Silent SpringClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The landmark book that spurred revolutionary changes in government policy toward the environment and exposed the dangers of pesticides. The publication of this book launched the environmental movemen... author: Rachel Carson
			Silent Thunder: In the Presence of ElephantsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The fascinating story about the communicationand behavior of elephants and how one woman discovered that elephants communicate with infrasound. author: Katy Payne
			Silent Witness - How Forensic Anthropology is Used to Solve the World's Toughest CrimesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A detailed look at how forensic anthropology is used to identify human remains, as well as its role in solving crimes. Twenty-nine case studies are used to illuminate how forensic anthropologists gat... author: Roxana Ferllini
			Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics, Explained by its Most Brilliant TeacherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An introduction to the fundamentals of physics based on Feynman?s lectures at the California Institute of Technology between 1961and 1963. The six chapters introduce the following topics: atoms, bas... author: Richard P. Feynman
			Slime Molds and FungiClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Nature Close-Up" series, this book explores the many different types of fungi and their roles in the cycle of life. Hands-on natural science projects throughout the book help the reader ... author: Elaine Pascoe
			Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect DesignClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A look at the design of the ordinary items of our every-day lives, from light switches to toothbrushes; paper cups to duct tape and Velcro, to demonstrate the brilliance of simple design and the human... author: Henry Petroski
			Smithsonian Visual Timeline of InventionsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Charting the history of human ingenuity, this timeline features more than 400 inventions that have changed the world. Each double-page spread shows inventions in Counting and Communication, Daily Lif... author: Richard Platt
			Snow CrystalsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. For almost 50 years, W.A. Bentley caught and photographed snowflakes in his Jericho, Vermont workshop. The pictures were published in 1931, along with text by W. J. Humhreys. This book is a reproducti... author: W. A Bentley, W. J. Humphreys
			So Human an Animal: How We Are Shaped by Surroundings and EventsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A discussion of the impact of environment on the development of humans. Dubos asks, are we becoming dehumanized by the conditions in which we live? author: René Dubos
			Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters along the World's Coasts and Beneath the SeasClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An epic personal narrative of a global journey to discover the condition of the ocean... and of mankind. author: Carl Safina
			Soul of a New MachineClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Pulitzer Prize winning investigative story of the inner workings of Data General Corporation's research team of young computer wizards who were slated with the task of creating the fastest computer in... author: Tracy Kidder
			Sports Science Projects - The Physics of Balls in MotionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Presents experiments and science fair projects that demonstrate the differences between kinds of sports balls and the relationship between their designs and performance. Includes information and acti... author: Madeline Goodstein
			Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-SectionsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Fascinating cutaway illustrations that show the hidden architecture of 18 famous structures, including the Empire State Building, the space shuttle, the Queen Mary ocean liner, and a coal mine. Two of... author: Stephen Biesty
			Steven Caney's Ultimate Building BookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This comprehensive exploration of structural design, construction, and invention complimented with thousands of black-and-white photographs and illustrations will be of interest to children, teens and... author: Steven Caney
			Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human CadaversClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical account spanning 2,000 years of medical and scientific research using cadavers. author: Mary Roach
			Stories of the Invisible: A Guided Tour of MoleculesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A guide to molecules and how they are formed, materials that are created, their relationship to energy, and molecular motors. author: Philip Ball
			Story of Science - Einstein Adds a New DimensionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Though it sometimes seems like scientific knowledge just comes fully formed, Hakim?s book explores that hard-won knowledge ? how anyone ever figured it out, and even why anyone was wondering about it ... author: Joy Hakim
			Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs & PictogramsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines the major writing systems of the world and the interconnection between sound, symbol and script. Includes over 350 illustrations, 50 in color. author: Andrew Robinson
			Strange Matters: Undiscovered Ideas at the Frontiers of Space and TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating primer recounting the theories of the past, present, and the coming frontiers of theoretical physics. author: Tom Siegfried
			Strange New Species: Astonishing Discoveries of Life on EarthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explore with the scientists as they search rain forests, oceans, and extreme environments to find and catalogue new life... and learn how you can help by getting involved in a BIoBlitz. Includes profi... author: Elin Kelsey
			Strongest Boy in the World - How Genetic Information is Reshaping Our LivesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Reilly, a physician, geneticist and lawyer, presents twenty fascinating stories in his book that explore the possible impacts of genetics on the longevity and fitness of humans, the treatment of disea... author: Philip R. Reilly
			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
			Summer of Fire: Yellowstone 1988Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the season of fire that struck Yellowstone in 1988, and examines the complex ecology that returns plant and animal life to a seemingly barren, ash-covered expanse. author: Patricia Lauber
			Supercroc and the Origin of CrocodilesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses prehistoric crocodiles, including the discovery of SuperCroc in the Sahara Desert. Twice as long (40 feet!) and many times heavier than any crocodile living today, the SuperCroc lived among... author: Christopher Sloan
			Superhuman: The Awesome Power WithinClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Based on the BBC production of the same name, this book explores the body's amazing ability to heal, renew, and regenerate itself, and looks at the science behind the medical efforts we use to interve... author: Robert Winston, Lori Oliwenstein
			Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious CharacterClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of stories, compiled over seven years, that provide a glimpse into the mind and methods of Richard Feynman. author: Richard P. Feynman as told to Ralph Leighton
			Surprising Archaea: Discovering Another Domain of LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating account of the discovery of the bacteria-evolved extemophiles, archaea. author: John L. Howland
			Suspended in Language: Niels Bohr's Life, Discoveries, and the Century He ShapedClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This graphic novel depicts the life and major physics discoveries of Niels Bohr. author: Jim Ottaviani
			Swimming with Hammerhead SharksClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Another in the "Scientist in the Field" series, this book follows marine biologist Pete Kimley and an IMAX film team as they swim and shoot footage for the film "Island of the Sharks". Vivid photograp... author: Kenneth Mallory
			Symmetry - A Unifying ConceptClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A book filled with 550 photos and over 300 drawings of symmetry, both in art and in nature. Text is sometimes quite advanced, drawing from mathematics and chemistry in its discussions. Of interest m... author: Istvan Hargittai, Magdolna Hargittai
			Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird FlightClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A story of scientific discovery, debate, and drama. Explores the evolution of bird flight from the finding of First Bird in 1861 through to modern scientific theories and debate. Includes black & whit... author: Pat Shipman
			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
			Tarantula ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An in-depth look at the world's largest and hairiest spiders, the tarantulas. Follows spider scientist, Sam Marshall, through the rainforest of French Guiana and into the largest comparative spider la... author: Sy Montgomery
			Technology Matters: Questions to Live WithClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. David E. Nye explores the cultural and social impacts of technology and our relationship to it by asking ten central questions, each with a devoted chapter. Notes, bibliography, index. author: David E. Nye
			Tenth Dimension - An Informal History of High Energy PhysicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Written so that those with no specialized scientific knowledge can understand it, this book describes in outline both the history and science of the fields of elementary particle physics and cosmology... author: Jeremy Bernstein
			The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea That Rules the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the search for and discovery of the algorithm... the language that drives computers. author: David Berlinski
			The Adventures of Sojourner: The Mission to Mars that Thrilled the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tells the story of the mission that placed the Sojourner remote-control rover on Mars on July 4, 1997. author: Susi Trautmann Wunsch
			The Amateur NaturalistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Inspired by Gerald and Lee Durrell's 1982 classic, this new edition makes nature accessible to everyone. Bishop begins with the fundamentals of nature study: basic skills, equipment, and rules of co... author: Nick Baker
			The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of EvolutionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A novel presentation of a comprehensive look at evolution. The reader is invited to journey back through time, four billion years, with forty stops along the way at which the reader meets a common anc... author: Richard Dawkins
			The AntsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses the importance of ants, their classification and origins, colony life cycle, behavior, and communication. Includes both black & white and color photographs. author: Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson
			The Autobiography of Charles Darwin: 1809 - 1882Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The complete and unexpurgated autobiography edited by Darwin's granddaughter provides a look into Darwin's mind, character, a personal account of his education, explorations of the natural world, his ... author: Charles Darwin, edited by Nora Barlow
			The Beak of the FinchClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Weiner introduces us to the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant, evolutionary biologists who have spent the last 20 years on an island in the Galapagos studying the finches there. Because the islands ar... author: Jonathan Weiner
			The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and NatureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the inceasing interactions between mountain lions and people along the urban interface in Boulder, Colorado. author: David Baron
			The Beginning - Voyages Through TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Starting with the Big Bang 14 billion years ago, this book traces the origins and history of the universe, our sun, the earth and life upon it through time. Each chapter is devoted to different geolo... author: Peter Ackroyd
			The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2006Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2006 edition of this annual series. Series editor Tim Folger and editor Brian Greene bring together 25 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists and writers. Topics of interest to an... author: Brian Greene, editor
			The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Contains 28 essays from 20 different periodicals. Articles range in topic from the farthest reaches of space to the everyday world around us to the secrets hidden in our own bodies. The mix of hard... author: Richard Preston, editor
			The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2008 edition of this annual series. Series editor Tim Folger and editor Jerome Groopman, M.D. bring together 24 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists. author: Jerome Groopman, M.D., editor
			The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Twenty-one articles from a wide assortment of scientific fields, chosen by editor Elizabeth Kolbert and series editor Tim Folger. author: Elizabeth Kolbert, editor
			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
			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
			The Best American Science and Nature Writing, 2010Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of twenty-eight articles arranged under six headings: Visions of Space, Neurology Displacing Molecular Biology, Natural Beauty, The Environment: Gloom and Doom, The Environment: Small Ble... author: Freeman Dyson, editor & Tim Folger, series ed.
			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
			The Best American Science Writing 2006Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2006 edition of this annual series. Series editor Jesse Cohen and editor Atul Gawande bring together 21 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists. Topics of interest to and accessib... author: Atul Gawande, editor
			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
			The Best American Science Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The 2008 edition of this annual series. Nineteen articles on diverse scientific topics, chosen by edicot Sylvia Nasar and series editor Jesse Cohen. author: Sylvia Nasar, editor; Jesse Cohen, series editor
			The Best American Science Writing 2009Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This year's edition contains 24 essays on contemporary science issues, written by new as well as established authors. Topics include animal language and intelligence, evolutionary biology, computer sc... author: Jesse Cohen, series editor
			The Best American Science Writing, 2005Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Twenty-six essays from notable authors selected by Alan Lightman, author, physicist, and MIT professor of humanities, as his best picks of 2005. Authors include Diane Ackerman, Natalie Angier, K.C. Co... author: Alan Lightman, editor
			The Best American Science Writing, 2010Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of twenty-two articles spanning topic areas of astronomy, botany, environmental health, evolution, health & wellness, and psychology. Contributing authors include Pam Belluck, Cornelia De... author: Jerome Groopman, editor / Jesse Cohen, series ed.
			The Best of Beakman's World (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Journey in time to the erupting volcanoes that created Earth's crust, to the depths of the ocean that housed the first complex creatures, through devastating ice ages, and finally to the future, when ... author: Paul Zaloom
			The Big Book of Brain Games - 1000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A revised and updated version of Moscovich's earlier compilation of challenges, puzzles, riddles, and illusions. Full-color illustration for each entry. Twelve basic categories include Geometry, Patte... author: Ivan Moscovich
			The Big Splat; or, How Our Moon Came to BeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical and scientific account about how the Moon came to be. Includes black & white phots and illustrations. author: Dana Mackenzie
			The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without DesignClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Considered by scientists and non-scientists as a classic read about evolution, it is very accessible, intriguing, and written in clear language. Illustrations and diagrams in black & white. author: Richard Dawkins
			The Blue WhaleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical account of the ignorance and indifference that led to the slaughter and almost extinction of the Blue Whale. A classic case study of the exploitation of natural resources. author: George L. Small
			The Bone Detectives - How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the DeadClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Fascinating book about forensic anthropologists and what they can learn from bones about how the person died, whether it was a male or female, how old the person was, and even height and weight. Poli... author: Donna M. Jackson
			The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas About the Origins of the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Barrow explores the latest theories about the origin of the universe. (year. published, 2000) author: John D. Barrow
			The Botany of Desire - A Plant's-Eye View of the World [DVD]Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This PBS documentary, narrated by Frances McDormand and featuring author Michael Pollan, is based on the best-selling book of the same title. It explores the human relationship with the plant world, f... author: PBS
			The Bumper Book of Nature - A User's Guide to the Great OutdoorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Concerned about the lack of connection to the natural world for many of today's children, Moss has written a fun, user-friendly guide to enjoying the out-of-doors. Divided into sections for each of th... author: Stephen Moss
			The Cartoon Guide to ChemistryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Using clear, funny illustrations/cartoons and text, the history and basics of such topics as chemistry, atomic theory, combustion, solubility, the mole, entropy, and more are explained. Gonick has al... author: Larry Gonick, Craig Criddle
			The Chimpanzees I Love - Saving Their World and OursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In this compelling personal narrative, Jane Goodall writes about her childhood dreams of living with animals in Africa, and her 40 years of studying the chimpanzees of Gombe. Covers her ground-breaki... author: Jane Goodall
			The ClockClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Turning Point Inventions" series that focuses on the important inventions we often take for granted and how they have affected our lives. This book focuses on the history of time measure... author: Trent Duffy
			The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary Queen of Scots to Quantum CryptographyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The vivd telling of the history of codes from the ancient Greeks to modern computer science, and the story of treasures, treasure hunters, and the power of codes, or their breaking, to alter history. author: Simon Singh
			The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. TaylorClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Biography of theoretical physicist, Theodore B. Taylor, his work with the development of the atomic bomb, nuclear energy, and nuclear security. author: John McPhee
			The 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
			The 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
			The 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
			The 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
			The 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
			The 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
			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
			The 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
			The 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
			The Echidna - Australia's EnigmaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A wealth of information about the echidna, a creature native to Australia and New Guinea that has a combination of mammalian and reptilian traits and about which much is still being discovered. Over ... author: Dr. Peggy Rismiller
			The Edge of the SeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Considered a classic, Rachel Carson's look at the life within the intertidal zone, one of the most harsh ocean environments, the rocky shores, sandy beaches and tide pools. Black and white illustratio... author: Rachel Carson
			The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An inviting explanation for the lay person interested in string theory, the first theory that successfully unites general relativity and quantum mechanics. author: NOVA
			The Elements - A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A color photo of every element in the universe, along with the story of its discovery, applications, and essential scientific data including atomic weight, atomic radius, a crystal structure diagram, ... author: Theodore Gray
			The Elements - What You Really Want to KnowClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses the history of the periodic table of the elements, includes biographies of major figures in the field of chemistry, and provides information on each element. Answers questions such as how e... author: Ron Miller
			The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the SensesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The engrossing and entertaining story of Luca Turin's quest to solve the mystery of how sense of smell works. author: Chandler Burr
			The Empty Ocean: Plundering the World's Marine LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An historical account of the lives, demise , and in some cases the conservation and re-population, of the fishes, turtles, pelagic birds, marine mammals and coral reefs of the oceans. A natural histor... author: Richard Ellis
			The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep Sea ExplorationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Ballard's own account of his exploration of the ocean depths and discovery of ancient treasures. Includes color and black & white photographs. author: Robert D. Ballard with Will Hively
			The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and its PeoplesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An insightful and compelling mix of the history and science of North America, from its birth as a continent to today. Includes the natural history of elephants, giant pigs and other amazing animals th... author: Tim Flannery
			The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Volumes I - IIIClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Three volumes based upon a course of introductory physics taught by Richard Feynman at Caltech in the early 1960's. Volume I focuses on mechanics, radiation and heat; Volume II on electromagnetism and... author: Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sa
			The Films of Charles and Ray Eames (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Volume 1 - Powers of Ten: An adventure in magnitudes, from without and within. Journey from a picnic in Chicago to the outer edges of the universe and back again. Also included is the original 1968 ... author: Charles Eames, Ray Eames
			The Fly in the Cathedral: How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the AtomClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Written for the non-scientist by London author, former reporter and self-acclaimed non-scientist Brian Cathcart, "The Fly in the Cathedral" is an accessible account of the lives and work of the scient... author: Brian Cathcart
			The Forgotten PollinatorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautiful story of the relationship between plants and their pollinators and a reminder of the interconnectedness of all life. author: Stephen L. Buchmann & Gary Paul Nabhan
			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
			The Frog ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A profile of Dr. Tyrone Hayes and his work studying the effect of pesticides on frogs and, by extension, on humans and our environment. Heavily illustrated with photos of Hayes and his student researc... author: Pamela S. Turner
			The Future of LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes a book that is both a loving description of our biosphere and all its diversity, and a call for quick, decisive action to save it. With our plane... author: Edward O. Wilson
			The Great Brain Book - An Inside Look At the Inside of Your HeadClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the history of brain science and how it has grown and changed. The different parts of the brain and their functions are explained, as well as how you learn and remember, how you can train yo... author: HP Newquist
			The Great Influenza - The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. History of the 1918 influenza epidemic, the scientists who worked to find a cure, and how the practice of medicine was revolutionized. Also the story of how the war against the epidemic was imposed u... author: John M. Barry
			The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of CivilizationsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the Inuit to the Norse, the Polynesians to the Western Europeans, the Mayans and people of Chaco Canyon, they have all felt the impacts of climate change - here illuminated by anthropologist and ... author: Brian Fagan
			The Heat is On: The Climate Crisis, the Cover-up, the Prescription (The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A passionate and candid account of the science and politics of the global warming debate. author: Ross Gelbspan
			The Hive Detectives - Chronicle of a Honey Bee CatastropheClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating, close-up look at honey bees, as well as the scientists and beekeepers trying to understand colony collapse disorder (CCD). See the inner workings of the colony and learn about the steps... author: Loree Griffin Burns
			The Human Story - Our Evolution From Prehistoric Ancestors to TodayClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Covering the six million years since our earliest ancestors (the first apes that walked upright) emerged, paleobiologist Christopher Sloan takes the reader on a scientific trek through human prehistor... author: Christopher Sloan
			The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and HumansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A journey back 45 million years into our evolutionary roots and a reconstruction of humans' extended family tree. author: Chris Beard
			The Illustrated LongitudeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This illustrated version contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, accompanied by 178 images, from portraits of key figures, to maps, diagrams and photographs of scientific instruments invo... author: Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes
			The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. NOVA flies along with the monarchs on their incredible 2000-mile journey across North America, documenting the dangers they face along the way. Interviews with scientists studying this amazing feat of... author: NOVA
			The Insect SocietiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Covers the classification, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the higher social insects ? ants, social wasps and bees, and termites. As Wilson writes in the introduction, ?Why do we stud... author: Edward O. Wilson
			The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the SkiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of Luke Howard, an amateur English meteorologist who named the clouds in 1802 (cumulus, cirrus, stratus) and gained international fame. Combines the history of science with an entertaining ... author: Richard Hamblyn
			The Invention that Changed the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. How a small group of British and American radar pioneers won the second world war and launched a technological revolution. author: Robert Buderi
			The Joy of Science (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Professor Robert M. Hazen, an advocate of science education for non-scientists, gives 60 engaging thirty-minute lectures that explore the fundamental discoveries and principles of all the physical and... author: The Teaching Company
			The Least of These: Wild Baby Bird Rescue StoriesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Each chapter is an inspiring short story about someone who took action to help a young bird. Accompanied by stunning illustrations by the author and natural history information. Includes: Sharp-shinne... author: Joan Harris
			The Life of Birds (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Originally released in 1998 as a television series of ten episodes. David Attenborough journeys across seven continents filming thousands of species of birds, revealing their patterns of behavior. author: David Attenborough
			The Life of Mammals (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Introduces us to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. L... author: David Attenborough
			The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year UpdateClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In 1972 the original Limits to Growth was published, to worldwide notice and acclaim. Using a computer model, the authors looked toward the future and sounded an alarm about the consequences of unche... author: Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows
			The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology WatcherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This collection of essays won the National Book Award in 1975 and continues to find meaning today. Includes discussion of computers, probability and possibility, the technology of medicine, the Earth... author: Lewis Thomas
			The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A look inside the world of the scientists, artists and inventors who ushered in the Industrial Revolution. author: Jenny Uglow
			The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of EvolutionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes how scientists are using DNA as a living record of evolution and their surprising findings. author: Sean B. Carroll
			The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were MadeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the life of A.C. Gilbert, a man who never lost his boy-at-heart, and was the inventor of the Erector Sets, as well as an Olympic pole-vaulter, magician, doctor, marketing genius, and radio ... author: Bruce Watson
			The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdös and the Search for Mathematical TruthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of the eccentric , homeless, and brilliant mathematician Paul Erdös, who travelled the world in pursuit of his love of numbers. author: Paul Hoffman
			The Man Who Made Time TravelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the need for 18th century sailors to be able to determine their position at sea, and the British government's creation of the Longitude Prize for anyone who could create an accurate and reli... author: Kathryn Lasky
			The Man-Eating Tigers of SundarbansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Sundarbans Reserve along the Bay of Bengal is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth - close to 500. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people, yet here in the Sundarbans Rese... author: Sy Montgomery
			The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology WatcherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Pultizer Prize winning collection of essays which includes thoughts about committees, natural death, the health-care system, premedical curriculum, and embryology. author: Lewis Thomas
			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
			The Mysteries of Beethoven's HairClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tracks a lock of Beethoven's hair from the time of his death, through three generations as a family's keepsake, into Nazi-occupied Denmark, to a London auction house and forensic testing in the 1990?s... author: Russell Martin, Lydia Nibley
			The Mysterious Universe - Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black HolesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Follow scientist Alex Filippenko as he uses two of the most powerful telescopes in the world to search the heavens, hoping to unlock some of the most spectacular secrets of the universe. Learn about ... author: Ellen Jackson
			The Mystery of MarsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A detailed overview of what we know about Mars, how we learned it, and what is to come in future explorations (note: this book was published in 1999, and so is not up-to-date). Contains photos and o... author: Sally Ride & Tam O'Shaughnessy
			The 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
			The 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
			The 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
			The Origin of SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The landmark work that set forth Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. Based largely on the observations from his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle, the book challenged the beliefs of ... author: Charles Darwin
			The Periodic TableClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An unusual story that interweaves the life experience of Italian chemist Primo Levy with twenty-one elements of the periodic table. author: Primo Levi
			The PlanetsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In a series of short essay-style chapters, Sobel intertwines her long-standing interest (from the age of eight) and love of the planets with science, geology, mineralogy, history, mythology, astrology... author: Dava Sobel
			The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. FeynmanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays: The pleasure of finding things out -- Computing machines in the future -- Los Alamos from below -- What is and what should be the role of scientific culture in modern society -... author: Richard P. Feynman with forward by Freeman Dyson
			The Privilege of Being a PhysicistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays by the elder statesman of physics, Victor Weisskopf. Includes his thoughts on teaching science, art and science, science and society, science and culture, the frontiers and limi... author: Victor F. Weisskopf
			The Race to Save the Lord God BirdClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A story sweeping 200 years of history including artists, specimen collectors, lumber barons, plume hunters, pioneering biologists, and the parts they all played in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's presum... author: Phillip Hoose
			The Riddle of the DinosaurClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Updated theories about dinosaurs based on new evidence. Also a history of paleontologists search to unearth the natural history of the dinosaurs.Includes 34 black & white illustrations and 7 full-colo... author: John Noble Wilford
			The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient EgyptClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics. author: James Cross Giblin
			The Riemann Hypothesis: The Greatest Unsolved Problem in MathematicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the search for the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis, for which the Clay Institute put up a $1 million prize in 2001, and of the mathematicians who have worked to solve it. Also a rare inti... author: Karl Sabbagh
			The Salmon Bears - Giants of the Great Bear RainforestClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central coast is home to one of the world's last significant populations of wild bears: grizzlies, black bears and spirit bears. Illustrated with stunn... author: Ian McAllister, Nicholas Read
			The Sandwalk AdventuresClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In this graphic novel story, Darwin engages in conversations with the follicle mites that live in his left eyebrow. The mites have been raised on many myths, one of which being that Darwin is a god. ... author: Jay Hosler
			The Sea Around UsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A naturalist's account of the beginnings of the sea and its life zones, to the tides, and the scientific undersea exploration of the oceans that was first ignited by WWII. Includes black & white pho... author: Rachel L. Carson
			The Secret Family: Twenty-four Hours Inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and BodiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Amazing photos and illuminating text describe the inner workings and micro-visitors of a family on a typical day. author: David Bodanis
			The Selfish GeneClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautifully written account of genetics. Clear, concise, rewarding to both the scientist and non-scientist. author: Richard Dawkins
			The Sense of WonderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A beautiful combination of text and photographs that was inspired by Carson?s grandnephew, whom she raised from an infant. Originally published in a magazine under the title ?Help Your Child to Wonde... author: Rachel Carson
			The Sibley Guide to BirdsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Beautifully illustrated guide to the birds of North America. A National Audubon Society book. author: David Allen Sibley
			The Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of the HMS ChallengerClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A captivating account of the 1872 voyage of the HMS Challenger to map the ocean floor. Filled with adventure, mishap, and pioneering discoveries. author: Richard Corfield
			The Soul of a New MachineClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Pulitzer Prize winning investigative story of the inner workings of Data General Corporation's research team of young computer wizards who were slated with the task of creating the fastest computer in... author: Tracy Kidder
			The Story of Science - Einstein Adds a New DimensionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Though it sometimes seems like scientific knowledge just comes fully formed, Hakim?s book explores that hard-won knowledge ? how anyone ever figured it out, and even why anyone was wondering about it ... author: Joy Hakim
			The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs & PictogramsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines the major writing systems of the world and the interconnection between sound, symbol and script. Includes over 350 illustrations, 50 in color. author: Andrew Robinson
			The Strongest Boy in the World - How Genetic Information is Reshaping Our LivesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Reilly, a physician, geneticist and lawyer, presents twenty fascinating stories in his book that explore the possible impacts of genetics on the longevity and fitness of humans, the treatment of disea... author: Philip R. Reilly
			The Surprising Archaea: Discovering Another Domain of LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating account of the discovery of the bacteria-evolved extemophiles, archaea. author: John L. Howland
			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
			The Tarantula ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An in-depth look at the world's largest and hairiest spiders, the tarantulas. Follows spider scientist, Sam Marshall, through the rainforest of French Guiana and into the largest comparative spider la... author: Sy Montgomery
			The Tenth Dimension - An Informal History of High Energy PhysicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Written so that those with no specialized scientific knowledge can understand it, this book describes in outline both the history and science of the fields of elementary particle physics and cosmology... author: Jeremy Bernstein
			The Universe in a NutshellClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An accessible, thought -provoking, and wonderfully illustrated sequel to A Brief History of Time. A continuation of that journey, with Hawking's as guide, to unlock the secrets of the universe. Inclu... author: Stephen Hawking
			The Variety of Life: A Survey and a Celebration of All the Creatures That Have Ever LivedClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An illustrated introduction to the classification of organisms. author: Colin Tudge
			The View from Lazy PointClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the author's website: In this intertwined story , Carl Safina shows us that nature and human dignity require each other. The View from Lazy Point follows the arc of the seasons from Carl Safina?s... author: Carl Safina
			The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the OceanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A gripping account of the largest ocean waves ever documented and the scientists and extreme surfers who chase them. An SOS by a British research vessel trapped in the North Atlantic by gigantic waves... author: Susan Casey
			The Weather SkyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A study of weather patterns and clouds that occur in the Earth's temperate climates. Full-color photos of the sky and clouds, arranged by season, are supplemented by black and white illustrations sho... author: Bruce McMillan
			The Whale and the Supercomputer - On the Northern Front of Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Climate change has altered the way of life for Native people of the Arctic who live off the land and sea. It has also lured scientists north to study and try and understand the process of global warm... author: Charles Wohlforth
			The Wind at Work: An Activity Guide to WindmillsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An introduction to windmills and their advantages as renewable energy providers, with activities for understanding some of the principles of wind. author: Gretchen Woelfle
			The Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human OriginsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A firsthand account of Walker's discovery of the best specimen of Homo erectus, the evolutionary link between primates and humans, an his investigation of the nature of the species. author: Alan Walker & Pat Shipman
			The World Through Maps: A History of CartographyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A history of maps and mapmakers from around the world and through time; includes cultural attitudes, scientific development, and colonization. Includes hundreds of stunning color illustrations & repro... author: John Rennie Short
			The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-WatcherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays about the nature of the field of medicine and our future. author: Lewis Thomas
			Time, Love, Memory - A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of BehaviorClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Profiles biologist Seymour Benzer, whose early work on the gene helped transform biological research. Breeding mutant fruit flies to study the link between genes and behavior, Benzer has shown that ... author: Jonathan Weiner
			Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in AmericaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Decribes the introduction and impact of non-native species in the United States. Includes, among others, the fascinating stories of the honeybee, starling, ladybug, sea lamprey and reindeer. author: Kim Todd
			Tooth and Claw - Animal Adventures in the WildClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Author/illustrator Ted Lewin relates 14 of his encounters with wild animals while traveling the world. Each story is followed with facts about the featured animal and its habitat. Black and white ph... author: Ted Lewin
			Touch the Sun - A NASA Braille BookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Companion to Grice's Touch the Universe, this book once again pairs color photographs with tactile renderings of the images. Text in Braille and print. "Visually impaired astronomers ? whether exper... author: Noreen Grice
			Touch the Universe - A NASA Braille Book of AstronomyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Combines Braille and large-print captions with 14 pages of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope (photos are raised/embossed). Photos begin with Earth and proceed through the solar system, ending wi... author: Noreen Grice
			Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean MotionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A seafaring adventure that follows the work of oceanographer, Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, as he tracks trash floating the world's oceans, a project turned career, inspired by his inquisitive mother, that i... author: Loree Griffin Burns
			Two-Fisted ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In graphic novel format, this book gives a sense of what important scientists through the ages were like. The characters are all based on historical figures and true accounts of their lives, with some... author: Jim Ottaviani
			Tycho & Kepler: The Unlikely Partnership that Forever Changed Our Understanding of the HeavensClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of 16th century astronomer Tycho Brahe and his assistant Johannes Kepler. Though Tycho?s system of the universe maintained that the earth stood still, and Kepler believed Copernicus?s revo... author: Kitty Ferguson
			Ubiquitous - Celebrating Nature's SurvivorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Inspired by the fact that 99% of all life that has existed on Earth is now extinct, Joyce Sidmen has created beautiful book of poetry that celebrates the species that have survived. Placed in order of... author: Joyce Sidman
			Uluru - Australia's Aboriginal HeartClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The world's biggest single rock, Uluru is a huge, red sandstone rock in Australia more than a thousand feet high. This book describes the Anangu, the Aboriginal people for whom this rock and the area... author: Caroline Arnold
			Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of ScienceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the birth and evolution of the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and the clash of ideas and personalities that took place as Albert Einstein determined to prove the principle false and Nie... author: David Lindley
			Uncle Tungsten - Memories of a Chemical BoyhoodClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Memoir of distinguished neurologist and best-selling writer Oliver Sacks. Chronicles his boyhood in England, his early fascination with metals, chemical reactions of all types, and the periodic table... author: Oliver Sacks
			Universe in a NutshellClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An accessible, thought -provoking, and wonderfully illustrated sequel to A Brief History of Time. A continuation of that journey, with Hawking's as guide, to unlock the secrets of the universe. Inclu... author: Stephen Hawking
			Variety of Life: A Survey and a Celebration of All the Creatures That Have Ever LivedClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An illustrated introduction to the classification of organisms. author: Colin Tudge
			VenomClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Learn about the variety of venomous creatures, where they can be found, and how their toxins work. Whether biting, stinging, spraying, or just oozing their poison, these animals serve different purpo... author: Marilyn Singer
			View from Lazy PointClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From the author's website: In this intertwined story , Carl Safina shows us that nature and human dignity require each other. The View from Lazy Point follows the arc of the seasons from Carl Safina?s... author: Carl Safina
			Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious ResourceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An award-winning account of the planet's most under appreciated and vital resource. Includes ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives from around the globe. author: Marq De Villiers
			Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the OceanClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A gripping account of the largest ocean waves ever documented and the scientists and extreme surfers who chase them. An SOS by a British research vessel trapped in the North Atlantic by gigantic waves... author: Susan Casey
			Waves - The Electromagnetic UniverseClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines different kinds of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, microwaves, light, X-rays and gamma rays, and their everyday uses. Describes how the universe is studied at many different w... author: Gloria Skurzynski
			Weather SkyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A study of weather patterns and clouds that occur in the Earth's temperate climates. Full-color photos of the sky and clouds, arranged by season, are supplemented by black and white illustrations sho... author: Bruce McMillan
			Weird Nature - An Astonishing Exploration of Nature's Strangest BehaviorClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Illustrated with large, stunning photos, this book looks at the incredible and sometimes bizarre animal behaviors that are used as defenses, camouflages, in attracting a mate and in breeding, and in j... author: John Downer
			Weird Weather - Everything You Didn't Want to Know About Climate Change but Probably Should Find OutClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Learn about climate change through the eyes of a committed teenager, a fat cat businessman, and a mad scientist in this combination comic book/global warming primer. "Kate Evans has told the story of... author: Kate Evans
			Welcome to Your Brain - Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Two prominent neuroscientists have come together to explain the research behind many issues surrounding the brain ? both myths and facts ? in this incredibly readable and engaging book. Full of illust... author: Sandra Aamodt, PhD and Sam Wang, PhD
			Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic TableClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A powerful biography of the creator of the periodic table of elements and journey into the world of Imperial Russia. Includes black & white photos and illustrations. author: Michael D. Gordin
			Whale and the Supercomputer - On the Northern Front of Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Climate change has altered the way of life for Native people of the Arctic who live off the land and sea. It has also lured scientists north to study and try and understand the process of global warm... author: Charles Wohlforth
			Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Another in the "Scientists in the Field" series, which gives young people a close up look at scientists, the work they do, and how they came to do that work. This book follows John Craighead George, s... author: Peter Lourie
			What Do YOU Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious CharacterClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Picks up where "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" left off in providing the reader with glimpses into the mind and thought process of Richard Feynman. The second half of the book is Feynman's behind... author: Richard P. Feynman as told to Ralph Leighton
			What on Earth Happened? The Complete Story of the Planet, Life, and People from the Big Bang to the Present DayClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Covering 13.7 billion years in 400 pages, this book combines the history of earth science and the history of human civilization and shows the complex interconnectedness of all things, from ecosystems,... author: Christopher Lloyd
			What the World EatsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. D'Aluisio and photographer Peter Menzel travel to 21 countries and visit 25 families, photographing a week's worth of food at each household. There is engaging text about each family, the community i... author: Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel
			What's Up With Bill? Medidiz Explain EpilepsyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Superheroes on a medical mission rescue Bill, a boy who?s just had a seizure and needs to learn about epilepsy. In graphic novel format, the story educates readers about epilepsy and how it is diagnos... author: Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo
			What's Up With Max? Medikidz Explain AsthmaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Superheroes on a medical mission rescue Max, a boy who?s just had his first asthma attack and needs to learn about the disease and how to take care of himself. In graphic novel format, the story educa... author: Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo
			Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of ArchitectureClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This is the story of the functional structure of architecture - the science behind the art of building design - through a biography of the world's most significant architecture, from pyramids to brid... author: Mario Salvadori
			Wild Science - Amazing Encounters Between Animals and the People Who Study ThemClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An insider's look at ten animal species, how they are threatened by human activities, and the scientists that study them and work with them to enhance their survival. The animals studied in the book ... author: Victoria Miles
			WildfireClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A comprehensive look at forest fires, how they start and how they are controlled - introducing all the tools of the wildland fire fighter and providing an on-scene look at fire fighting. Also explain... author: Taylor Morrison
			Wind at Work: An Activity Guide to WindmillsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An introduction to windmills and their advantages as renewable energy providers, with activities for understanding some of the principles of wind. author: Gretchen Woelfle
			Winged Migration (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Amazing videography allows the viewer to migrate with the birds. Depicts the perils, manmade and natural, of this long-distance journey. Three years of shooting were needed by five teams in order to... author:
			Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of FlightClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A captivating account of the life of Alberto Santos-Dumont and his successful quest for flight. author: Paul Hoffman
			Winter: An Ecological HandbookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An indepth exploration of winter ecology including the history of the science of winter ecology, winter defined, animal and plant adaptation to winter, how humans cope with the cold, and winter resear... author: James C. Halfpenny & Roy Douglas Ozanne
			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
			Wisdom of the Bones: In Search of Human OriginsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A firsthand account of Walker's discovery of the best specimen of Homo erectus, the evolutionary link between primates and humans, an his investigation of the nature of the species. author: Alan Walker & Pat Shipman
			With a Little Luck - Surprising Stories of Amazing DiscoveriesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Reveals the good luck and chance occurrences behind eleven monumental discoveries, from gravity to penicillin. Find out how our great geniuses, explorers and inventors made their breakthroughs. List... author: Dennis Brindell Fradin
			World Through Maps: A History of CartographyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A history of maps and mapmakers from around the world and through time; includes cultural attitudes, scientific development, and colonization. Includes hundreds of stunning color illustrations & repro... author: John Rennie Short
			Written in Bone - Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial MarylandClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An intriguing look at how forensic science is used to solve the mysteries of the long ago past. Walker follows scientists working at sites around the Chesapeake Bay area from the colonial era as they ... author: Sally M. Walker
			You Won't Believe Your Eyes!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating book about perception, vision, and how our eyes work with our brain. Divided into seven parts filled with experiments, things to do and things to make. Topics include how our eyes are ... author: Nancy Crystal and Milan Tytla
			Young Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the BeagleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This biography begins with Darwin receiving the invitation in 1831 to sail aboard the Beagle to the coast of South American and across the Pacific Ocean to Australia and Southeast Asia. In short, enga... author: Ruth Ashby
			Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-WatcherClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A collection of essays about the nature of the field of medicine and our future. author: Lewis Thomas
			Your Inner Fish - A Journey Into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of the Human BodyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Shubin tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years - to worms, flies, and even fish - and showing that the bodies of these creatures are often simpler v... author: Neil Shubin
			Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous IdeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of zero, from ancient times to the present, and how it has fascinated and perplexed thinkers not only in mathematics, but also in science, philosophy, theology and even art. An entertainin... author: Charles Seife