Science Books and Gifts Discussed December 3, 2004

“J. Robert Oppenheimer: And the American Century,”  David Cassidy. (Pi Press, 2004)

"Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life," Steven Johnson,  (Scribner, 2004)

"The Map That Changed the World : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology" by Simon Winchester. Perennial, 2002.

"Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" (Great Discoveries) by David Foster Wallace. W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

"The Midnight Disease : The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain" by Alice Weaver Flaherty. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.

"A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. Broadway, 2003.

How To Clone The Perfect Blonde: Using Science To Make Your Wildest Dreams Come True by Sue Nelson, Richard Hollingham Quirk Books, 2004.

"Degrees Kelvin: A Tale of Genius, Invention, and Tragedy,” David Lindley,  (Joseph Henry Press, 2004)   

 “The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution,'  Richard Dawkins, (Houghton Mifflin, 2004)  

“Moon Rush” Improving Life On Earth With The Moon's Resources,” Dennis Wingo,  (Collectors Guide Publishing Inc, 2004, Apogee Books Space Series)

“Uncorked : The Science of Champagne,” Gerard Liger-Belair,  (Princeton University Press, 2004)

“Curious Minds : How a Child Becomes a Scientist,” by John Brockman, (Editor), (Pantheon, 2004) 

“The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist,”  Neil de Grasse Tyson,  (Prometheus Books, 2004, paperback)

“Beating Back the Devil : On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service,” by Maryn McKenna, (Free Press, 2004)

“Rats : Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants,” Robert Sullivan, (Bloomsbury USA, 2003)

"Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie" by Barbara Goldsmith. W. W. Norton & Company, 2004.

"Understanding Flight" by David Anderson, Scott Eberhardt. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000.

Einstein books: 

 "The Invisible Century: Einstein, Freud, and the Search for Hidden Universes,” Richard Panek, (Viking Books, 2004)

“Einstein’s Cosmos: Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time,” Michio Kaku,  (WW Norton and Company, Great Discoveries series, 2004)

“Einstein Defiant: Genius Versus Genius in the Quantum Revolution,” Edmund Blair Bolles, (Joseph Henry Press, 2004)

"Coffee Table” Books

“Earth from Space,” Andrew K. Johnston, (Firefly Books Ltd, 2004)

“Magnificent Mars,” Ken Croswell, (Free Press, 2003) 

For Kids:

'Electricity: Real Science Made Easy' by Rob King. (Silver Dolphin, 2003)

'Starry Night' Software by Imaginova

'My First Science Kit' by Scientific Explorer

Discovery Whodunit? Forensics Lab

Ultimate Power Rocket

'The Holographic Night Sky Book and Kit' by Kenneth Hewitt-White. Somerville House USA, 1999.

"Pop-Up Bugs : Creepy Crawlers Face to Face" by Sally Hewitt, Chris Gilvan-Cartwright (Illustrator). Harry N Abrams, 2004.

'Science Verse' by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith. Viking Books, 2004.

'Pop Bottle Science' by Lynn Brunelle. Workman Publishing, 2004.

'Owl Puke' by Jane Hammerslough. Workman Publishing, 2004.

Williamson Kids Can Series Books (including 'Fizz, Bubble & Flash: Element Explorations and Atom Adventures for Hands-on Science Fun,' 'Awesome Ocean Science: Investigating the Secrets of the Underwater World,' 'Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions that Work (& knowing why),' and 'The Kids' Nature Book: 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities and Experiences'

Click Magazine / Muse Magazine

Kids Discover Magazine

Ranger Rick Magazine

Other Books discussed on Science Friday in 2004

"Evolution: the Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory,” Edward J. Larson, (Modern Library, 2004) 

"The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality"  Brian Greene, (Knopf, 2004)

"The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” Jerome Groopman, M.D. (Random House, 2004)

Jonathan Weiner  Author, "His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine" (Ecco, 2004)

"Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo daVinci" by Bulent Atalay. Smithsonian Books, 2004.

"Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing" by Margaret S. Livingstone. Harry N Abrams, 2002.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Author: "Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy" (HarperCollins, 2004)