The Age of Entanglement
When Quantum Physics Was Reborn
Written by Louisa Gilder

Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $17.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-9526-1 (1-4000-9526-3)

In The Age of Entanglement, Louisa Gilder brings to life one of the pivotal debates in twentieth century physics. In 1935, Albert Einstein famously showed that, according to the quantum theory, separated particles could act as if intimately connected–a phenomenon which he derisively described as “spooky action at a distance.” In... Read more >

Simple Guides The Quest For Speed

Written by Peter Gosling

Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
Publisher: Kuperard
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 978-1-85733-496-8 (1-85733-496-5)

Man’s quest for speed is driven by two ambitions. One is the competitive urge to excel — to go as fast as possible by any available means, and preferably to go faster than anybody else. The other, more practical, aim is to make travel and transport as swift and efficient as... Read more >

The Age of Wonder
How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
Written by Richard Holmes

Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-42222-5 (0-375-42222-6)

Winner of the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books

A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science.

When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover... Read more >

National Geographic Concise History of Science and Invention
An Illustrated Time Line
Written by National Geographic

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0544-6 (1-4262-0544-9)

From the ancient conquest of fire and the first turn of a wheel to the latest in scientific leaps toward the stars, this easy-access history offers a panoramic perspective on humankind’s restless quest for the laws, theories, and tools by which we can grasp and master our universe.

This concise, concentrated, consistently... Read more >

Simple Guides The Theory of Evolution

Written by John Scotney

Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
Publisher: Kuperard
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 978-1-85733-495-1 (1-85733-495-7)

Today the theory of evolution by natural selection and the science of genetics are the twin keys to our understanding of how life on earth came about. Yet when an English naturalist called Charles Darwin first published his ideas in 1859 in a book called On the Origin of Species the... Read more >

Traffic
Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Written by Tom Vanderbilt

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-27719-0 (0-307-27719-4)

A New York Times Notable Book

One of the Best Books of the Year
The Washington Post • The Cleveland Plain-Dealer • Rocky Mountain News

In this brilliant, lively, and eye-opening investigation, Tom Vanderbilt examines the perceptual limits and cognitive underpinnings that make us worse drivers than we think we are. He demonstrates why... Read more >