Walking Zero: Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the PRIME MERIDIAN6 reviews Chet Raymo Walker & Company, 2006 Great walk through England! + LESSONS IN SCIENCE + This lively discourse will appeal not just to students of science, but to general-interest readers. + An awesome walk!             Theories for Everything: An Illustrated History of Science2 reviews John Langone, Bruce Stutz, ... National Geographic, 2006 Excellent, Educational Book Please disregard the ludicrous ravings of this book's first reviewer, who judges the entire tome on the basis, not of its cover, but of a single sidebar. He inexplicably dismisses the eminently-qualified authors, who have been senior editors of such publications as Discover, Natural History, and ...             The Amazing Book of Mazes Adrian Fisher "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 From the labyrinth that bedeviled Theseus in his search for the Minotaur to the exquisitely sculpted hedge mazes of English country houses, the maze has been a source of great pleasure and frustration for centuries. In The Amazing Book of Mazes , award-winning maze designer Adrian Fisher presents over 350 photographs of more than 150 contemporary and historical maze designs, each one fully ...             Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring)13 reviews Ian Stewart Basic Books, 2007 A convincing description of the mathematical facts of life + Great Insight into a Rarefied World + Valuable though a bit theory-biased + Excellent mentoring guide + Adds Up to a Good Read             Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space10 reviews Deborah Cadbury Harper Perennial, 2007 Space Race or is it Spase Rase ? + Space Race I too have read the Australian edition of this book, and yes it is full of strange expressions and obvious typo errors ... but its an entertaining read nonetheless. Its a well conceived book on the 2 key men on either side of the space race, that is periodically let down by annoying detail ...             With a Little Luck: Surprising Stories of Amazing Discoveries1 review Dutton Juvenile, 2006 Great science book for preteens and kids Dennis Brindell Fradin writes with expertise, yet does not talk down to his audience. He collects scientific achievements and presents the scientists as intelligent yet cautious and prone to very human foibles such as jealousy and anger. I work in a clinical laboratory, so the stories I found ...             An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It324 reviews Al Gore Rodale Books, 2006 This is a book that every American should read! Although i was well aware of global warming, the scientific evidence and the real statistics of the global warming from this book definitely raised my awareness even more. I mainly bought this book because i am very interested from saving the earth from the global warming. This book is informative ...             Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks18 reviews Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer Three Rivers Press, 2006 Wow! + Amazing Book!!! + Secrets of Mental Math + Excellent book + Amazingly useful math tools             The Universe: 365 Days11 reviews Robert J. Nemiroff, Jerry T. Bonnell Harry N. Abrams, 2003 beautiful photography + Universe + AWESOME! There is a website called "Astronomy Picture of the Day". The website is exactly what it claims to be. Every day the website posts a new picture related to astronomy with a description of that picture written by a professional astronomer. With the first archived photo on that website from June ...             Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception (Illusion Works)2 reviews Al Seckel Firefly Books, 2009 Nice book, very misleading title. + Illusions One of the most beautiful and wonderful books I own is Al Seckel's "Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusions" (2004). Unlike most other books on illusions, the book itself is a creative tour de force. And Seckel supplements his creation with visually striking and ...             Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe's Missing Mass and Energy11 reviews Dan Hooper Collins, 2007 A Simplified View of the Way we Understand the World + A good primer on a timely topic + An excellent read for the non-scientist + very well written + really dark             Gravity's Arc: The Story of Gravity from Aristotle to Einstein and Beyond1 review David Darling Wiley, 2006 Comprehensive and easy to read. Needed a book on the history of gravity and this book did well. In the book Gravity's Arc, I found the way the relationship between the Catholic Church and the scientific community, during the middle ages, was conveyed as offensive and biased. "As Europe plunged into the Dark Ages, the only body ...             The Sun3 reviews Steele Hill, Michael Carlowicz "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 You will be frightened + Beautiful images + Awesome Pictures Ever wonder about the big glowing thing above you that seems to be all over the place all the time during the day? Wonder no more. Holy @#%*!! Why isn't everyone flipping out at how amazing the sun is!? And that we have mind blowingly close, beautiful, evil, haunting pictures of it?! Seriously, ...             Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception (Illusion Works)2 reviews Al Seckel Firefly Books, 2009 Nice book, very misleading title. + Illusions One of the most beautiful and wonderful books I own is Al Seckel's "Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusions" (2004). Unlike most other books on illusions, the book itself is a creative tour de force. And Seckel supplements his creation with visually striking and ...             The Amazing Book of Mazes Adrian Fisher "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 From the labyrinth that bedeviled Theseus in his search for the Minotaur to the exquisitely sculpted hedge mazes of English country houses, the maze has been a source of great pleasure and frustration for centuries. In The Amazing Book of Mazes , award-winning maze designer Adrian Fisher presents over 350 photographs of more than 150 contemporary and historical maze designs, each one fully ...             Gravity's Arc: The Story of Gravity from Aristotle to Einstein and Beyond1 review David Darling Wiley, 2006 Comprehensive and easy to read. Needed a book on the history of gravity and this book did well. In the book Gravity's Arc, I found the way the relationship between the Catholic Church and the scientific community, during the middle ages, was conveyed as offensive and biased. "As Europe plunged into the Dark Ages, the only body ...             The Sun3 reviews Steele Hill, Michael Carlowicz "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 You will be frightened + Beautiful images + Awesome Pictures Ever wonder about the big glowing thing above you that seems to be all over the place all the time during the day? Wonder no more. Holy @#%*!! Why isn't everyone flipping out at how amazing the sun is!? And that we have mind blowingly close, beautiful, evil, haunting pictures of it?! Seriously, ...             Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring)13 reviews Ian Stewart Basic Books, 2007 A convincing description of the mathematical facts of life + Great Insight into a Rarefied World + Valuable though a bit theory-biased + Excellent mentoring guide + Adds Up to a Good Read             Walking Zero: Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the PRIME MERIDIAN6 reviews Chet Raymo Walker & Company, 2006 Great walk through England! + LESSONS IN SCIENCE + This lively discourse will appeal not just to students of science, but to general-interest readers. + An awesome walk!             The Universe: 365 Days11 reviews Robert J. Nemiroff, Jerry T. Bonnell Harry N. Abrams, 2003 beautiful photography + Universe + AWESOME! There is a website called "Astronomy Picture of the Day". The website is exactly what it claims to be. Every day the website posts a new picture related to astronomy with a description of that picture written by a professional astronomer. With the first archived photo on that website from June ...