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Bestselling science writer for kids Chris Ferrie is back with the bullshit, examining today's mind/body/spirit fads, including astrology, cosmic energy, aliens, young ...
Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.
'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post
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From the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity-and its attendant breakthroughs and busts.
From the New York Times-bestselling ...
From the No. 1 bestselling author of WHAT IF? - the man who created xkcd and explained the laws of science with cartoons - comes a series ...
'York is a witty, whip-smart, lithely engaging science storyteller, truly one of our best'
Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Fuzz
A playful examination of ...
The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics tells the thrilling story of one of the greatest intellectual leaps of all time
Over two ...
From an award-winning and internationally-renowned expert, a wonderfully illuminating journey through the world of manufacturing and its transformational influence on our lives - and the world ...
A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world's greatest scientists from Copernicus and Galileo right up to the present day Crick and ...
'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' - Jim Al-Khalili
A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and ...
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman,from interviews and speeches to lectures ...
From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions visit xkcd ...
A lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages
"In Mr. Bynum's telling, a little history goes a long way ...
In this lucid biography, Andreas Daum offers a succinct and novel interpretation of the life and oeuvre of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859). A Prussian nobleman ...
CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF THE MILLION-SELLING POP SCIENCE CLASSIC WITH A SPECIAL EDITION. THIS IS WHAT IF? . . . x10.
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'Nerd royalty' BEN ...
A myth-busting book about how the world produces and consumes its food and how to do so without killing the planet
In this ambitious, myth-busting ...