Drori, Jonathan
Summary: "In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture and folklore. From the seemingly familiar tomato and dandelion to the eerie mandrake and Spanish 'moss' of Louisiana, each of these stories is full of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Laurence King Publishing
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.7 DROKerss, Tom
Summary: "Discover the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this in-depth guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers. Covers the essential equipment needed for observation and photography and full of stunning photographs. Tom Kerss covers the cultural and scientific context for the phenomenon and offers a comprehensive guide to forecasting and photography so that readers...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 538.768 KERSummary: An innovative and accessible guide to theories in technology and nature. Learning about science can be daunting, but this book makes it easier by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Simple explanations and stylish infographics open up the world of science to even the complete novice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 SCICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 SCISagan, Carl
Summary: "Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, internationally respected scientist Carl Sagan shows how scientific thinking is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization." "The Demon-Haunted World is more personal and richer in moving and revealing human stories than anything Sagan has...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1997
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.9 SAGKlein, Stefan
Summary: How to Love the Universe is a new kind of science writing by an author truly enamored of the world around him. In ten short chapters of lyrical prose—each one an ode to a breathtaking realm of discovery—Stefan Klein uses everyday objects and events as a springboard to meditate on the beauty of the underlying science.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment colophon 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 523.1 KLEPreston, Richard
Summary: Dramatic true stories about the frightening forces and constructive discoveries that are currently roiling and reordering our world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.024 PREYoon, Carol Kaesuk.
Summary: This surprising, untold story about the poetic and deeply human (cognitive) capacity to name the natural world illuminates science's limitations and the urgency of staying connected to the natural world by using familiar, rather than scientific, names.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 570.1 YOOMiodownik, Mark
Summary: "Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paperclip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?With clarity and humor, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik answers all the questions you've ever had about your pens, spoons, and razor blades, while also introducing a whole world full of materials you've never even heard of: the diamond five...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Ingram, Jay
Summary: "A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Canada 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.49 INGSummary: Science, pop culture and comedy collide in National Geographic's groundbreaking new series, hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasseTyson. Along with celebrity guests and comic co-hosts, Neil explores captivating topics such as space travel, extra-terrestrial life, the Big Bang, the future of our Earth and the environment, and breaking news from the universe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STAPilcher, Helen
Summary: If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond. De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat PilcherPetroski, Henry.
Contents: Ubiquitous risk -- Engineering is rocket science -- Doctors and Dilberts -- Which comes first? -- Einstein the inventor -- Speed bumps -- Research and development -- Development and research -- Alternative energies -- Complex systems -- Two cultures -- Uncertain science and engineering -- Great achievements and grand challenges -- Prizing engineering.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620 PETLintott, Chris
Summary: The world of science has been transformed. Where once astronomers sat at the controls of giant telescopes in remote locations, praying for clear skies, now they have no need to budge from their desks, as data arrives in their inbox. And what they receive is overwhelming; projects now being built provide more data in a few nights than in the whole of humanity's history of observing the Universe....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 LINWess, Ludger
Summary: "Bacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book, you'll learn everything you need to know about these often misunderstood--and incredibly interesting--microbes. In this engagingly written and scientifically rigorous book, author and scientist Ludger Wess introduces an eclectic collection of impressive, useful, weird, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 579.3 WESSummary: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists, comedians, and more to explore a variety of cosmic topics, colliding pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life and the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STARovelli, Carlo
Summary: "A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions of readers to the wonders of modern physics and his singular perspective on the cosmos. This new collection of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 500 ROVSteckles, Katie
Summary: "Get ready to play (and learn!) with your food! Discover the secrets of Pi(e), learn about the hidden numbers in your food, conduct experiments with shapes and patterns, and more. The Math of a Milkshake brings math into the kitchen, for a fun and interactive approach to learning for the whole family."--Back cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 STECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM Exp StecklesRandle-Conde, Aidan
Summary: Get ready to play (and learn!) with your food! Discover how electricity is made, learn about the inner workings of atoms and conduct experiments with making waves, and more. Become a Kitchen Scientist by grasping gases using a home-made hot air balloon, learning about light to recreate a rainbow and mastering momentum with model cars! The Physics of Popcorn uses applied science for a fun and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.853 RANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM Exp Randle-CondeCohen, Benyamin
Summary: "Albert Einstein's face is still one of the most recognizable in the world and he's widely considered to be the first modern-day celebrity. While many of his discoveries continue to define our daily lives, it's not just his genius that continues to shape our world. Today, more people know Einstein as an icon rather than a theorist-decades after his death, he's a celebrity with a massive online...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B EINSTEIN COHO'Neill, Bill
Summary: "Want to impress your buddies at the bar? Need to think of something interesting to do at the next family gathering? Want to learn a bunch of random facts about history, science, true crime, and the paranormal? Pick up Interesting Stories for Curious People, the ultimate guidebook for a plethora of interesting facts about a whole bunch of several different topics. A quick read packed with...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: LAK Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 031 O'NEBly, Robert.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 501.12 BLYBrownstein, Ronald
Summary: Documents the kaleidoscopic year during which transformative talents from Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard, and Beverly Hills heavily influenced pop culture, politics, and social movements.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.4 BRODitum, Sarah
Summary: A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, exploitative culture that took them down. Welcome to celebrity culture in the early aughts: the reign of Perez Hilton, celebrity sex tapes, and dueling tabloids fed by paparazzi who were willing to do anything to get the shot. It was a time when the Internet was still the Wild West, and when...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2024
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.23 DITSullivan, John Jeremiah
Summary: "A sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America's cultural landscape--from high to low to lower than low--by the award-winning young star of the literary nonfiction world In Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan takes us on an exhilarating tour of our popular,unpopular, and at times completely forgotten culture. Simultaneously channeling the gonzo energy of Hunter S. Thompson and the wit and insight...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011