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The Quantum Universe - Brian Cox; Jeff Forshaw
The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum ... -
The Pirates of Somalia_ Inside - Jay Bahadur
Review"The inner workings of the world of Somali pirates are astutely explored by Bahadur. . . an engaging account, full of solid analysis. . . What’s especially impressive (aside ... -
The Perfection Point - John Brenkus
What's the fastest a human can run the 100-meter sprint?What's the longest a human can hold his breath?What are the limits of human performance?Welcome to The Perfection ... -
The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Lisa Gardner's Love You More. What would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer? Jim Beckett was everything ... -
The Pencil_ A History of Design - Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and ... -
The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan
From Publishers Weekly[Signature]Reviewed by Pamela KaufmanPollan (The Botany of Desire) examines what he calls "our national eating disorder" (the Atkins craze, the prec... -
The Nightmarys - Dan Poblocki
FromTimothy doesn’t really know what to make of Abigail, the new girl in his seventh-grade class. After she is humiliated before her classmates, bad things start happening. Timothy... -
The Night Stalker_ A Novel of S - James Swain
From Publishers WeeklyWhat crime fiction fan can resist a guy who isn't afraid to knock a few slime-bag heads when no one is watching? In Swain's fine second suspense novel to feat... -
The Next Decade_ What the World - George Friedman
From Publishers WeeklyWhereas Friedman's last book, The Next 100 Years, focused on "the impersonal forces that shape history in the long run," now the geopolitical intelligence exp... -
The Murder of King Tut - James William Patterson; Martin
Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot...