Browse By Subject

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Environmental Studies
• Genetics
• Geology
• Medicine
• Neurology
• Ocean Sciences
• Physics
• Technology

Technology

1. The Internet Police: How Crime Went Online, and the Cops Followed

   Nate Anderson

   Chaos and order clash in this riveting exploration of crime and punishment on the Internet.More

2. Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection

   Ethan Zuckerman

   A rousing call to action for those who would be citizens of the world—online and off.More

3. The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media

   Brooke Gladstone, Josh Neufeld

   "Mind-opening, thought-provoking and incredibly timely… An absolutely spectacular read."—Cory Doctorow, BoingBoingMore

4. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

   Nicholas Carr

   Finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction: “Nicholas Carr has written a Silent Spring for the literary mind.”—Michael Agger, SlateMore

5. Natural Computing: DNA, Quantum Bits, and the Future of Smart Machines

   Dennis E. Shasha, Cathy Lazere

   Reports from the cutting edge, where physics and biology are changing the fundamental assumptions of computing.More

6. Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

   Lester R. Brown

   Substantially Revised

   “[Brown’s] ability to make a complicated subject accessible to the general reader is remarkable.”—Katherine Salant, Washington PostMore

7. Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet

   Ian F. McNeely, Lisa Wolverton

   “It has the power to wrench familiar aspects of history into new and surprising shapes.”—Laura Miller, Salon
   More

8. Almost Human: Making Robots Think

   Lee Gutkind

   “A crazy suspense story about these kids at Carnegie Mellon and their leader making robots . . . fascinating stuff.” —Jon StewartMore

9. The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret

   Seth Shulman

   "A stellar example of historical investigation at its probing best."—Chuck Leddy, Boston GlobeMore

10. Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

    Lester R. Brown

    Substantially Revised

    "How to build a more just world and save the planet....We should all heed Brown's advice."—Bill Clinton
    More

11. iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon

    Steve Wozniak, Gina Smith

    “‘The Woz’ built the first [personal computer]—by hand, by himself.”—USA TodayMore

12. The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer

    David Leavitt

    A "skillful and literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer.More

13. The Silicon Eye: Microchip Swashbucklers and the Future of High-Tech Innovation

    George Gilder

    Technology insider George Gilder delivers a "compelling" (Wired) look under the hood at a genius-fueled startup.More

14. Plan B: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble

    Lester R. Brown

    A bold new plan for those concerned about rising temperatures, population projections, and spreading water scarcity.More

15. Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700

    Carlo M. Cipolla

    The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization.More