Science

Attack of the Superbugs: The Crisis of Drus-Resistant Diseases lb by Kathiann M Kowalski

Discusses superbugs, how they have evolved, the problems they have caused worldwide, and what scientists think might be done about them.

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Oddly compelling and often hilarious, Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.

What If the Polar Ice Caps Melted? by Katherine Friedman

Each book is clearly written using simple sentences and familiar vocabulary. Brilliant color photos, fascinating sidebars, and user-friendly fact boxes, charts, and tables highlight key information in the text.

Mad about Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities by Christopher Jargodzki

Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let...

Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematics Everywhere by Theoni Pappas

This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the...

Life by the Numbers by Keith Devlin

With a visually striking introduction to the ways in which math shapes our lives, this book includes special effects in movies, sports, space exploration, and amazing new computer technologies. 150 illustrations, 130 in color.

Onw Two Three…Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow

By one of the leading physicists of the twentieth century, George Gamow's One, Two, Three Infinity is one of the most memorable popular books on physics, mathematics, and science generally ever written, famous for having, directly or indirectly, launched...

Silent Spring by Linda Lear

First published in 1962, Silent spring can be credited with sounding the alarm and raising the awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. Scientist and pioneering enviornmentalist Rachel Carson presents a...

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask

Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson

Chronicles the human pursuit of sugar to satisfy our collective sweet tooth. The book describes this history in terms of ages, beginning with the Age of Honey, built on local growth and consumption of comestibles; through the Age of Sugar and its...

Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know about Fast Food by Charles Wilson

In this "New York Times" bestseller, Schlosser ("Fast Food Nation") and Wilson unwrap the fast-food industry, offering a behind-the-scenes look at a business that both feeds and feeds off the young. This paperback edition includes a discussion guide, a...

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay

This richly illustrated book shows the intricate step-by-step process of an imaginary cathedral's growth.