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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Biologist, botanist, and conservationist Meg Lowman-aka "Canopy Meg"-takes us on an adventure into the "eighth continent" of the world's treetops, along her journey as a tree scientist, and into climate action"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 4
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
Boy genius Frank Einstein finds himself in competition with his classmate and archrival T. Edison and his sign-language-speaking sidekick, Mr. Chimp, over Frank's newest invention: the EvoBlaster Belt.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvi, 400 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Both recalling his life story and recounting many of the major advances in twentieth-century science, a renowned physicist shares his autobiography through letters. While recognizing that quantum mechanics "demands serious attention," Albert Einstein in 1926 admonished fellow physicist Max Born that the theory "does not bring us closer to the secrets of the Old One." Aware that "there are deep mysteries that Nature intends to keep for herself," Freeman...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This book describes how five famous scientists actually made major errors in the interpretation of their data and how the further investigations of these mistakes led to scientific breakthroughs in such disciplines as biology, medicine, and cosmology. Drawing on the lives of these five great scientists: Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein, the author shows how even the greatest scientists made...
Author
Series
Frindle volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Josh Willet is a techie, a serious gamer. Which is why Josh and his friends can't stand Mr. N's ELA class; it's a strict no-tech zone. Mr. N makes them write everything out by hand, he won't use a Smartboard, and he's obsessed with some hundred-year-old grammar book. Then Josh discovers a secret; turns out Mr. N's been keeping a lot more than technology from his students! Together with his best friend Vanessa, and using all the computer skills they've...
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Katie asks her dad how many stars there are, he suggests they take a trip to the planetarium. There, Katie and her best friend JoJo learn all about constellations, planets, and more. What other discoveries does sparkling space hold for the friends?"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.-- Provided by Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
On her tenth birthday, super-smart Maisie wakes to a shifted reality and must work within the laws of the universe and trust the love of her family to set the world right. Alternate chapters present divergent timelines.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 319 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"System Error" exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech's relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get. Armed with an understanding of how technologists think and exercise their power, three Stanford professors share their provocative insights and concrete solutions to help everyone understand what is happening, what is at...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson? A young boy who felt the universe call to him during a grade-school planetarium visit. A teenager who gave lectures on astronomy. One of the most well-known astrophysicists in the world and the director of the Hayden Planetarium.
14) The couch potato
Author
Series
Food group volume 4
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs ..."-- Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
ix, 243 pages : colored illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. Yet Padgett wasn't born this way. Twelve years ago, he had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain works,...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Ben Mezrich's 2009 bestseller The Accidental Billionaires is the definitive account of Facebook's founding and the basis for the Academy Award-winning film The Social Network. Two of the story's iconic characters are Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss: identical twins, Olympic rowers, and foils to Mark Zuckerberg. Bitcoin Billionaires is the story of the brothers' redemption and revenge in the wake of their epic legal battle with Facebook....
17) Shattered: #3
Author
Series
Slated trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sporting a new identity and desperate to fill in the blank spaces of her life pre-Slating, Kyla heads to a remote mountain town to try to reunite with the birth mother she was kidnapped from as a child. There she is hoping all the pieces of her life will come together and she can finally take charge of her own future"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a near future where most adults are connected to the multiweb through neural implants, a twelve-year-old uncovers a corporate plot to genetically manipulate her classmates, and her scientist mother may be involved in the conspiracy.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"To date, everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his years of notes, and with the full cooperation of the Armstrong family, Barbree has written the definitive biography of America's most famous astronaut and one of our greatest modern heroes. Much has already...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life--both in outer space and on Earth--in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Everywhere he goes, crowds gather to meet Buzz Aldrin. He is a world-class hero, a larger-than-life figurehead, best known of a generation of astronauts whose achievements surged in just a few years from first man...








