Thursday, April 15, 2021

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Science & Nature 2021-04-15

Bill Gates - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster artwork How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Bill Gates
Genre: Science & Nature
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: February 16, 2021
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.



T. R. Todd - Pigs of Paradise artwork Pigs of Paradise
The Story of the World-Famous Swimming Pigs
T. R. Todd
Genre: Nature
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2018
Publisher: Skyhorse
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

“The Bahamas are famous for sun, sand—and swimming pigs.” — National Geographic In the middle of paradise, with billionaires and celebrities for neighbors, is an island populated only by swimming pigs. For decades, this archipelago of 365 islands would remain largely unknown to the world. It would not be a ruthless pirate, pioneering loyalists, a notorious drug kingpin, or the infamous Fyre Festival that would unveil Exuma to the world, but rather the most unlikely of creatures. Appearing in magazines, videos, newspapers, commercials, TV shows, and countless selfies, the Swimming Pigs of Exuma, in the Bahamas, have become a bucket-list sensation and have been named one of the marvels of the universe. But how did they reach this celebrity status? What made them so famous? And why, in February 2017, did so many of them die? Pigs of Paradise is an unlikely story of humble beginnings and a swift rise to stardom. With interviews from historians, world-renowned ecologists, famous pig owners, and boat captains, it thoughtfully considers what this phenomenon says about not only these animals but also about us.



Michio Kaku - The God Equation artwork The God Equation
The Quest for a Theory of Everything
Michio Kaku
Genre: Physics
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: April 06, 2021
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Michio Kaku, renowned theoretical physicist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of  The Future of the Mind  and The Future of Humanity , tells the story of the greatest quest in all of science. When Newton discovered the law of gravity, he unified the rules governing the heavens and the Earth. Since then, physicists have been placing new forces into ever-grander theories. But perhaps the ultimate challenge is achieving a monumental synthesis of the two remaining theories—relativity and the quantum theory. This would be the crowning achievement of science, a profound merging of all the forces of nature into one beautiful, magnificent equation to unlock the deepest mysteries in science: What happened before the Big Bang? What lies on the other side of a black hole? Are there other universes and dimensions? Is time travel possible? Why are we here? Kaku also explains the intense controversy swirling around this theory, with Nobel laureates taking opposite sides on this vital question. It is a captivating, gripping story; what’s at stake is nothing less than our conception of the universe. Written with Kaku’s trademark enthusiasm and clarity, this epic and engaging journey is the story of The God Equation .



Alex Berenson - Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns artwork Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns
Part 4: Vaccines
Alex Berenson
Genre: Biology
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: March 23, 2021
Publisher: Blue Deep, Inc.
Seller: Blue Deep

Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson turns to the most controversial aspect of the coronavirus epidemic - vaccinations - in the fourth installment of the best-selling Unreported Truths series. When Pfizer and Moderna announced in November that their mRNA vaccines had cut coronavirus infections by 95 percent with few side effects, the world rejoiced. But in the months since, the truth has proven to be far more complex. Countries like Israel and Britain have seen sharp short-term spikes in coronavirus cases and deaths following the beginning of mass vaccination campaigns. Many people have reported severe side effects after being vaccinated. Yet media outlets and public health authorities have largely ignored any potential risks as they encourage everyone, even young people at almost no risk from Covid, to be vaccinated. Berenson offers a more nuanced perspective, explaining both the risks and benefits of the new Covid vaccines - with a focus on the risks, since those have not been covered. Like earlier Unreported Truths booklets, Part 4 draws on verifiable and checkable sources, including government documents, scientific papers, and news articles. It will give you a new perspective on the pros and cons of these new vaccines - and the truthful and accurate information you will not find anywhere else. Please note: This ebook contains only the fourth section of Unreported Truths. The earlier sections are available separately.



Phillip E. Johnson - Darwin on Trial artwork Darwin on Trial
Phillip E. Johnson
Genre: Science & Nature
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: December 01, 2015
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Darwin's theory of evolution is accepted by most educated Americans as simple fact. This easy acceptance, however, hides from us the many ways in which evolution—as an idea—shapes our thinking about a great many things. What if this idea is wrong? Berkeley law professor Phillip E. Johnson looks at the evidence for Darwinistic evolution the way a lawyer would—with a cold dispassionate eye for logic and proof. His discovery is that scientists have put the cart before the horse. They prematurely accepted Darwin's theory as fact and have been scrambling to find evidence for it. Darwin on Trial is a cogent and stunning tour de force that not only rattles the cages of conventional wisdom, but could provide the basis for a fundamental change in the way educated Americans regard themselves, their origins, and their fate.



Sandra Porter - You can play with DNA artwork You can play with DNA
Molecule games for learning and pleasure
Sandra Porter
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: June 14, 2017
Publisher: Digital World Biology
Seller: Digital World Biology LLC

Games with DNA, RNA, and nucleotide structures for learning, studying, and playing with molecular structures and biochemistry.  These games cover the structure of DNA, the major and minor grooves, what it means to be antiparallel, the elements in DNA, nucleotide numbering, complementary base-pairing, and differences between RNA and DNA.  This book is designed as an interactive study aid for reviewing concepts and having fun.



Sandra Porter - Exploring Molecular Structures artwork Exploring Molecular Structures
Sandra Porter
Genre: Biology
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: February 06, 2017
Publisher: Digital World Biology LLC
Seller: Digital World Biology LLC

Learn how to use molecular modeling software for exploring chemical and molecular structures.  Learn about DNA by interacting with DNA structure models.  Explore amino acids and nucleotides.  Look at protein-DNA interactions.  Explore chemical bonds and compare structures to understand drug resistance.



Sandra Porter - BLASTing Through the Kingdom of Life artwork BLASTing Through the Kingdom of Life
A Teachers Guide
Sandra Porter
Genre: Biology
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: August 16, 2016
Publisher: Digital World Biology LLC
Seller: Digital World Biology LLC

Learn how to interpret BLAST results for the seventeen sequences in the popular BLAST for Beginners Tutorial.  Find out where the answers to questions come from and how to get the most out of this activity.



Lee McCosker - Pigs, Pasture & Profit artwork Pigs, Pasture & Profit
Lee McCosker
Genre: Reference
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: April 11, 2016
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
Seller: Lulu Enterprises, Inc.

This book is all about raising pigs on pasture for profit.. It is a great introduction to pastured free range pig farming while taking readers of Lee's first book - Starting Out in Free Range Pigs, to the next level. It covers all the basics in easy to understand language with an in-depth look into the critical areas of pig nutrition and its relationship to health and growth potential, managing breeds (including heritage breeds) and understanding their different needs, housing, fencing, herding, marketing and environmental management plus more. Pigs, Pasture & Profit engages with producers of all levels and acknowledges the very different breeds, farming systems and environments that pastured pigs are raised in and that the needs of the animals, their behaviours and genetics all play a part in how the piggery is best managed. Producing a marketable pig and quality carcass as economically as possible is the ultimate goal of any successful pig business and this book will help you do that.



Carolyn Fry - The Plant Hunters artwork The Plant Hunters
The Adventures of the World’s Greatest Botanical Explorers
Carolyn Fry
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: November 27, 2012
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a with Andre Deutsch
Seller: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Explore the discoveries of the world’s greatest botanical explorers with this interactive book – The Plant Hunters tells the story of our obsession with plants, both for their beauty and economic potential – beautifully illustrated with art and memorabilia from the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  Just like its print version, this is no ordinary book - interactive pages bring historic documents from Kew’s archives to life, with video and audio transcriptions of letters, notebooks and diaries, stunning botanical illustrations, historic maps and botanical specimens that can be enlarged to see fine details in all their glory.  From the Ancient Egyptians to the journeys of exploration by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 16th century, the search for spices in the East, 17th century tulipomania, to the discoveries of Australia and the Americas, the reader is taken on a journey, revealing how plants were moved across the world, how discoveries both cost and helped to save lives, and how, even today, hundreds of new species of plants are still being discovered.  Compelling stories weave us through time, telling of breadfruit and the Bounty, the East India Company and opium wars, tea from China to India, the cost of sugar, the path of rubber, a Victorian passion for orchids, to the modern day conservation of precious plants, the impact of our changing climate and the world’s largest seed bank.



Wayne Grady - The Great Lakes artwork The Great Lakes
The Natural History of a Changing Region
Wayne Grady
Genre: Nature
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: April 15, 2011
Publisher: Greystone Books
Seller: Perseus Books, LLC

The Great Lakes have been central to the development of eastern North America. In this “beautifully designed, comprehensive gem of a guide to the ecosystem at the heart of Canada” (The Tyee), award-winning science and nature writer Wayne Grady makes scientific concepts accessible as he reveals how human impact has changed this life-giving region. The Great Lakes: A Natural History of a Changing Region is the most authoritative, complete and accessible book to date about the biology and ecology of this vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes region, but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation. It is both a first-hand tribute and an essential guide to a fascinating ecosystem in eternal flux.



Josh Volk - Compact Farms artwork Compact Farms
15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less; Includes Detailed Farm Layouts for Productivity and Efficiency
Josh Volk
Genre: Agriculture
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: February 07, 2017
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Seller: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.

Small is beautiful, and these 15 real farm plans show that small-scale farmers can have big-time success. Compact Farms is an illustrated guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on five acres or less. The farm plans explain how to harness an area’s water supply, orientation, and geography in order to maximize efficiency and productivity while minimizing effort. Profiles of well-known farmers such as Eliot Coleman and Jean-Martin Fortier show that farming on a small scale in any region, in both urban and rural settings, can provide enough income to turn the endeavor from hobby to career. These real-life plans and down-and-dirty advice will equip you with everything you need to actually realize your farm dreams.



Hannah Fry - Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms artwork Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
Hannah Fry
Genre: Mathematics
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: September 18, 2018
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

"A beautifully accessible guide.… One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms."—Times (UK) Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize When it comes to artificial intelligence, we either hear of a paradise on earth or of our imminent extinction. It’s time we stand face-to-digital-face with the true powers and limitations of the algorithms that already automate important decisions in healthcare, transportation, crime, and commerce. Hello World is indispensable preparation for the moral quandaries of a world run by code, and with the unfailingly entertaining Hannah Fry as our guide, we’ll be discussing these issues long after the last page is turned.



James Nestor - Deep artwork Deep
Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
James Nestor
Genre: Nature
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 24, 2014
Publisher: HMH Books
Seller: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

New York Times Book Review  Editors’ Choice • An Amazon Best Science Book of 2014 •  Scientific American  Recommended Read “Fascinating, informative, exhilarating.” — Wall Street Journal Deep  is a voyage from the ocean’s surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Fascinated by the sport of freediving—in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath—James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena. Most illuminating of all, he learns that these abilities are reflected in our own remarkable, and often hidden, potential—including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound bodily changes humans undergo when underwater. Along the way, Nestor unlocks his own freediving skills as he communes with the pioneers who are expanding our definition of what is possible in the natural world, and in ourselves. “A journey well worth taking.” —David Epstein,  New York Times Book Review “Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places.” — Dallas Morning News  “This is popular science writing at its best.” — Christian Science Monitor



Guido Tonelli, Erica Segre & Simon Carnell - Genesis artwork Genesis
The Story of How Everything Began
Guido Tonelli, Erica Segre & Simon Carnell
Genre: Astronomy
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: April 13, 2021
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Seller: Macmillan

A breakout bestseller in Italy, now available for American readers for the first time, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began is a short, humanistic tour of the origins of the universe, earth, and life—drawing on the latest discoveries in physics to explain the seven most significant moments in the creation of the cosmos. Curiosity and wonderment about the origins of the universe are at the heart of our experience of the world. From Hesiod’s Chaos, described in his poem about the origins of the Greek gods, Theogony, to today’s mind-bending theories of the multiverse, humans have been consumed by the relentless pursuit of an answer to one awe inspiring question: What exactly happened during those first moments? Guido Tonelli, the acclaimed, award-winning particle physicist and a central figure in the discovery of the Higgs boson (the “God particle”), reveals the extraordinary story of our genesis—from the origins of the universe, to the emergence of life on Earth, to the birth of human language with its power to describe the world. Evoking the seven days of biblical creation, Tonelli takes us on a brisk, lively tour through the evolution of our cosmos and considers the incredible challenges scientists face in exploring its mysteries. Genesis both explains the fundamental physics of our universe and marvels at the profound wonder of our existence.



Ellen Zachos - Backyard Foraging artwork Backyard Foraging
65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat
Ellen Zachos
Genre: Nature
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: April 12, 2013
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Seller: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.

There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles. Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Full-color photographs make identification easy, while tips on common plant locations, pesticides, pollution, and dangerous flora make foraging as safe and simple as stepping into your own backyard.



Bill Bryson - The Body artwork The Body
A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: October 15, 2019
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A  NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY Maclean's  • The Washington Post  • USA Today • Indigo  Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything , takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you, in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, "we pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted." The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information.



Robert Macfarlane - Underland artwork Underland
A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane
Genre: Nature
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: May 02, 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Seller: Penguin Books Limited

Follow Robert Macfarlane to the furthest corners of the globe.... A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019 WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020 'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday Times A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century In Underland , Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, from Bronze Age burial chambers to the rock art of remote Arctic sea-caves, this is a deep-time voyage into the planet's past and future. Global in its geography, gripping in its voice and haunting in its implications, Underland is a work of huge range and power, and a remarkable new chapter in Macfarlane's long-term exploration of landscape and the human heart. SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020 'Macfarlane has invented a new kind of book, really a new genre entirely' The Irish Times 'He is the great nature writer, and nature poet, of this generation' Wall Street Journal ' Macfarlane has shown how utterly beautiful a brilliantly written travel book can still be ' Observer on The Old Ways 'Irradiated by a profound sense of wonder ... Few books give such a sense of enchantment; it is a book to give to many, and to return to repeatedly' Independent on Landmarks 'It sets the imagination tingling ...like reading a prose Odyssey sprinkled with imagist poems' The Sunday Times on The Old Ways



Bjørn Lomborg - False Alarm artwork False Alarm
How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Bjørn Lomborg
Genre: Science & Nature
Price: $21.99
Publish Date: July 14, 2020
Publisher: Basic Books
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

The New York Times -bestselling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take drastic action immediately to stop it. Children panic about their future, and adults wonder if it is even ethical to bring new life into the world. Enough, argues bestselling author Bjorn Lomborg. Climate change is real, but it's not the apocalyptic threat that we've been told it is. Projections of Earth's imminent demise are based on bad science and even worse economics. In panic, world leaders have committed to wildly expensive but largely ineffective policies that hamper growth and crowd out more pressing investments in human capital, from immunization to education. False Alarm will convince you that everything you think about climate change is wrong -- and points the way toward making the world a vastly better, if slightly warmer, place for us all.



James Gleick - Chaos artwork Chaos
Making a New Science (Enhanced Edition)
James Gleick
Genre: Science & Nature
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: March 22, 2011
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

The blockbuster modern science classic that, two decades ago, introduced the butterfly effect to the world and became an international sensation—now updated with video and modern graphics In the 1960s, a small group of radical thinkers upset the rigid foundation of modern scientific thinking by placing new importance on the tiny experimental irregularities that scientists had long learned to ignore. Miniscule differences in data, they said, would eventually produce massive ones—and complex systems like the weather, economics, and human behavior suddenly became clearer and more beautiful than they had ever been before. In this updated version of his seminal work, James Gleick lays out that new vision of a chaotic universe. Interviews with leading theoreticians, a video introduction from the author, and motion graphics depicting concepts such as the famous Lorenz attractor—the concept that birthed chaos theory—complement Gleick’s elegant prose. Never before has chaos been so easy to grasp. “Beautifully lucid . . . Gleick has a novelist’s touch for describing his scientists and their settings, an eye for the apt analogy, and a sense of the dramatic and the poetic.”— San Francisco Chronicle   “There is a teleological grandeur about this new math that gives the imagination wings.”— Vogue   “Gleick's Chaos is not only enthralling and precise, but full of beautifully strange and strangely beautiful ideas.”—Douglas Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach  Born in New York City in 1954, James Gleick is one of the nation’s preeminent science writers. Upon graduating from Harvard in 1976, he founded Metropolis , a weekly Minneapolis newspaper, and spent the next decade working at the New York Times . Gleick’s prominent works include Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman , Isaac Newton , and Chaos: Making a New Science , all of which were shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. His latest book, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood ,was published in March 2011. He lives and works in New York.



Tania LOUIS - La folle histoire des virus artwork La folle histoire des virus
Tania LOUIS
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $21.99
Publish Date: October 14, 2020
Publisher: Humensis
Seller: FLAMMARION LIMITEE

La véritable histoire des virus comme on ne vous l’a jamais racontée ! Des virus, on connaît souvent le pire, voici qu’un livre nous en révèle toutes les facettes. Savez-vous par exemple que ce sont des virus qui ont permis à notre espèce humaine de fabriquer un placenta, ou que certains d’entre eux nous aident à nous défendre contre d’autres virus ? Deux avantages décisifs dans l’évolution. Alors, ennemis ou alliés ? Une chose est sûre, les virus sont bien plus anciens que l’humanité. Insolites, fascinants, incasables, ils excitent la curiosité des chercheurs. On en connaît des minuscules et des cinquante fois plus gros, certains parasitent leurs propres congénères, d’autres, comme le SARS-CoV-2, sautent la barrière d’espèce pour nous contaminer. D’ailleurs, comment les classer : sont-ils même des êtres vivants ? Et demain, que nous réservent-ils ?



David A. Sinclair - Lifespan artwork Lifespan
Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
David A. Sinclair
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $29.99
Publish Date: September 10, 2019
Publisher: Atria Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant and enthralling.”​ —The Wall Street Journal A paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time ’s most influential people. It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to believe about aging is wrong? What if we could choose our lifespan? In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Sinclair, leading world authority on genetics and longevity, reveals a bold new theory for why we age. As he writes: “Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable.” This eye-opening and provocative work takes us to the frontlines of research that is pushing the boundaries on our perceived scientific limitations, revealing incredible breakthroughs—many from Dr. David Sinclair’s own lab at Harvard—that demonstrate how we can slow down, or even reverse, aging. The key is activating newly discovered vitality genes, the descendants of an ancient genetic survival circuit that is both the cause of aging and the key to reversing it. Recent experiments in genetic reprogramming suggest that in the near future we may not just be able to feel younger, but actually become younger. Through a page-turning narrative, Dr. Sinclair invites you into the process of scientific discovery and reveals the emerging technologies and simple lifestyle changes—such as intermittent fasting, cold exposure, exercising with the right intensity, and eating less meat—that have been shown to help us live younger and healthier for longer. At once a roadmap for taking charge of our own health destiny and a bold new vision for the future of humankind, Lifespan will forever change the way we think about why we age and what we can do about it.



Rebecca Skloot - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks artwork The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
Genre: Biology
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: February 02, 2010
Publisher: Crown
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

#1  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”— Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” ( LITHUB ), AND “BEST” ( THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF  ESSENCE ’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE  CHICAGO TRIBUNE  HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY  The New York Times Book Review  •  Entertainment Weekly  •  O: The Oprah Magazine  • NPR •  Financial Times  •  New York  •  Independent  (U.K.) •  Times  (U.K.) •  Publishers Weekly  •  Library Journal  •  Kirkus Reviews  •  Booklist  •  Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions.  Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of.  Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance?  Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down,  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks  captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.



Stephen Hawking - Brief Answers to the Big Questions artwork Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Stephen Hawking
Genre: Astronomy
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2018
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

#1  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The world-famous cosmologist and author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind. “Hawking’s parting gift to humanity . . . a book every thinking person worried about humanity’s future should read.”—NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Forbes • The Guardian • Wired Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues. Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe’s greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet—including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence—he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us. Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? ​​These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history. Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking’s daughter, Lucy,  Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world. Praise for Brief Answers to the Big Questions “[Hawking is] a symbol of the soaring power of the human mind.” — The Washington Post “Hawking’s final message to readers . . . is a hopeful one.” —CNN “Brisk, lucid peeks into the future of science and of humanity.” —The Wall Street Journal “Hawking pulls no punches on subjects like machines taking over, the biggest threat to Earth, and the possibilities of intelligent life in space.” —Quartz “Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and—where it matters—witty.” —The Guardian “This beautiful little book is a fitting last twinkle from a new star in the firmament above.” — The Telegraph



Bill Nye & Corey S. Powell - Undeniable artwork Undeniable
Evolution and the Science of Creation
Bill Nye & Corey S. Powell
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: November 04, 2014
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Seller: Macmillan

"Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found."—Bill Nye Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation , he explains why race does not really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, in a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years of time; and explores the new search for alien life, including aliens right here on Earth. With infectious enthusiasm, Bill Nye shows that evolution is much more than a rebuttal to creationism; it is an essential way to understand how nature works—and to change the world. It might also help you get a date on a Saturday night.