Science & Technology
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The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell’s Quest to End Deafness
$19.99 Add to cartFinalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
“Meticulously researched, crackling with insights, and rich in novelistic detail” (Steve Sil
Finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize- Author: Booth, Katie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1501167111
- Language: English
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Marie Curie
$20.99 Add to cartDiscoverer of two chemical elements. Winner of two Nobel Prizes. Provider of X-ray examinations for millions of World War I wounded. Despite her fame, the legacy of Polish-born scientist Marie Curie i… [more below]
- Author: Cohen-Janca, Irène
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1568464002
- Language: English
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Crick: A Mind in Motion
$36.00 Add to cartA “thrilling biography of one of the 20th century’s greatest minds” (David Eagleman): Francis Crick, codiscoverer of the structure of DNA, pioneering neuroscientist, and audacious genius
What are th- Author: Cobb, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1541602889
- Language: English
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The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics
$32.00 Add to cartA “fascinating romp” (Johnjoe McFadden) and stirring account of the mathematicians who went looking for the bedrock philosophical foundations of their field and witnessed a house of cards collapse ins… [more below]
- Author: Bardi, Jason Socrates
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1541605004
- Language: English
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Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain
$20.00 Add to cartAlbert Einstein’s brain floats in a Tupperware bowl in a gray duffel bag in the trunk of a Buick Skylark barreling across America. Driving the car is journalist Michael Paterniti. Sitting next to him … [more below]
- Author: Paterniti, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 038533303X
- Language: English
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She Journeys: A Memoir of Heartbreak and Homecoming
$17.99 Add to cartA debut memoir for fans of Love Warrior–a candid account of the emotional and psychological pain of infidelity and divorce; and the journey of a lifetime that one woman took to heal.
Few things can s- Author: May, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1647429625
- Language: English
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
$20.00 Add to cartThe acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science
- Author: Sobel, Dava
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0802165869
- Language: English
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100 Things to Know about Food
$14.99 Add to cartThis informative book is filled with 100 fascinating facts about food, from how to grow a burger in a laboratory to how many bees it takes to fill an orchard with apples. With bright, infographic-styl… [more below]
- Series: 100 Things to Know about
- Author: James, Alice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1836052294
- Language: English
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The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs
$19.00 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book
A shocking and assiduously reported biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker- Author: Chafkin, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1984878557
- Language: English
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The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets, Spycraft and Gaia Theory
$32.00 Add to cart“Utterly fascinating–a beautifully braided account of the life of a maverick, prophetic genius.”–Robert MacFarlane
Based on in-depth interviews with James Lovelock and unprecedented access to his pe- Author: Watts, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1778402488
- Language: English
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind LP
$26.99 Add to cartNow a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land wi
- Author: Kamkwamba, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 442
- Publish Date: October 13 2009
- ISBN10: 0061884987
- Language: English
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Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone
$18.99 Add to cartIn this first picture book in the Black Innovators series, meet the insatiably curious Jim West, who invented a vital piece of the device we all carry in our pockets–transforming how the world commun… [more below]
- Series: The Black Innovators
- Author: Ramirez, Ainissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1536225282
- Language: English
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The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State
$32.50 Add to cartAn acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colorful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, t… [more below]
- Author: Steinberger, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1668012952
- Language: English
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The High-Flying, Deep-Diving Adventures of Kathy Sullivan: Astronaut and Oceanographer
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the true story of Kathy Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space and the only woman who has been to both outer space and the depths of the ocean, in this inspiring nonfiction picture book b… [more below]
- Author: Stanley, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1665926406
- Language: English
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When Science Stood Still: How S. Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the remarkable true story about the man who discovered the science of black holes and persisted in his theories against the disbelief of the scientific community in this nonfiction picture bo… [more below]
- Author: Rao, Shruthi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1665949961
- Language: English
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Wanda Oye Las Estrellas (Spanish Edition): Una Astr?noma Ciega Escucha Al Universo
$18.99 Add to cartEdici?n en espa?ol! Un libro ilustrado de no ficci?n que narra la biograf?a de la astrof?sica Wanda D?az Merced y c?mo perder la vista no la detuvo de estudiar las estrellas.
Una historia inspiradora- Author: Hansen, Amy S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 1623544882
- Language: Spanish
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Who Are Suni and Butch?
$5.99 Add to cartLearn all about the lives and extended space adventure of astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore in this exciting biography.
In March 2025, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splashed into the Gulf o- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Anderson, Kirsten
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 9798217244744
- Language: English
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The Prince of Stars: Ulugh Beg’s Quest to Map the Stars and Seasons
$19.99 Add to cartFrom M. O. Yuksel, author of In My Mosque, One Wish, and Ramadan Kareem, comes the first picture book biography of Ulugh Beg, an extraordinary Muslim man who charted the stars and discovered why seas
- Author: Yuksel, M. O.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 0063240157
- Language: English
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The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
$19.99 Add to cartONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023
From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME‘s 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL in AI, comes “a powerful plea for keeping humanity at the cen- Author: Li, Fei-Fei
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1250898102
- Language: English
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Who Was Katherine Johnson?
$6.99 Add to cartRead all about how a young Black girl who loved numbers grew into a brilliant mathematician who helped land the first person on the moon in this inspiring addition to the Who Was? series.
From a very- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Moses, Shelia P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0593752163
- Language: English
