The Happy Atheist
Written by PZ Myers
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2013
Price: $24.00
“I’m an atheist swimming in a sea of superstition, surrounded by well-meaning, good people with whom I share a culture and similar concerns, and there’s only one thing I can do. I have to laugh.” —PZ Myers
On his popular science blog, Pharyngula, PZ Myers has entertained millions of readers with his infectious...
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The Grand Design
Written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $13.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWhen and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In this startling and lavishly illustrated book...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Written by Rebecca Skloot
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: February 2, 2010
Price: $26.00
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...
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The Male Brain
Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2011
Price: $14.99
From the author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Female Brain, here is the eagerly awaited follow-up book that demystifies the puzzling male brain.
Dr. Louann Brizendine, the founder of the first clinic in the country to study gender differences in brain, behavior, and hormones, turns her attention to the...
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The Female Brain
Written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2007
Price: $11.99
Every brain begins as a female brain. It only becomes male eight weeks after conception, when excess testosterone shrinks the communications center, reduces the hearing cortex, and makes the part of the brain that processes sex twice as large.
Louann Brizendine, M.D. is a pioneering neuropsychiatrist who brings together the latest...
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My Brief History
Written by Stephen Hawking
Read by Matthew Brenher
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $15.00
Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inward for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution. My Brief History recounts Stephen Hawking’s improbable...
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The Information
A History, A Theory, A Flood
Written by James Gleick
Format: Trade Paperback, 544 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $16.95
A New York Times Notable Book
A Los Angeles Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer Best Book of the Year
Winner of the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and...
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