Popular Science
Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law in the Breast Implant Case
Paperback
"An accessible, passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism and social indifference that enriched lawyers and a few plaintiffs, though the available scientific evidence was against them." —New York Times Book Review, Notable Books of 1996
The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain
Paperback
"A work of enormous breadth, likely to pleasantly surprise both general readers and experts."—New York Times Book Review
Why the Earth Quakes: The Story of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Paperback
“At last an inviting book on earthquakes, written by scientists whose easily understandable prose takes us on a tour not only of seismology but also of modern building technologies, volcanoes, and that California constant, the magnificent rubbing and pushing of tectonic plates beneath us.” —San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character
Paperback
A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original.
Altered Fates: The Genetic Re-engineering of Human Life
Paperback
Seven years in the making, Altered Fates chronicles the saga of gene therapy, a medical revolution unparalleled in human history.