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A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane
Samanth Subramanian · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.J. B. S. Haldane's life was rich and strange, never short on genius or drama -- from his boyhood apprenticeship to his scientist father,... |
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Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth
Kate Greene · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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When it comes to Mars, the focus is often on how to get there: the rockets, the engines, the fuel. But upon arrival, what will it actually be like?In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA's first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated... |
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Perception: How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds
Dennis Proffitt · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking popular psychology book that explores the deep connection between our body and our brain.Over decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of Gulliver's Travels, where the size and shape... |
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Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time
Ben Ehrenreich · Counterpoint
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Robert Macfarlane or Elizabeth Rush, National Magazine Award winner and The Nation columnist Ben Ehrenreich layers climate science, mythologies, nature writing, and personal experiences into a stunning reckoning of our current moment and our all-too-human urge to grapple with... |
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Earth A.D.: The Poisoning of the American Landscape
Michael Lee Nirenberg · Process
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Earth A.D is film documentarian Michael Nirenberg’s, sweeping oral history of two American Superfund sites. Comprised of hundreds of interviews with political, environmental, corporate leaders as well as the citizens affected by living in these toxic zones, Nirenberg tells the stories... |
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Fathoms: The World in the Whale
Rebecca Giggs · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Fathoms is a gorgeous meditation on the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship to other species.What can whales reveal about our world today? When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local... |
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