Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of ... by Carl Sagan
A follow-up to the best-selling Cosmos takes an entertaining look at humankind's changing awareness of its place in the universe and the rich potential of...
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of ... by Carl Sagan
A follow-up to the best-selling Cosmos takes an entertaining look at humankind's changing awareness of its place in the universe and the rich potential of...
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species sold out on the first day of its publication in 1859. It is the major book of the nineteenth century, and one of the most readable and...
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies...
The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
Inabrilliant follow-up to his blockbuster The God Delusion, Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution.
The Universe--or nothing by Meyer Moldeven
The recon-patroller's leg and torso-pads fine-tuned their tensions as Lieutenant Pete O'Hare shifted position. His eyes ranged the banks of flickering lights...
Packing for Mars: The Curio... by Mary Roach
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an...
Borderlands of Science by Charles Sheffield
WELCOME TO THE FARTHEST FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE.... Present-day science, as Carl Sagan observed, is more like science fiction than most science fiction. Where...
Bonk: The Curious Coupling ... by Mary Roach
The best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious wit on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. The study of sexual...