By Diamond, Jared

In his runaway bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond brilliantly examined the circumstances that allowed Western civilizations to dominate much of the world. Now he probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to f...more ...

By Krauss, Lawrence M.

We are all, literally, star children. every atom in our bodies was once inside the fiery core of some supergiant star which exploded billions of years before our solar system formed. Lawrence Krauss takes us along for the ride of the life of a single particle, an oxygen atom...more ...

By Williams, Linda

Chemistry Demystified...more ...

By Isaacson, Walter

"Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings, he seems made of flesh rather than of marble. In bestselling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and wit...more ...

By Aristotle

Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCe, is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavour. It is soundly located within a...more ...

By Pinchuk, George

"Schaum's Outlines give you the information your teachers expect you to know in a handy and succinct format­­without overwhelming you with unnecessary jargon. You get a complete overview of the subject. Plus, you get plenty of practice exercises to test your skill. Compati...more ...

By Goldberg, David

Schaum's easy Outline Beginning Chemistry...more ...

By Defant, Marc, J.

In the fourth century B.C., the magnificent Museum and Library of Alexandria, egypt were built. It was one of the earliest scientific centers of research and was a focal point of the exchange of ideas and information. At one point, the Library housed more than 500,000 book...more ...