Carl Elliott, Peter D. Kramer
"Elliott's absorbing account will make readers think again about the ways that science shapes our personal identities."—American ScientistMore
Lester R. Brown, Gary T. Gardner, Brian Halweil
On the bicentennial of Malthus's legendary essay on the tendency for population to grow more rapidly than the food supply, the question facing the world is not whether population growth will slow, but how.More
I. Bernard Cohen
Revised and Updated
The earth circles the sun every year and rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours. The earth does not stand still.More
Kip S. Thorne, Stephen W. Hawking
Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.More
Richard Dawkins
"The best general account of evolution I have read in recent years."--E. O. Wilson. With a new introduction.More
Roy Porter
"Chock-full of astonishing facts and fascinating illustrations."—BooklistMore
Holly Tucker
“Excellent. . . .
Tucker’s chronicle of the world of 17th-century science
in London and Paris is fascinating.”—The EconomistMore
Robert F. Murphy
"The most powerful book of its kind I've ever read.... Extraordinary powers of observation, generalization, and depth."—Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a HatMore
Mary Roach
“Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable.” —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore
Frans de Waal
In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution.More
Stephen Jay Gould
Second Edition
A new edition of the beautifully illustrated depiction of the dramatic story of survival and extinction.More
John D. Barrow
“There can be few better guides to the bewildering array of potential universes,
and none so readable or entertaining.”—Manjit Kumar, The IndependentMore
Dean Buonomano
“Excellent. . . . [Buonomano] reveals the intricate limitations and blessings
of the most complex device in the known universe.”—The AtlanticMore
J. Douglas Bremner
The past 10 years have seen an explosion in the use of brain imaging
technologies to aid treatment of medical as well as mental health
conditions.More
Norton Professional Books
With so much neuroscience research now informing therapy and treatment
options, and an increasingly complicated lexicon to go along with it, a
four-dimensional model that explains it in plain sight is the perfect
way to better understand it all.More