The Alchemy of Air
A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
Written by Thomas Hager

Format: eBook
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $11.99

A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster. Mass starvation, long predicted for the fast-growing population, was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’s scientists... Read more >

Deep Ancestry
The Landmark DNA Quest to Decipher Our Distant Past
Written by Spencer Wells

Format: eBook
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $12.95

Travel backward through time from today's scattered billions to the handful of early humans who lived in Africa 60,000 years ago and are ancestors to us all.

In Deep Ancestry, scientist and National Geographic explorer Spencer Wells shows how tiny genetic changes add up over time into a fascinating story. Using... Read more >

Prisoner's Dilemma

Written by William Poundstone

Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2011
Price: $12.99

Critical Acclaim for 
Prisoner's Dilemma

"The real originality of PRISONER'S DILEMMA lies in its colorful synthesis of logical material and historical and biographical narration [which] takes us in parallel lines through cold war history, strategic games of the nuclear age and the life of von Neumann . . . Lively, open and multifaceted."
—New... Read more >

The Age of Empathy
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Written by Frans de Waal

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $13.99

"An important and timely message about the biological roots of human kindness."
—Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape

Are we our brothers' keepers? Do we have an instinct for compassion? Or are we, as is often assumed, only on earth to serve our own survival and interests? In this thought-provoking book, the... Read more >

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
Featuring the World Record-Breaking Design, with Tear-Out Planes to Fold and Fly
Written by John M. Collins

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $12.99

A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes.

 Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD?

Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of... Read more >

Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space

Written by Isaac Asimov

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 27, 2011
Price: $7.99

A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from "what makes the wind blow?" to "how was the moon formed?" -- in questions-and-answer format, written in vintage Asimov style. "A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL


From the Paperback edition. Read more >

The Mating Mind
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
Written by Geoffrey Miller

Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: December 21, 2011
Price: $12.99

At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, The Mating Mind marks the arrival of a prescient and provocative new science writer. Psychologist Geoffrey Miller offers the most convincing–and radical–explanation for how and why the human mind evolved.

Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these... Read more >

Life
A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
Written by Richard Fortey

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 23, 2011
Price: $12.99

By one of Britain's most gifted scientists: a magnificently daring and compulsively readable account of life on Earth (from the "big bang" to the advent of man), based entirely on the most original of all sources--the evidence of fossils.
With excitement and driving intelligence, Richard Fortey guides us from the barren globe... Read more >

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition

Written by Princeton Review

Format: eBook, 552 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $12.99

If you need to know it, it’s in this book! The 2013 ebook edition of Cracking the AP Physics B Exam has been optimized for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. It includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • A comprehensive review of vectors, fluid mechanics, optics, atomic and nuclear physics... Read more >

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Written by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: July 6, 2011
Price: $13.99

"Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing story masterfully told."
FINANCIAL TIMES (LONDON)
World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan... Read more >