Science & Natural World ebook deals

A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from its brightest spots to the darkest skies we have left.A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders. Yet in our artificially lit world, three-quarters of Americans' eyes never switch to night vision and most of us no...

A sweeping and groundbreaking history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientistsThe dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet’s...

This entertaining, mind-expanding mushroom guide “introduces us to the staggering variety of mushrooms”—their mystery, their funk, and the way they captivate our imaginations” (The Boston Globe).“A natural sequel for the many readers who enjoyed Merlin Sheldrake’s...

In this scientific study, a neurologist presents a critical, startling, and expansive journey into the mysteries of the brain and what makes us human.What if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control?Despite 2500 years of contemplation by the...

“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through...

Psychology professor Gary Marcus explores how evolution has affected—and altered—the functioning of the human brain in Kluge. A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceHow is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but cannot...

A concise, non-technical exploration of quantum entanglement—the enigma Albert Einstein called ‘spooky action at a distance’—and how it contradicts our assumptions about the ultimate nature of reality.Quantum physics is notable for its brazen defiance of common sense....

"This combination of history, mythology, lore, science and sheer entertainment takes us on a tour of the world's most unusual plants." —Sacramento BeeThe Big, Bad Book of Botany introduces a world of wild, wonderful, and weird plants. Some are so rare, they were once...

A "charming, informative" firsthand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals—and how our perceptions impact their future (Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books).Think of a platypus: They lay eggs (that hatch into so-called platypups), produce milk without...

In this Indiebound bestseller, the award-winning science writer unlocks the biggest mysteries of the human brain by examining nine extraordinary cases.Our brains are far stranger than we think. We take it for granted that we can remember, feel emotion, navigate,...