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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Tennessee

Brain repair, smart pills, mind-reading machines--modern neuroscience promises to soon deliver a remarkable array of wonders as well as profound insight into the nature of the brain. But these exciting new breakthroughs, warns Steven Rose, will also raise troubling questions about what itmeans to be human.In The Future of the Brain, Rose explores just how far neuroscience may help us understand the human brain--including consciousness--and to what extent cutting edge technologies should have the power to mend or manipulate the mind. Rose first offers a panoramic look at what we now know aboutthe brain, from its three-billion-year evolution, to its astonishingly rapid development in the embryo, to the miraculous process of infant development (how a brain becomes a human). More important, he shows what all this science can--and cannot--tell us about the human condition. He examinesquestions that still baffle scientists: if our genes are 99% identical to those of chimpanzees, if our brains are composed of identical molecules, arranged in pretty similar cellular patterns, how come we are so different? And he explores the potential threats and promises of new technologies andtheir ethical, legal, and social implications, wondering how far we should go in eliminating unwanted behavior or enhancing desired characteristics, focusing on the new "brain steroids" and on the use of Ritalin to control young children.The Future of the Brain is a remarkable look at what the brain sciences are telling us about who we are and where we came from--and where we may be headed in the years ahead.

The Future of the Brain - The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Richard Elwes is a writer, teacher and researcher in Mathematics, visiting fellow at the University of Leeds, and contributor to numerous popular science magazines. He is a committed and recognized popularizer of mathematics. Of Elwes, Sonder Books 2011 Standouts said, "Dr. Elwes is brilliant at giving the reader the broad perspective, with enough details to fascinate, rather than confuse."

Math in 100 Key Breakthroughs offers a series of short, clear-eyed essays explaining the fundamentals of the mathematical concepts everyone should know. Professor Richard Elwes profiles the most important, groundbreaking, and astonishing discoveries, which together have profoundly influenced our understanding of the universe. From the origins of counting--traced back to more than 35,000 years ago--to such contemporary breakthroughs as Wiles' Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and Cook & Woolfram's Rule 110, this compulsively readable book tells the story of discovery, invention, and inspiration that have led to humankind's most important mathematical achievements.

Math in 100 Key Breakthroughs

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Rebecca Carmi

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Oregon

Miss Frizzle's class travel to Australia.

Expedition down Under

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Everything you want to know about volcanos. Written on a 2-3 grade level. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Georgia

Mountains of Fire

A volcano could be called a sleeping mountain--that is, until it wakes up! What is it like to witness the eruption of one of nature's majestic time bombs? Young readers can learn what makes volcanoes "tick," and read about some of the most famous eruptions in history.

Volcanoes!

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Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.

Hungry Plants

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A completely revised edition of THE bestselling dinosaur leveled reader, for children who are ready to read on their own.
 
With all-new illustrations and updated scientific information, this Science Reader will introduce a new generation of children to the most fascinating creatures of all time--dinosaurs. From well-known species like T. rex, Triceratops, and Ankylosaurus to lesser-known ones like Citipati, Vegavis, and Mapusaurus, there's something here for dinosaur fans and their parents--including a handy pronunciation guide!

Dinosaur Days

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George H. Scherr

Oklahoma

The Journal of Irreproducible Results

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Fabien Cousteau

James O. Fraioli

Michigan

Two young explorers join Fabien Cousteau and his team to get up close and personal with great white sharks in this start to a series of graphic adventure novels.

Junior explorers Bella and Marcus join famed explorer Fabien Cousteau and his research team as they embark on an ocean journey off the coast of South Africa, where the world's largest concentrations of great white sharks are found. Their mission is to investigate a sighting of a massive white shark, and tag it so they can track and protect it. Along the way, they'll encounter whales, seals, dolphins, penguins, and a colorful array of other marine life. They'll also enter a shark cage and come face to face with these powerful creatures.

Dramatic, graphic illustrations and a compelling story help young readers discover tons of facts about sharks and other marine creatures. Children will also learn the many damaging myths about sharks, why they are so misunderstood, and what is being done to protect them from further exploitation and possible extinction.

Great White Shark Adventure

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Edwin C. Krupp

Children’s book about Haley’s Comet. 

Presents the history, appearance, and physical composition of Halleys comet and compares it to other comets, describing its path through the solar system and its predicted return.

The Comet and You

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Asia Citro

North Carolina

Science

100+ Creative Hands-On Activities for Ages 4-8

What happens if you water plants with juice? Where can you find bacteria in your house? Is slug slime as strong as a glue stick? How would your child find the answers to these questions? In The Curious Kid's Science Book, your child will learn to design his or her own science investigations to determine the answers! Children will learn to ask their own scientific questions, discover value in failed experiments, and -- most importantly -- have a blast with science. The 100+ hands-on activities in the book use household items to playfully teach important science, technology, engineering, and math skills. Each creative activity includes age-appropriate explanations and (when possible) real life applications of the concepts covered. Adding science to your at-home schedule will make a positive impact on your child's learning. Just one experiment a week will help build children's confidence and excitement about the sciences, boost success in the classroom, and give them the tools to design and execute their own science fair projects.

The Curious Kid's Science Book

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A young adult book about the science of sound, noise and music, with plenty of pictures. #nonfiction #science #hardcover #ya #handson #experiment 

Wisconsin

Sound Noise & Music

Science Workshop

A good children's book with plenty of pictures. #nonfiction #juvenilenonfiction #hardcover #homeschool #science 

The Wonder of God's World

Includes text and activities that explore sound and how it works, with quotes from the Bible that encourage the reader to think about the wonders of the natural world.

Sound

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Walter Isaacson

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Washington

Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

"A gripping account of how the pioneering scientist Jennifer Doudna, along with her colleagues and rivals, launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and enhance our children"--

The Code Breaker

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Illinois

Amazing Weather

#hardcover #billnye #nonfiction #science #thescienceguy 

How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity, and Solve Any Problem

In the New York Times bestseller Everything All at Once, Bill Nye shows you how thinking like a nerd is the key to changing yourself and the world around you. Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In Everything All at Once, Bill Nye will help you find yours. With his call to arms, he wants you to examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable—that is, until you find the solution. Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his “everything all at once” approach that leaves no stone unturned. Whether addressing climate change, the future of our society as a whole, or personal success, or stripping away the mystery of fire walking, there are certain strategies that get results: looking at the world with relentless curiosity, being driven by a desire for a better future, and being willing to take the actions needed to make change happen. He shares how he came to create this approach—starting with his Boy Scout training (it turns out that a practical understanding of science and engineering is immensely helpful in a capsizing canoe) and moving through the lessons he learned as a full-time engineer at Boeing, a stand-up comedian, CEO of The Planetary Society, and, of course, as Bill Nye The Science Guy. This is the story of how Bill Nye became Bill Nye and how he became a champion of change and an advocate of science. It’s how he became The Science Guy. Bill teaches us that we have the power to make real change. Join him in… dare we say it… changing the world.

Everything All at Once

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Answers to the World's Weirdest Questions, Most Persistent Rumors, and Unexplained Phenomena

From the creators of the wildly popular and seriously scientific YouTube channel, AsapSCIENCE, comes entertaining, irreverent, and totally accessible answers to the questions you never got to ask in science class.

Why do we get hung over? What would happen if you stopped sleeping? Is binge-watching TV actually bad for you? Why should I take a power nap? In their first-ever book, Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown, the geniuses behind YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE, explain the true science of how things work in their trademark hilarious and fascinating fashion.

Applying the fun, illustrated format of their addictive videos to topics ranging from brain freeze to hiccups to the science of the snooze button, AsapSCIENCE takes the underpinnings of biology, chemistry, physics, and other hard sciences and applies them to everyday life through quirky and relatable examples that will appeal to both science nerds and those who didn't ace chemistry. This is the science that people actually want to learn, shared in a friendly, engaging style. And in the spirit of science, no subject is taboo. Amid the humor is great information and cocktail conversation fodder, all thoughtfully presented. Whether you're a total newbie or the next Albert Einstein, this guide is sure to educate and entertain...ASAP.

AsapSCIENCE 💜

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Investigations into the Strange New Science of Self

The Man Who Wasn’t There

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Timothy Gay

Bill Belichick

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Nebraska

The Science of the Game

The scientific principles underlying the dynamics of football, including blocking, tackling, and passing is made comprehensible in a study that highlights moments and feats in the game such as Franco Harris's Immaculate Reception.

Football Physics

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Saleem H. Ali

California

How Natural Laws Define Human Life

The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought forth global anxiety about linkages between the environment and society at a fundamental structural level. Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life provides an accessible exposition of the latest foundational knowledge on how natural and social systems science can inform planetary crises. Humanity has either tried to conquer or capitulate to natural order, whereas we should be seeking to understand latent structures and patterns that permeate all systems and develop an "earthly order," that is socially functional and sustainable. Current debates in politics often present what should constitute a "world order" while scientists have wrestled with what are fundamental conditions of "natural order." Author Saleem H. Ali provides a readable synthesis of these debates with practical guidance for the public with a host of current examples around environmental decision-making by consumers, the government and industry. Twitter: @saleem ali

Earthly Order

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Stephen Budiansky

Missouri

NSA's Code Breakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union

In Code Warriors, Stephen Budiansky--a longtime expert in cryptology--tells the fascinating story of how NSA came to be, from its roots in World War II through the fall of the Berlin Wall. Along the way, he guides us through the fascinating challenges faced by cryptanalysts, and how they broke some of the most complicated codes of the twentieth century. With access to new documents, Budiansky shows where the agency succeeded and failed during the Cold War, but his account also offers crucial perspective for assessing NSA today in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations. Budiansky shows how NSA's obsession with recording every bit of data and decoding every signal is far from a new development; throughout its history the depth and breadth of the agency's reach has resulted in both remarkable successes and destructive failures.

Code Warriors

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Parragon Books

Think you've seen it all? Well look again! See amazing optical illusions come to life before your very eyes! Inside this book you'll find over 90 perplexing pictures that will fly off the page! These seemingly static images are cleverly created to trick your brain into seeing mesmerising movement, without any fancy technology! To activate, just flick through the pages!

Movement Illusions

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Massachusetts

Nocturnal Flyers

This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on bats, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we're asleep!

Bats

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Celebrated author-illustrator and master explainer David Macaulay brings his unique voice and style to high-interest nonfiction books for newly independent readers.
How can you see that your shirt is on inside out? How do you see the soccer ball coming right at you? How do you know which players are on your team? It all starts with light--and with the amazing human eye. With his unique blend of informative text and illustration, David Macaulay shows how the anatomy of this extraordinary organ works to capture light and send signals to our brains. Joining Castle, Jet Plane, and Toilet, here's an illuminating nonfiction story about the senses for newly independent readers.

Eye: How It Works

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With fantastic images and simple text, books in this series serve as a perfect introduction to different habitats and show how a wide variety of animals and plants are beautifully adapted to live there. In What Can Live in a River?, readers learn about river habitat conditions, microhabitats, and the ingenious ways plants and animals are designed to live in rivers.

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The Future of the Brain - The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow's Neuroscience

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