Scienza e tecnica

Blacksmith's Manual Illustrated

di J. W. Lillico

INTRODUCTORY IN compiling this book on Blacksmith work, I have in mind the many little difficulties which arise from time to time in this class of work. In my own experience, and also in that of my fellow workmen,...

An Introduction Chemistry of the Silicones

di Eugene Rochow

An Introduction to the CHEMISTRY of the SILICONES By EUGENE G. ROCHOW. PREFACE: The organic compounds of silicon, which have been the subject of many scholarly researches during the past 80 years, at last show...

Schaum's Outline of College Algebra, Third Edition

di Murray R Spiegel & Robert Moyer

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams....

The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time

di Preston B. Nichols & Peter Moon

The Montauk Project chronicles the most amazing and secretive research project in recorded history. Starting with the "Philadelphia Experiment"; of 1943, invisibility experiments were conducted aboard the USS...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microbiology

di Ph.D., Jeffrey J. Byrd & Tabitha M. Powledge

Small creatures of great importance.

Microbiology, the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans, is a key part of medical training curriculum. Written by a top professor of microbiology...

The Sacred Promise: How Science Is Discovering Spirit's Collaboration with Us in Our Daily Lives

di Gary E. Schwartz & John Edward

Sacred Promise brings us into the laboratory of scientist Dr. Gary Schwartz, where he establishes the existence of Spirit by its own Willful Intent—a proof of concept for deceased spirits. The author takes...

Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

di Carl Zimmer

IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction.

IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites are masters of chemical warfare and camouflage, able to cloak themselves...

The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

di Francis S. Collins

Does science necessarily undermine faith in God? Or could it actually support faith? Beyond the flashpoint debates over the teaching of evolution, or stem-cell research, most of us struggle with contradictions...

Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA

di Maryn McKenna

LURKING in our homes, hospitals, schools, and farms is a terrifying pathogen that is evolving faster than the medical community can track it or drug developers can create antibiotics to quell it. That pathogen...

The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

di Sam Harris

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people—from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists—agree...

Einstein: His Life and Universe

di Walter Isaacson

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available.

How did his mind work? What made him a genius?...

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

di David Sedaris

From the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim comes a collection of the short stories David Sedaris loves most. Containing the work of both contemporary...

The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

di David McCullough

This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were...

Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

di Steven Johnson

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

What Technology Wants

di Kevin Kelly

"More thriller than primer, this is the best technology book I have ever read." -Nicholas Negroponte, author of Being Digital

In this provocative book, one of today's most respected thinkers turns the conversation...

Civil Engineering Formulas

di Tyler G. Hicks

Instant Access to Civil Engineering FormulasFully updated and packed with more than 500 new formulas, this book offers a single compilation of all essential civil engineering formulas and equations in one easy-to-use...

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

di Ray Kurzweil

For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers...

The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

di Jennifer Ouellette

Kiss My Math meets A Tour of the Calculus

Jennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But then the English-major-turned-award-winning-science-writer...

Pre-Calculus Know-It-ALL

di Stan Gibilisco

Master pre-calculus from the comfort of home!Want to "know it ALL" when it comes to pre-calculus? This book gives you the expert, one-on-one instruction you need, whether you're new to pre-calculus or you're...

Schaum's Outline of Biochemistry, Third Edition

di Smith Easterbrook, Philip W. Kuchel & Audrey Bersten

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's...