Science and Technics

101 Things I Learned in Engineering School (R)

by Matthew Frederick & John Kuprenas

In this unique primer, an experienced civil engineer and instructor presents the physics and fundamentals that underlie the many fields of engineering. Far from a dry, nuts-and-bolts exposition, however, 101...

Elephants In the Volkswagen

by Lindsey Grant

In the last century, the United States has grown from 75 million people to 250 million. Have we gone too far? How can an optimum population be identified and achieved, and how can we confront the problems now...

Possibilities in Parallel

by Scientific American Editors

Parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, and it's no wonder. They allow us to explore the question, "what if?" in a way that lets us step completely outside of the world we know, rather than question...

The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology, and a Sustainable Society

by David Waltner-Toews

An entertaining and enlightening exploration of why waste matters, this cultural history explores an often ignored subject matter and makes a compelling argument for a deeper understanding of human and animal...

FineCat 2013 - Symposium on heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemicals

by Book of Abstract

The Book of Abstract of the second “FineCat - Symposium on heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemicals" held in Italy on April 2013, including the lectures of eminent chemists Claudio Bianchini, D. Tyler McQuade...

The Pipeline and the Paradigm: Keystone XL, Tar Sands, and the Battle to Defuse the Carbon Bomb

by Samuel Avery & Bill Mckibben

This thoroughly researched and wholly engaging book investigates the economic, ecological, political, and psychological issues behind the Keystone XL pipeline—a project so controversial it has inspired the...

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Weird Inventions

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

The writers behind Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos--devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what...

Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe

by Brian Clegg

For centuries scientists believed that the universe was a vast machine – with enough detail, you could predict exactly what would happen. Admittedly real life wasn’t like that. But only, they argued, because...

4 Easy Steps to More Effective Writing: The Plan Driven Writing Methodology

by Philip C. Semprevivo

4 Easy Steps to More Effective Writing is a book that is targeted to the needs of Business Professionals. As such, it should also be considered as excellent supplemental reading for the college or graduating...

Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion

by Linda Stratmann

Linda Stratmann traces the social, medical and criminal history of chloroform, from early medical practices to create oblivion through the discovery of chloroform and its discovery, its use and misuse in the...

The Apothecaries' Garden: A History of the Chelsea Physic Garden

by Sue Minter

Founded in 1673 by the Society of Apothecaries, the Chelsea Physic Garden led the world for over 300 years in the research and classification of new plants. Sue Minter examines its history and many notable achievements....

The Impossible Happens: A Scientist's Personal Discovery of the Extraordinary Nature of Reality

by Baru s Imants

A professor of psychology dreams about future events, leading to startling discoveries about energy healing and communicating with the dead.

Genome

by Matt Ridley

The genome's been mapped.

But what does it mean?

Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises...

Your Ideal Cat: Insights into Breed and Gender Differences in Cat Behavior

by DVM, PhD, Benjamin L. Hart & PhD, Lynette A. Hart

For a happy relationship with your cat, go beyond the looks and make your pick based on demonstrated breed behavior. This is the advice of the Harts, two experts in animal communication and behavior, whose new...

The Future of Energy

by Scientific American Editors

Since the Industrial Revolution our civilization has depended on fossil fuels to generate energy – first it was coal; then petroleum. But there are two problems: the first is that petroleum isn't an infinite...

I

by Alfred John Dalrymple

If there is an enabler of out existence it is a particulate field... also it is ethereal, in the entirety of it, and the I of it. Is Consciousness that field? It rests in its own fullness as one thing, yet it...

Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming

by Various

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally...

Dairy Goats - With Information on the Breeds, Breeding and Management of Dairy Goats

by George W. Van Der Noot

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...

Farm Accounts and Farm Management - With Information on Bookkeeping, Records, Arithmetic and Mapping the Farm

by Arthur D. Cromwell

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...

Devil's Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step by Step

by Cecile Pineda

As much personal journal as investigative journalism, this second edition traces the worsening developments at Fukushima Daiichi during the first year following the nuclear disaster. Often poetic in tone and...