Category - Science
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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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The Physics of Everyday Things: The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
PaperbackOriginal price $17.00Original price $17.00 - Original price $17.00Original price $17.00Current price $16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things ...
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The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality
PaperbackOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /The story of the unlikely friendship between the two physicists who fundamentally recast the notion of time and history In 1939, Richard Feynman,...
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Practice Makes Perfect Chemistry Review and Workbook, Second Edition
PaperbackOriginal price $16.00 - Original price $16.00Original price $16.00$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /The Winning Equation for Success in Chemistry is Practice, Practice, Practice!This book will help you apply concepts and see how chemistry topics...
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human history. Geneticists like David Reich have made ast...
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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
PaperbackOriginal price $20.00Original price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price $20.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind’s historic first mission to...
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The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist’s probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human natureEric R. Kandel, the winner of ...
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Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide
PaperbackOriginal price $39.95Original price $39.95 - Original price $39.95Original price $39.95Current price $36.99$36.99 - $36.99Current price $36.99| /The superlative identification guide to 268 species of owl, now in paperback. Praise for the first edition: "A native of Finland, the author ...
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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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Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales
PaperbackOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests—from his passi...
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The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
PaperbackOriginal price $21.00Original price $21.00 - Original price $21.00Original price $21.00Current price $19.99$19.99 - $19.99Current price $19.99| /After the fall of Rome, as civilizations collapsed and libraries burned, ancient knowledge that would eventually fuel the Renaissance was at risk...
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Extraordinary Insects: The Fabulous, Indispensable Creatures Who Run Our World
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /This enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we could not survive without them is “a joy” (The Times, L...
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Around the World in 80 Trees
PaperbackOriginal price $19.99Original price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /"Beautiful to behold and to read" - THE SUNDAY TIMES"An arboreal odyssey" – NATURE"One of the most quietly beautiful books of the year" – DAILY M...
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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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The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
PaperbackOriginal price $19.00Original price $19.00 - Original price $19.00Original price $19.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night’s rest in The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and ...
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The Science of Stephen King: The Truth Behind Pennywise, Jack Torrance, Carrie, Cujo, and More Iconic Characters from the Master of Horror
PaperbackOriginal price $14.99 - Original price $14.99Original price $14.99$15.99$15.99 - $15.99Current price $15.99| /Uncover the theories behind the Master of Horror's macabre tales: It, The Shining, Carrie, Cujo, Misery, Pet Semetary, and so much more! Gothic...
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Let's Review Regents: Living Environment Revised Edition
PaperbackOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Barron's Let's Review Regents: Living Environment gives students the step-by-step review and practice they need to prepare for the Regents exam. ...
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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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Plague of Corruption: Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science
PaperbackOriginal price $19.99Original price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /#1 on Amazon Charts, New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller—Over 100,000 Copies in Print!“Kent Heckenlively and Judy Mikovits are the ne...
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Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our secret to success as a species is our unique friendliness“Brilliant, eye-opening, and abs...
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Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the...
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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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