A Little History of Science

The essential quiz book for clever kids who love to truly test their brain powerMore than 600 questions collected in this quiz book, ranging from s...

Discover the mysteries of science with Future Geniuses Darwin the chicken feels like the smallest animal in the farm, but he wants to be big and st...

Reducere. "A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Br...

Cece loves science In this STEM-themed picture book, Cece asks one of life's most pressing questions: Do dogs eat vegetables? Cece and her best fri...

Reducere. These two books, published in 1911 and 1913, display the fun-loving, whimsical side of the famed science fiction author. Floor Games describes imag...

Reducere. The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and l...

Reducere. Carrying heavy ammo to soldiers all by herself, Sergeant Reckless helped her fellow marines survive dangerous Korean War battles. By risking her li...

Reducere. Learn about machines the fun way! The Magic School Bus meets The Way Things Work in this kid-friendly guide to understanding the basics of simple m...

Reducere. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind’ DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute...

Reducere. Even with all our modern technology and advanced science, we still know relatively little about the origins of our fascinating species. We have an ...

Reducere. With little more than courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escaped the siege of Richmond-by hot-air balloon. They have no idea if they'll ev...

Reducere. An introduction to one of the most awe-inspiring spectacles on Earth--with the Cat in the Hat as your guide! With a little help from Thing One and ...

Reducere. How much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn't have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous chi...

In the popular "Little Bit of" series: a fresh, accessible introduction to the practice of astrology. Explore the zodiac, and see how it affects yo...

DescriptionAs end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with an asteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability...

The story of a philosophical and mathematical concept that has driven men insane

Historically recognized as the man who wrote the dictionary, Dr. Johnson amplified his literary fame with the 1759 publication of "The History of R...

Reducere. DescriptionDid you know that . . .John Wayne once won the dog Lassie from its owner in a poker game?Hijinks is the only word in the English languag...

We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there wer...

DescriptionWhat makes a mammal a mammal? The answer is more complicated than you think I, Mammal is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of...

DescriptionAstrobiology is the study of life in the universe from its origins to its evolution into intelligent sentient beings. All life as we kno...

DescriptionA fun, quirky A to Z introduction to all things geeky runs the gamut from Dungeons and Dragons to super heroes; from wizards to warp dri...

A captivating mixture of memoir, stories from the consulting room, history and science, The Brink of Being is a much-needed, comprehensive look at ...

Reducere. Rockets, in the primitive form of fireworks, have existed since the Chinese invented them around the thirteenth century. But it was the work of Ame...

A provocative, exciting exploration of the future of ideas - and the history of technological and cultural progress that has taken us to todayPubli...

Reducere. Kelly is excited it is finally time for her COVID-19 vaccine. Her little brother Joey is not so sure he wants a shot. Their mom, a doctor explains ...

E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not ...

Reducere. 'Tractors, Diggers and Dozers - A Picture Book For Kids, includes Tractor History, Diggers, Bulldozers / Dozers and Excavators' and is a non-fictio...

Reducere. Pass - Trap - Move is a youth soccer coaching system developed over ten years of coaching and researching youth soccer and futsal. It's not rocket ...

Reducere. Stop masking your health issues with medication. It's time to address--and solve--the root cause.Once thought to be a disease of lords, more than e...

DescriptionA fascinating little illustrated series of 118 haiku about the Periodic Table of Elements, one for each element, plus a closing haiku fo...

20th-century science and music, argues Jamie James, have rejected the Romantic separation of the two. The book provides a survey of the history of ...

This book's Italian title, Dimenticare Darwin, means Forget Darwin, and its prologue bears the title Evolution is dead The author, Dr. Giuseppe Ser...

DescriptionKate Heartfield's Alice Payne Arrives is the story of a time traveling thief turned reluctant hero in this science fiction adventure.A d...

A short, highly directed guide to an area of science that is little understood but increasingly part of public discourse by the Sunday Times bestse...

DescriptionLearn about electricity the fun way The Magic School Bus meets The Way Things Work in this kid-friendly guide to understanding the basic...

Weave a little wonder into daily life with these fun and challenging activities - and experience your local area in a whole new way. Invite friends...

Reducere. Is there any such thing as revolutionary literature? Can literature, in fact, be political at all? These are the questions Roland Barthes addresses...

When Michael J. Behe's first book, Darwin's Black Box, was published in 1996, it launched the intelligent design movement. Critics howled, yet hund...

DescriptionThe thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around...

DescriptionLiving work of art, consumer commodity, scientific hero, and environmental menace: the humble goldfish is the ultimate human cultural ar...

Reducere. DescriptionIt is the summer of 1961, and eleven-year-old Arno Creelman wants nothing more than to be an astronomer. Fortunately, his struggle with ...

A little-known, fascinating story about Thomas Jefferson and his obsessive quest to find America's first complete mastodon skeleton. Thomas Jeffers...

Reducere. In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with Satan to reliev...

Reducere. PRODUCT INFO - Death Object Trickery is the way of war - thus has it always been. But the nuclear trick is the biggest, boldest and baddest-ass sca...

DescriptionBefore Darwin . . . before Lewis and Clark . . . there was Alexander von Humboldt. Explorer. Naturalist. All-around genius. Lost hero of...

DescriptionDickerson's lovingly crafted narratives take us to waters from sockeye spawning streams of Alaska's Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks...

Reducere. ``Surprising. Impressive. Cannibalism restores my faith in humanity.`` --Sy Montgomery, The New York Times Book Review For centuries scientists hav...

Reducere. In this explosive little book, the first publisher to devote his newspaper to the coverage of AIDS and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome details the role of...

DescriptionIn 1610, Galileo published the Siderius nuncius, or Starry Messenger, a "hurried little masterpiece" in John Heilbron's words. Presentin...

Think you know your cranium from your clavicle? Tibia from your trachea? Think again... Test your brain, solve riddles and learn about how the body...

Reducere. EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STE...

Reducere. Avicenna (Ibn Sina) is the most famous scientist . . . and of the most famous of all races, places, and times. George Sarton Introduction to the Hi...

Description"Riveting . . . The Vaccine Race] invites comparison with Rebecca Skloot's 2007 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."--Nature "This is ...

DescriptionLearn about machines the fun way The Magic School Bus meets The Way Things Work in this kid-friendly guide to understanding the basics o...

Reducere. DescriptionYouth baseball instruction guide by former MLB player Dan Gray who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a catcher. Includes praise ...

Reducere. Poetry. Hybrid Genre. LGBTQIA Studies. Science Fiction. Drawing on the work of such thinkers as John McPhee, Rachel Carson, Timothy Morton, Frank W...

Reducere. Download the first section from Cairns now.(Provide us with a little information and we'll send the free section directly to your inbox )Praise for...

Reducere. Winner of the National Book Award" Clark's] fantastic blending of science and art, history and journalism, brings the appetite back for life and li...

Reducere. 2016 NAACP Image Award WinnerWinner of the 2016 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in NonfictionAn award-winning journalist reveals a little-known and sha...

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Reducere. A 2020 New York Times notable book One of the Chicago Tribune's best nonfiction books of 2020Complex, turbulent, as haunting as a pedal steel solo ...

Reducere. A grandmother's sudden departure leaves her family with an even more puzzling, and wondrous, surprise in this enchanting story from the National Bo...

DescriptionDiscover that our lives are surrounded by robots. Learn what they are, where they come from and their importance today as well as meetin...

Reducere. Here's a pot-pourri of stimulating reading...for moments when nothing but the most absorbing material will do No more frantic searches at the last ...

DescriptionThe cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universe The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our uni...

Reducere. Winner of the Gold Dagger Award A fascinating true crime story that details the rise of modern forensics and the development of modern criminal inv...

Reducere. Research into vitamin C is progressing rapidly despite a lack of funding from conventional medicine into its clinical applications. Orthomolecular ...

Reducere. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeThe early years of the nineteenth century saw an intriguing yet little-known scientific advance catapult ...

Reducere. Author Diann Jordan took a journey to find out what inspired and daunted black women in their desire to become scientists in America. Letting 18 pr...