Science

The Geek Atlas
By John Graham-Cumming
May 2009
$29.99 USD

With this unique traveler's guide, you'll learn about 128 destinations around the world where discoveries in science, mathematics, or technology occurred or is happening now. Travel to Munich to see… Read more.

The Manga Guide to Physics
By Hideo Nitta, Keita Takatsu, Trend-pro Co, Ltd.
May 2009
$19.95 USD

The Manga Guide to Physics teaches physics in an innovative way by joining real Japanese-style manga with serious and practical instruction. With extended explanations and examples to help you learn,… Read more.

Head First Physics
By Heather Lang
September 2008
$29.99 USD

Do most physics books make your eyes glaze over quickly? Get ready for Head First Physics. This book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing… Read more.

Your Brain: The Missing Manual
By Matthew MacDonald
May 2008
$24.99 USD

Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just how the brain works, but how you can… Read more.

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
By Robert Bruce Thompson
April 2008
$29.99 USD

For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with… Read more.

Visualizing Data
By Ben Fry
December 2007
$39.99 USD

How you can take advantage of data that you might otherwise never use? With the help of the free software programming environment called Processing, this book helps you represent data… Read more.

Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders
By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
October 2007
$29.99 USD

Amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the ideal book to get you started. The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders offers you a guide to… Read more.

Mind Performance Hacks
By Ron Hale-Evans
February 2006
$24.99 USD

Mind Performance Hacks provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires… Read more.

Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook
By David M. Bourg
January 2006
$44.99 USD

This quick, look-up reference is perfect for anyone in the science and engineering community who wants to improve upon their Excel skills. You'll learn how to leverage Excel to perform… Read more.

Astronomy Hacks
By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
June 2005
$24.95 USD

Why use the traditional approach to study the stars when you can turn computers, handheld devices, and telescopes into out-of-this-world stargazing tools? Whether you're a first timer or an advanced… Read more.

Mind Hacks
By Tom Stafford, Matt Webb
November 2004
$24.95 USD

This exploration into the moment-by-moment works of the brain uses cognitive neuroscience to present experiments, tricks, and tips related to vision, motor skills, attention, cognition, and subliminal perception. Each hack… Read more.

Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics
By James Tisdall
September 2003
$39.95 USD

Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics covers the core Perl language and many of its module extensions, presenting them in the context of biological data and problems of pressing interest to the… Read more.

BLAST
By Ian Korf, Mark Yandell, Joseph Bedell
July 2003
$39.95 USD

BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is a set of similarity search programs that explore all of the available sequence databases for protein or DNA. BLAST is the only book… Read more.

Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell: A Guide to Tools
By Scott Markel, Darryl León
January 2003
$29.95 USD

Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell: A Guide to Common Tools and Databases pulls together all of the vital information about the most commonly used databases, analytical tools, and tables used… Read more.

Physics for Game Developers
By David M. Bourg
November 2001
$39.95 USD

Colliding billiard balls. Missile trajectories. Cornering dynamics in speeding cars. By applying the laws of physics, you can realistically model nearly everything in games that bounces around, flies, rolls, slides,… Read more.

Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics
By James Tisdall
October 2001
$39.95 USD

This book shows biologists with little or no programming experience how to use Perl, the ideal language for biological data analysis. Each chapter focuses on solving a particular problem or… Read more.

Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills
By Cynthia Gibas, Per Jambeck
April 2001
$44.99 USD

Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills will help biologists, researchers, and students develop a structured approach to biological data and the computer tools they'll need to analyze it. The book covers the… Read more.