Browsing: Scientists

In this “captivating” memoir (The New York Times Book Review), retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly recounts his experiences during the record-breaking year he spent in space — and the challenges he faced. “Informative and gripping” (The Washington Post), with over 6,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

This New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of the Year explores the life of famed lobotomy patient Henry Molaison — and the controversial work of the doctors and researchers who studied him. “Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King… Mesmerizing” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

The #1 New York Times bestseller that inspired the feature film: Immerse yourself in the lives and work of the extraordinary Black women whose mathematical advances made space missions possible. This “tender account of genuine transcendence and camaraderie” (The New York Times) is top-rated on BookBub.

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author comes the extraordinary true story of Paul English, a rebellious young man from working-class Boston whose fascination with computers led him to success and fortune. “Nuanced and intimate… You can’t help admiring Mr. English and cheering for him” (The New York Times).

With nearly 1,300 five-star Goodreads ratings: In this “engaging and uplifting” memoir (Publishers Weekly), former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino recounts how he beat the odds to achieve his dreams of traveling to space. “Read this book and be inspired to reach for the impossible” (Brian Greene).

Future scientist Madeline Little is dreading the start of middle school. Nothing has been right since her grandfather died and…

A “smart, enthralling” BookBub Recommended Read (Cheryl Strayed): “The Jane Goodall of botany” (Science) weaves stories of her discoveries in the lab with intimate descriptions of the natural world in a memoir that “does for botany what Oliver Sacks’s essays did for neurology” (The New York Times).

“A delightful, relentlessly charming, and deeply moving book” (Los Angeles Times): Thaniel travels from London to Japan to meet Mori, the maker of the mysterious pocket watch that saved his life. An “enchanting” read (The Washington Post).

An unforgettable New York Times bestseller from the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring: Two devoted fossil hunters make an astonishing discovery on the 19th-century English coast in this “stunning story, compassionately reimagined” (The Guardian), with over 10,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A New York Times bestseller: Three children and a young teacher make a horrifying discovery in their seemingly idyllic town: a corpse with its mouth and eyes glued shut. FBI profiler Vince hunts for the truth — but more victims might be found… A “nail-biting” read (Kirkus Reviews) with “exciting twists” (Booklist).