An insightful look into the essence of creativity and the connections between the human imagination and the origins of the universe
An insightful look at the science of weather and the human role in climate change.
An in-depth look at hidden prejudices against women in the scientific fields, and how women can overcome them.
"Parker has done an outstanding job of pulling together the current scientific understanding of life on Earth and the possibilities of life elsewhere."- Christopher P. McKay, Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research centre
An accessible overview of the evolution and development of our universe- from the Big Bang to cosmic strings.
A new and revealing examination of life on Earth-from the perspective of its hardiest inhabitants.
Why understanding the numbers behind our personal and collective decisions is essential to surviving in a complex world.
A look at the creation and composition of asteroids and the frightening eventuality of a collision with the earth.
A comparative overview of common images of the universe from world art and folklore and their similarities to our current scientific understanding.
From the co-author of The New Corporate Cultures, a radical suggestion: that there are other indexes to corporate health than quarter-to-quarter shareholder happiness
An exciting exploration of how complexity theory is answering all of our questions about evolution and might even show us how life developed.
The sensational story of the entrepreneurs and corporate raiders who built America's thriving wireless industry
In a universe filled by chaos and disorder, one physicist makes the radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of time -- and shapes the destiny of the universe. Time is among the universe's greatest mysteries. Why, when most laws of physics allow for it to flow forward and backward, does it only go forward? Physicists have long appealed to the second law of thermodynamics, held to predict the increase of disorder in the universe, to explain this. In The Janus Point, physicist Julian Barbour argues that the second law has been misapplied and that the growth of order determines how we experience time. In his view, the big bang becomes the "Janus point," a moment of minimal order from which time could flow, and order increase, in two directions. The Janus Point has remarkable implications: while most physicists predict that the universe will become mired in disorder, Barbour sees the possibility that order -- the stuff of life -- can grow without bound. A major new work of physics, The Janus Point will transform our understanding of the nature of existence.
A one-of-a-kind glimpse into the essence of creativity, with inspiring insights from some of the world's most creative minds.
"A vivid mural of the...new frontier of the mobile Web."-Fast Company
This volume contains the complete texts of five black slave narratives of the 18th century. Included here are the writings of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, John Marrant, Ottobah Cugoano, Olaudah Equiano and John Jea.
A fascinating glimpse inside the life-and-death business of biotechnology
A barbed rebuttal to the conservative view that popular culture is destroying the English language.
In this provocative new book, sociologist Orlando Patterson takes on the intractable dilemma of race in late 20th-century America. Using current demographic research, Patterson exposes common misperceptions about the lives and experiences of black and white Americans, misperceptions that are hampering the success of integration.
A fascinating look at extreme weather and the men and women who are risking their lives to give us a better understanding of this meteorological phenomenon.
An amazing journey from our moon to the most distant stars, revealing the magic and majesty of our universe.
How the 401(k) has come to dominate the American family's long-term investment portfolio, why it is inadequate-and what to do about it
A realistic and down-to-earth assessment of the possibility of intelligent alien life.
A fascinating look at how mathematics has influenced human civilization and evolution throughout history.
A remarkable collection of farewell addresses by the thirteen U.S. senators who voluntarily retired in 1996-Bill Bradley, Hank Brown, William S. Cohen, J. James Exon, Mark O. Hatfield, Howell Heflin, J. Bennett Johnston, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Paul Simon, and Alan K. Simpson.
From the hilarious to the sublime, the observations of cultural commentator extraordinaire, Chris "RageBoy" Locke.
From the author of Simplicity-a powerful new approach to management.
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