Science + Psychology
ART OF INVISIBILITY: THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS HACKER TEACHES YOU HOW TO BE SAFE IN THE AGE OF BIG BROTHER AND BIG DATA
Written by Mitnick, Kevin
Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from "the FBI's most wanted hacker" (Wired). Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand.
DANGER WITHIN US: AMERICA'S UNTESTED, UNREGULATED MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY AND ONE MAN'S BATTLE TO SURVIVE IT
Written by Lenzer, Jeanne
Did you know... Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America. An estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices -- like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc. The overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices have never undergone a single clinical trial.
BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED: THE HUMAN STORY RETOLD THROUGH OUR GENES
Written by Rutherford, Adam
National Book Critics Circle Award--2017 Nonfiction Finalist "Nothing less than a tour de force--a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."--The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017
QUACKERY: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORST WAYS TO CURE EVERYTHING
Written by Pedersen, Nate
What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine--yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison--was dosed like Viagra.
ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO UFO SIGHTINGS SINCE 1945
Written by Schwede, Frank
There are specific UFO cases for which everyone should have a basic knowledge. Over 10 of these most important sightings and topics, occurring since 1945, model history with supported technical data, facts, and images supplying necessary information for those delving into the great mysteries of the universe.
INVENTOR SAYS: QUOTES, QUIPS AND WORDS OF WISDOM
The sixth in our popular Words of Wisdom series, The Inventor Says invites readers to a gathering of history's most brilliant creative minds, where inventors past and present jostle, compete, contradict, and compliment each other.
RUNAWAY SPECIES: HOW HUMAN CREATIVITY REMAKES THE WORLD
Written by Brandt, Anthony
This enlightening examination of creativity looks "at art and science together to examine how innovations . . .
ASTRONOMY BOOK: BIG IDEAS SIMPLY EXPLAINED
Written by DK
Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the universe. We invite you to take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Explore the cosmos, from planets to black holes, the Big Bang, and everything in-between!
EINSTEIN'S GREATEST MISTAKE: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Bodanis, David
"What Bodanis does brilliantly is to give us a feel for Einstein as a person. I don't think I've ever read a book that does this as well . . .
BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2017
Written by Folger, Tim
"Undeniably exquisite . . . Reveal[s] not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity." --Maria Popova "An excellent introduction to the key issues in science today." --P. D. Smith, Guardian "[A] stellar compendium . . .
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