Science + Psychology
GLASS UNIVERSE: HOW THE LADIES OF THE HARVARD OBSERVATORY TOOK THE MEASURE OF THE STARS
Written by Sobel, Dava
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomyA New York Times Book Review Notable Book Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR's Science Friday
ANTICANCER: A NEW WAY OF LIFE
Written by Servan-Schreiber, David
The revolutionary, New York Times bestselling guide to the powerful lifestyle changes that fight and prevent cancer--an integrative approach based on the latest scientific research "A common-sense blueprint for healthy living." --Chicago Tribune
HOW TO MAKE A SPACESHIP: A BAND OF RENEGADES, AN EPIC RACE, AND THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE SPACEFLIGHT
Written by Guthrie, Julian
A New York Times bestseller! The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight
OUR COSMIC HABITAT
Written by Rees, Martin
Our universe seems strangely ''biophilic, '' or hospitable to life. Is this happenstance, providence, or coincidence?
QUOTABLE DARWIN
A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from the legendary naturalist Here is Charles Darwin in his own words--the naturalist, traveler, scientific thinker, and controversial author of On the Origin of Species, the book that shook the Victorian world.
13.8: THE QUEST TO FIND THE TRUE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Written by Gribbin, John
A celebrated astronomer makes a powerful case for the harmony between two of physics' most important and seemingly contradictory theories The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the behavior of very small things.
VOID: THE STRANGE PHYSICS OF NOTHING
Written by Weatherall, James Owen
Why "nothing" may hold the key to the next era of theoretical physics
LITTLE BOOK OF BLACK HOLES
Written by Pretorius, Frans
Dive into a mind-bending exploration of the physics of black holes Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties.
TEN GREAT IDEAS ABOUT CHANCE
Written by Skyrms, Brian
A fascinating account of the breakthrough ideas that transformed probability and statistics In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, gamblers and mathematicians transformed the idea of chance from a mystery into the discipline of probability, setting the stage for a series of breakthroughs that enabled or transformed innumerable fields, from gambling, mathematics, statistics, econ
UNIVERSE: EXPLORING THE ASTRONOMICAL WORLD
Written by Phaidon Press
Explore the stars and planets and beyond through 300 fascinating images from ancient cave paintings to animation
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