Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of history's worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly "smart" systems leave ... more

This is a rewritten and updated text of the book published two years ago in Australia and the UK. It is a popular science work, a bit heavy on the scienc ... more

"Working in isolation in the decades before World War II, Robert Goddard pioneered the technical developments that made rocket propulsion feasible - but was ridiculed in the p ... more

"PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras. ""[T]he fascinating true story of the epic tussle between the Lone Inventor and the Mega-Mogul over the most influ ... more

Black men base much of their self-esteem on their performance. But their deeper selves -- their motivations, self-image, and fears -- are often hidden in a private world that they can't, or won't, share with thei ... more

"From ""the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era"" (The New Yorker), a landmark manifesto about the genu ... more

The author of Population: 485 returns, delivering a truckload of humor, heart, and . . . gardening tips? Think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, complete with stock cars, sexy ve ... more

Everyone in the modern world knows what technology is. But what is nanotechnology? Taken from the Greek, nano means "one billionth part of" a whole. In modern parlance, it means very, very small. Nano-tech is the next step ... more

On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed from New York's JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St. Maarten, but f ... more

What determines the strategies by which a state mobilizes resources for war? And does war preparation strengthen or weaken the state in relation to ... more

Ever wondered what life is like for an airline pilot? This book gives an amusing account of life in the cockpit, with anecdotes, history and information that reveals the hidden side of flying. You'll ... more

The highly praised author of The Joy of Pi now turns his clever technical and mathematical expertise to the conundrum of flight. Everyone who has ever sat in an airplane has had this same thou ... more