Popular Science
The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies
Hardback
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants render the extraordinary lives of the social insects in this visually spectacular volume.
The Mountains of Saint Francis: Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth
Hardback
One of the world's leading geologists takes readers into Italy's Apennine Mountain Range—the Mountains of Saint Francis—on a journey to discover the fascinating secrets of the Earth's deep history.
A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford
Paperback
"Starred Review. Reeves deploys his considerable writing skill in portraying Rutherford's personality ... capturing the full aspect of the man."—Booklist
Coming to Life: How Genes Drive Development
Hardback
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine, gives a concise and illustrative overview of genetics, evolution, and cellular processes as well as a discussing of current ethical issues in human biology.
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
Paperback
Finalist for the James Beard Foundation Book Award and the IACP Cookbook Award
"[A]s good a read on the science of cooking as there is." —Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything