Science & Technology
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Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines
$22.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – “The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls.
“AI is not coming, it’s- Author: Buolamwini, Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0593241843
- Language: English
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Breaking Through: My Life in Science
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – A powerful memoir from Katalin Karik?, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines
“Katalin Karik?’s story- Author: Karikó, Katalin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0593443187
- Language: English
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Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize
$18.99 Add to cartThe quirky and singular Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock, a founder of modern genetics who did things her own way, is honored in this lively young STEM biography by Sibert Honor winner Lori Alexa
- Author: Alexander, Lori
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 006324599X
- Language: English
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Source Code: My Beginnings
$30.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age
“A surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft- Author: Gates, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 059380158X
- Language: English
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As the Seas Rise: Nicole Hern?ndez Hammer and the Fight for Climate Justice
$18.99 Add to cartThis inspiring picture book biography introduces environmental scientist Nicole Hern?ndez Hammer, who was recognized by former first lady Michelle Obama at the 2015 State of the Union Address for her … [more below]
- Author: Padron, Angela Quezada
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1665913940
- Language: English
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Make: Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist
$29.99 Add to cartMaverick Scientist is the memoir of Forrest Mims, who forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. Named one of the “50 Best Brains in Science” by Discover … [more below]
- Author: Mims, Forrest M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 345
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1680458167
- Language: English
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What’s in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature’s Treasures
$8.99 Add to cartCharles Darwin, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures–now in paperback!
When you find something strange and wonderful, do you put it in your- Author: Montgomery, Heather L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1623544971
- Language: English
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Hawk Mother: The Story of a Red-Tailed Hawk Who Hatched Chickens
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An injured red-tailed hawk can no longer fly free, but her instinct to become a mother is so strong that she hatches and raises two chickens in this true and heartwarming story of interspecies friends… [more below]- Author: Hagedorn, Kara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 19 2017
- ISBN10: 0988330377
- Language: English
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Mary Anning and Paleontology for Kids: Her Life and Discoveries, with 21 Activities
$18.99 Add to cartMary Anning was only 12 years old when she excavated the skeleton of an unknown animal.
The discovery of the ichthyosaur was the dawn of a new age of science called paleontology, and Anning became o… [more below]- Series: For Kids
- Author: Bearce, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1641608331
- Language: English
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Boardwalk Babies
$18.99 Read moreIn the late 19th century, there wasn’t much hope for premature babies–until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up a sidesh
- Author: Moss, Marissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1939547660
- Language: English
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Going Fast and Fixing Things: True Stories from the World’s Most Popular DIY Repair Expert and Car Aficionado
$30.00 Add to cartRich Benoit went from buying a left-for-dead Tesla to becoming a successful YouTube entrepreneur and launching The Electrified Garage, the nation’s first successful EV-only business devoted to repairi… [more below]
- Author: Benoit, Rich
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 0306832216
- Language: English
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I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
$19.00 Add to cartEDGAR AWARD FINALIST – “A true-crime masterpiece written by a cold-case-cracking master.”–John Douglas, New York Times bestselling co-author of Mindhunter
“Barbara Rae-Venter isn’t just the genealogy- Author: Rae-Venter, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0593358910
- Language: English
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Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist
$28.00 Add to cartThe uplifting story of a young Black scientist’s challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature’s most misunderstood animal–… [more below]
- Author: Graham, Jasmin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0593685253
- Language: English
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Space Torah: Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman’s Cosmic Mitzvah
$19.99 Read moreAs a child, Jeff’s head was often in the clouds.
As an astronaut, he journeyed far beyond them. On his final mission, Jeff brought a miniature Torah into orbit for an out-of-this-world Shabbat celebr
- Author: Burk, Rachelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1951365194
- Language: English
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Hawk Mother Returns: A Story of Interspecies Adoption
$18.95 Add to cartAn injured red-tailed hawk can no longer fly free, but her instinct to become a mother is so strong that she adopts and raises two abandoned red-shouldered hawks in this true and heartwarming story of… [more below]
- Series: Hawk Mother #2
- Author: Hagedorn, Kara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1970039086
- Language: English
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Black History Heroes: Mae Jemison: Shooting for the Stars: The First Black Woman in Space
$12.99 Read moreBlack History Heroes: Mae Jemison: Shooting for the Stars: The First Black Woman in Space shows the power of grit, perseverance, and character in a dynamic biography for kids.
★ “This empowering
- Series: Black History Heroes #2
- Author: Singleton, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1638191786
- Language: English
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The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Hidden History of Math’s Unsung Trailblazers
$32.99 Add to cartShortlisted for the 2024 British Academy Book Prize
A new history of mathematics focusing on the marginalized voices who propelled the discipline, spanning six continents and thousands of years of unto
- Author: Kitagawa, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0063206056
- Language: English
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Jane Goodall at 90: Celebrating an Astonishing Lifetime of Science, Advocacy, Humanitarianism, Hope, and Peace
$23.00 Add to cartA Loving Tribute from Jane Goodall’s Family and Friends to a Most Amazing, Iconic, and Indefatigable Woman-and Much More
In this wide-ranging collection of tributes and photographs from numerous time
- Author: Bekoff, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: March 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1628063920
- Language: English
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Dancing Through Space: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights
$18.99 Read more“A quick but lyrical character study.”–Kirkus Reviews
“The sky proves no limit in Lukidis’s encouraging biography of Black female astronaut Mae Jemison.”–Publishers Weekly
“This makes a good additi- Author: Lukidis, Lydia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0807514586
- Language: English
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Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us about the World and Ourselves
$32.99 Add to cart*A Library Journal Best Book of 2024*
A mix of memoir, travel and popular science, charting journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the most important volcanoes around the … [more below]
- Author: Mather, Tamsin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1335080856
- Language: English
