Have you ever wondered why ice floats and water is such a freaky liquid? Or why chillies and mustard are both hot but in different ways? Or why microwaves don't cook from the inside out?
In this fascinating scientific tour of household objects, The One
In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted Thames was so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons. Sewage generated by a population of over two million Londoners was pouring into th
The Science Book
explores how scientists have sought to explain our world and the universe, and how scientific discoveries have been made.A new title in DK's successful "Big ideas, simply explained" series, this book on science and the history of scie
Homo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. Telling our story, fr
"Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences," the best-known and best-loved essay in this collection, is Mark Twain's how-to guide for the would-be author. A hilarious and cutting critique of what not to do, this deliciously wicked essay also lays out what write
12 Million Black Voices, first published in 1941, combines Wright's prose with startling photographs selected by Edwin Rosskam from the Security Farm Administration files compiled during the Great Depression. The photographs include works by such giants a
A striking collection of works from authors both established and emerging, this is the first original anthology of African-American writing in over a decade.Other contributors are:- Ellease Southerland- Barbara Summers- Cliff Thompson- Alice Walker- John
A skeptic's guide to debunking popular science myths and much "received wisdom" that is just plain wrongAccessible, clear, and humorous, this book answers questions people have pondered over for a lifetime, such as: Why did your mother remind you to take
It is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear bombs, no lasers, no TV, no computers, no scie
