The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Written by Rebecca Skloot

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: February 2, 2010
Price: $9.99

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are... Read more >

The New Digital Age
Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business
Written by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $12.99

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected—a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and to harness.

Eric Schmidt is one of Silicon Valley’s great...

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Scatter, Adapt, and Remember
How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
Written by Annalee Newitz

Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $13.99

In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can we survive it?... Read more >

Mission to Mars
My Vision for Space Exploration
Written by Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David

Format: eBook
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

"Colonising space is essential for the long term survival of the human race, and Buzz Aldrin's book shows us how." —Stephen Hawking 

Legendary "space statesman" Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who... Read more >

Super Brain
Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being
Written by Rudolph E. Tanzi and Deepak Chopra

Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $12.99

A manual for relating to the brain in a revolutionary new way, Super Brain shows you how to use your brain as a gateway for achieving health, happiness, and spiritual growth. The authors are two pioneers: bestselling author and physician Deepak Chopra and Harvard Medical School professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, one... Read more >

A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition

Written by Bill Bryson

Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2010
Price: $11.99

Bill Bryson is one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey–into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. It’s a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime, as this insatiably curious writer attempts... Read more >

The Hot Zone
A Terrifying True Story
Written by Richard Preston

Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: March 14, 2012
Price: $7.99

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this... Read more >

A Brief History of Time

Written by Stephen Hawking

Format: eBook
On Sale: May 4, 2011
Price: $13.99

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions... Read more >

Isaac's Storm
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Written by Erik Larson

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2011
Price: $11.99

At the dawn of the twentieth century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city... Read more >

The Talent Code
Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
Written by Daniel Coyle

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $13.99

What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, businesspeople—and everyone else—with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.

Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play... Read more >