Random House: Bringing You the Best in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's Books
Authors
Books
eBooks
Newletters and Alerts
1000 or more books in Science

Subscribe to the Random House What's New Newsletter.

Your Email Address:

Subscribe to our RSS/XML feed with web-based news readers.
Click your choice:

RSS
RSS PDF
Atom Feed
Add to Google

Browse Category

Find more Science books by browsing the categories below.

Science:

Science:

Sort: Author   Bestselling  Format   Date   Price   Title  
The Female Brain
The Female Brain
Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767920100
Our Price: $15.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The Female Brain

Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $15.00

Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can’t remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with their male counterparts? These and other questions have stumped both sexes throughout the ages.

Now... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Brave Genius
Brave Genius
Written by Sean B. Carroll
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307952356
Our Price: $13.99
amazon.com
barnesandnoble.com
borders.com
Google eBookStore
kobobooks.com
ReaderStore for Sony
more>>
Brave Genius
A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize
Written by Sean B. Carroll


Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: September 24, 2013
Price: $13.99

The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius.
 
In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307885166
Our Price: $12.99
amazon.com
barnesandnoble.com
borders.com
Google eBookStore
kobobooks.com
ReaderStore for Sony
more>>
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition

Written by Bill Bryson


Format: eBook, 624 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2010
Price: $12.99

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 >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Isaac's Storm
Isaac's Storm
Written by Erik Larson
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307874092
Our Price: $11.99
amazon.com
barnesandnoble.com
borders.com
Google eBookStore
kobobooks.com
ReaderStore for Sony
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 >
Your Inner Fish
Your Inner Fish
Written by Neil Shubin
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307277459
Our Price: $16.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Your Inner Fish
A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Written by Neil Shubin


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $16.00

Details on a Major New Discovery included in a New AfterwordWhy do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells the story of our bodies as you've never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA, he... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Demon-Haunted World
Demon-Haunted World
Written by Carl Sagan
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307801043
Our Price: $13.99
amazon.com
barnesandnoble.com
borders.com
Google eBookStore
kobobooks.com
ReaderStore for Sony
more>>
Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Written by Carl Sagan


Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: July 6, 2011
Price: $13.99

"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought."

*Los Angeles Times



"POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing."

*The... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
National Geographic Angry Birds Space
National Geographic Angry Birds Space
Written by Amy Briggs, Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781426209925
Our Price: $13.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

National Geographic Angry Birds Space
A Furious Flight Into the Final Frontier
Written by Amy Briggs
Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $13.95

It's one small step for birds, one giant leap for birdkind...
 
Blast off with the Angry Birds as they fly through space on an intergalactic rescue mission! Evil space piggies have stolen their eggs and are hiding them somewhere in outer space. To save them, the Angry Birds have teamed up with... Read more >
Zoobiquity
Zoobiquity
Written by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307477439
Our Price: $15.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Zoobiquity
The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health
Written by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers


Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $15.95

New York Times Bestseller

A Discover Magazine Best Book of 2012

An O, The Oprah Magazine “Summer Reading” Pick
Finalist, 2013 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Do animals overeat? Get breast cancer? Have fainting spells?
 
Inspired by an eye-opening consultation at the Los Angeles Zoo, which revealed that a monkey experienced the same...

Read more >
Super Brain
Super Brain
Written by Rudolph E. Tanzi and Deepak Chopra, Read by Shishir Kurup
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780449015551
Our Price: $20.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

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
Read by Shishir Kurup


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $20.00

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 of the... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook, hardcover and a trade paperback.
The Cancer Chronicles
The Cancer Chronicles
Written by George Johnson
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385349710
Our Price: $14.99
amazon.com
barnesandnoble.com
borders.com
Google eBookStore
kobobooks.com
ReaderStore for Sony
more>>
The Cancer Chronicles
Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery
Written by George Johnson


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2013
Price: $14.99

When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way—an explosion of new ideas...

Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a hardcover.
View pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Page 4 of 100
View past category highlights: