Category - Science
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The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life
HardcoverOriginal price $32.00Original price $32.00 - Original price $32.00Original price $32.00Current price $27.99$27.99 - $27.99Current price $27.99| /"An ingenious argument" (Kirkus) for a "novel thesis" (Publishers Weekly) that cells, not DNA, hold the key to understanding life's past and presen...
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Sciencia: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Astronomy for All
HardcoverOriginal price $26.00Original price $26.00 - Original price $26.00Original price $26.00Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /From basic mathematical and physical formulas that govern much of our world to the components of matter; from the structure of the cosmos to that o...
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Demystifying Orchid Pollination: Stories of Sex, Lies and Obsession
HardcoverOriginal price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price $50.00$60.99$60.99 - $60.99Current price $60.99| /An engaging and authoritative account of the fertilization of orchid flowers. Demystifying Orchid Pollination explores the fascinating history of o...
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Art of Alchemy: From the Middle Ages to Modern Times
HardcoverOriginal price $50.00Original price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price $50.00Current price $43.99$43.99 - $43.99Current price $43.99| /• All there is to know about alchemy, in beautiful pictures and fascinating stories • Easy to read, richly illustrated with unique images and pri...
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Scientific Debates in Space Science: Discoveries in the Early Space Era
HardcoverOriginal price $84.99 - Original price $84.99Original price $84.99$97.99$97.99 - $97.99Current price $97.99| /This book features several of the significant scientific debates and controversies that helped develop space science in the early space era. The de...
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Topological Quantum
HardcoverOriginal price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price $45.00$58.99$58.99 - $58.99Current price $58.99| /At the intersection of physics, mathematics, and computer science, an exciting new field of study has formed, known as "Topological Quantum." This ...
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A Global Enlightenment: Western Progress and Chinese Science
HardcoverOriginal price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price $45.00$55.99$55.99 - $55.99Current price $55.99| /A revisionist history of the idea of progress reveals an unknown story about European engagement with Chinese science. The Enlightenment gave rise...
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The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space
HardcoverOriginal price $50.00Original price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price $50.00Current price $43.99$43.99 - $43.99Current price $43.99| /Celebrating NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's remarkable 25 years, this book is filled with brilliant imagery and offers a new understanding of the...
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The Extended Selfish Gene
HardcoverOriginal price $36.99Original price $36.99 - Original price $36.99Original price $36.99Current price $30.99$30.99 - $30.99Current price $30.99| /The Selfish Gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giv...
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Martius. The Book of Palms
HardcoverOriginal price $80.00Original price $80.00 - Original price $80.00Original price $80.00Current price $64.99$64.99 - $64.99Current price $64.99| /On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal B...
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Oceans of Kansas, Second Edition: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea
HardcoverOriginal price $50.00Original price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price $50.00Current price $43.99$43.99 - $43.99Current price $43.99| /Revised, updated, and expanded with the latest interpretations and fossil discoveries, the second edition of Oceans of Kansas adds new twists to ...
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Why Dinosaurs Matter
HardcoverOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the larg...
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How to Grow a Human: Adventures in How We Are Made and Who We Are
HardcoverOriginal price $25.00Original price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price $25.00Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball’s arm and turned it into a rudimentary “mini-brain.” The skin cells, r...
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Carolina Bays: Wild, Mysterious, and Majestic Landforms
HardcoverOriginal price $34.99Original price $34.99 - Original price $34.99Original price $34.99Current price $29.99$29.99 - $29.99Current price $29.99| /There is a strange beauty at the heart of every mystery, and the mystery of the Carolina Bays is an enigma that is lushly, uniquely beautiful. H...
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Shark Biology and Conservation: Essentials for Educators, Students, and Enthusiasts
HardcoverOriginal price $52.00 - Original price $52.00Original price $52.00$62.99$62.99 - $62.99Current price $62.99| /Feed your fascination with sharks! This complete resource enlightens readers on the biology, ecology, and behavior of sharks with approachable ex...
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First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human
HardcoverOriginal price $27.99Original price $27.99 - Original price $27.99Original price $27.99Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /Winner of the W.W. Howells Book Prize from the American Anthropological Association and named one of the best science books of 2021 by Science Ne...
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On the Origin of Species
HardcoverOriginal price $24.99Original price $24.99 - Original price $24.99Original price $24.99Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /These pages include the final edition of Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work that introduced the theory of evolution by means of natural selecti...
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The Universe: A Biography
HardcoverOriginal price $34.95Original price $34.95 - Original price $34.95Original price $34.95Current price $29.99$29.99 - $29.99Current price $29.99| /The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping n...
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Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /***INSTANT New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller***World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling auth...
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A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman: A Memoir
HardcoverOriginal price $29.99Original price $29.99 - Original price $29.99Original price $29.99Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /"Fierce, absorbing, and ultimately inspiring." —ELIZABETH KOLBERT "[A] riveting book, beautifully written." —Washington Post From one of the worl...
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The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words
HardcoverOriginal price $29.95Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price $29.95Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globeThe Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse c...
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Methuselah's Zoo: What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
HardcoverOriginal price $29.95Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price $29.95Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /Stories of long-lived animal species—from thousand-year-old tubeworms to 400-year-old sharks—and what they might teach us about human health and ...
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Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe
HardcoverOriginal price $32.00Original price $32.00 - Original price $32.00Original price $32.00Current price $27.99$27.99 - $27.99Current price $27.99| /By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can h...
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The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide
HardcoverOriginal price $50.00Original price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price $50.00Current price $43.99$43.99 - $43.99Current price $43.99| /The definitive guide to the development, form, function, and disorders of the human body.The most detailed popular reference book on human anatom...
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