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  • What Einstein Told His Barber

    More Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions

    by Robert Wolke ...
    What makes ice cubes cloudy? How do shark attacks make airplanes safer? Can a person traveling in a car at the speed of sound still hear the radio? Moreover, would they want to...?Do you often find yourself pondering life's little conundrums? Have you ever wondered why the ocean is blue? Or why birds don't get electrocuted when perching on high-voltage power lines? Robert L. Wolke, professor ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • What Einstein Kept Under His Hat: Secrets of Science in the Kitchen

    Secrets of Science in the Kitchen

    “All you have to do is ask ‘why’ and open to any page. Good luck putting it down.” —Alton Brown, host of Good Eats and Iron ChefHave you ever wondered why onions make us cry? Do you believe bananas contain more calories as they ripen and get sweeter? This sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cook continues Robert L. Wolke’s investigations into the science behind our foods. In response ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained

    Kitchen Science Explained

    "Like having a scientist at your side to answer your questions in plain, non-technical language."—Science NewsWhy is red meat red? How do they decaffeinate coffee? Do you wish you understood the science of food but don't want to plow through dry, technical books? In What Einstein Told His Cook, University of Pittsburgh chemistry professor emeritus and award-winning Washington Post food columnist ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Demon Under the Microscope

    From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor's Heroic Search for the World's First Miracle Drug

    by Thomas Hager ...
    In The Demon Under the Microscope, Thomas Hager chronicles the dramatic history of sulfa, the first antibiotic and the drug that shaped modern medicine.The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. Sulfa saved millions of lives—among them those of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Big History

    by DK ...
    From the formation of the Universe to today, countless major events have changed the course of life on Earth.Aligned with the online Big History Project supported by Bill Gates, Big History puts a wide-angle lens on 13.8 billion years of remarkable history and shows you how and why we got where we are today.With stunning visual timelines and special CGI reconstructions, you can see history's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Devil's Element

    Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

    by Dan Egan ...
    **A New Yorker Best Book of the Year"Lively…and thought-provoking.” —Robert W. Howarth, ScienceThe New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over the world.**Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Flour, Too

    Indispensable Recipes for the Cafe's Most Loved Sweets & Savories

    by Joanne Chang ...
    The ideal companion to Flour—Joanne Chang's beloved first cookbook—Flour, too includes the most-requested savory fare to have made her four cafés Boston's favorite stops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are 100 gratifying recipes for easy at-home eating and entertaining from brunch treats to soups, pizzas, pasta, and, of course, Flour's famous cakes, tarts, and other sweet goodies. More than ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Louvre

    The Many Lives of the World's Most Famous Museum

    by James Gardner ...
    The centuries-long history of the Louvre, from humble fortress to Royal palace to the world's greatest art museum—with photos and building maps.Some ten million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of the site and buildings themselves—a fascinating story that historian James ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science

    The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science

    The scientist in the kitchen tells us more about what makes our foods tick.This sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cook continues Bob Wolke's investigations into the science behind our foods—from the farm or factory to the market, and through the kitchen to the table. In response to ongoing questions from the readers of his nationally syndicated Washington Post column, "Food 101," ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Regency Years

    During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern

    **An Economist History Book of the Year“Elegant, entertaining and frequently surprising.” —Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review**The Victorians are often credited with ushering in our current era, yet the seeds of change were planted during the earlier Regency period (1811–1820) when the profligate Prince of Wales—the future king George IV—succeeded his father. Around the Prince Regent ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • How Hitler Could Have Won World War II

    The Fatal Errors That Led to Nazi Defeat

    From an acclaimed military historian, a fascinating account of just how close the Allies were to losing World War II.Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies' victory over the Nazis in World War II. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between Adolf Hitler's ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Visit Sunny Chernobyl

    And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places

    For most of us, traveling means visiting the most beautiful places on Earth—Paris, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon. It's rare to book a plane ticket to visit the lifeless moonscape of Canada's oil sand strip mines, or to seek out the Chinese city of Linfen, legendary as the most polluted in the world. But in Visit Sunny Chernobyl, Andrew Blackwell embraces a different kind of travel, taking a ... Read more

    $5.99 USD