Product Description: How to survive an earthquake. How to make an invisibility cloak. How to turn lead into gold. How to read someone's mind. Physics = tedious and unfathomable, right? No longer. If you thought physics was all about measuring the temperature of an ice bucket or trying to understand complicated equations, think again...read more

Product Description: In the 21st century, there's no shortage of candidates for catastrophe. Climate change, killer asteroids or a cyborg power grab; how will the world end? And what exactly can we do about it? Fear not. The Rough Guide to Surviving the End of the World is a light-hearted but scientifically thorough look at the threats to human existence...read more

Product Description: Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein, but few people have a clear idea of what his theories are all about. Paul Parsons is one of the people who does understand Einstein's theories, and in this ingenious book he has found a way to make them accessible even to people who struggled at mathematics at school...read more

Product Description: An illustrated survey of the 100 key discoveries of science across several millennia. In 100 bite-size sections, Science in 100 Key Breakthroughs encapsulates the history of Western science, from astronomy and physics to geology, biology and psychology -- and everything in between...read more

Product Description: The world of cutting-edge scientific knowledge in one volume for the general reader. This practical reference provides clear and concise explanations of the key scientific concepts, making it the ideal guide for science enthusiasts as well as beginners...read more

Product Description: Science 1001 provides clear and concise explanations of the most fundamental and fascinating scientific concepts. Distilled into 1001 bite-sized mini-essays arranged thematically, this unique reference book moves steadily from the basics through to the most advanced of ideas, making it the ideal guide for novices and science enthusiasts...read more

Product Description: Almost fifty years after he first crossed the small screen, Doctor Who remains a science fiction touchstone. His exploits are thrilling, his world is mind-boggling, and that time travel machine―known as the Tardis―is almost certainly an old-fashioned blue police box, once commonly found in London...read more

Featuring more than one hundred full-color pictures, a companion book to Hyperspace provides a riveting review of the beginning of our universe and compares the views of today's top scientists with pre-scientific theories that tried to explain how everything began. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Deep-sky observing is easily the most popular field for amateur astronomers. The big problem faced by non-professional observers is what to look at - what is visible at a particular time of year. The Deep-Sky Observers Year is a month-by-month guide to the best objects to view...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Getting Published traces the steps in manuscript acquisition - initial contact between author and editor, the editor's evaluation of a work, outside review by scholarly peers and final approval by the press' editorial committee. Key consideration procedures and strategies employed by participants at each stage are explored in rich variety and detail...read more