Popular Science
Sonic Wind: The Story of John Paul Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man on Earth
Paperback
The untold story of an eccentric, scientific visionary whose death-defying research has saved millions of lives.
Zika: The Emerging Epidemic
Paperback
A gripping narrative about the Zika virus outbreak from The New York Times science reporter covering the epidemic.
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Hardback
A New York Times / National Bestseller
"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.
Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds
Hardback
A Financial Times Best Book of 2016
A Sunday Times Best Book of 2016Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables almost all modern technology—but is changing us in profound ways.
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
Hardback
“The world’s greatest naturalist” (Jeffrey Sachs) proposes a plan to save Earth’s imperiled biosphere.