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A New York Times bestseller and an NPR Best Science Book of 2016: This “brilliantly lucid” book (Kirkus Reviews starred review) takes on humanity’s big questions and illustrates the ways the universe works at the quantum, cosmic, and human levels — and how they all connect.

With over 16,700 five-star Goodreads ratings! This Wall Street Journal bestseller charts the 18th-century development of the marine chronometer — a tool crucial to the seafaring exploration of the day. “An enthralling gem of a book… An amazing tale of political intrigue, foul play, scientific discovery, and personal ambition” (Publishers Weekly).

Is investing a game of skill — or just dumb luck? A New York Times bestselling author and statistician challenges Wall Street orthodoxy and examines a little-understood force in this eye-opening manifesto. With over 14,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

With over 12,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads: From weather to politics, predictions hold immense power. This New York Times bestseller explores probability and its impact on the world. “One of the more momentous books of the decade” (The New York Times Book Review).

Called the work of “a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose” (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, “anyone…

This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting,…

Written by a New York Times bestselling author, this captivating book has over 9,800 five-star ratings on Goodreads! Follow the journey of John Snow, the doctor whose groundbreaking cholera research fundamentally altered the study of medicine. “Marvelous” (The Wall Street Journal).

Twenty-five years after its initial publication, The Making of the Atomic Bomb remains the definitive history of nuclear weapons and…

Both members of the French Resistance during World War II, philosopher Albert Camus and biologist Jacques Monod developed a deep friendship as they emerged as leaders in their fields. A “suspenseful… briskly paced” account (The New York Times) of two iconic Nobel laureates.

An illuminating New York Times bestseller! Join an award-winning journalist as he explores intelligent design and how his own understanding of science led him to God. With over 5,100 five-star Goodreads ratings.