The author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can't walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers?...

"Why does it rain? How hot is a bolt of lightning? What makes hurricanes form, and how does climate change affect the weather? What happens when a cold front rolls in? Become a meteorology expert and set up your own home weather station, and learn to read nature's own signs of changing weather. Eyewitness Weather shows you what weather looks like, from a tropical storm cloud seen from above to close-ups of snowflake crystals. Learn about what weather...

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.

This fun, unique, and "outside-the-box" self-help guide provides everything you need to begin your very own superhero training using evidence-based ACT and mindfulness skills. Within these colorful pages, you'll team up with a group of troubled heroes - inspired by both fictional characters and real-life people - enlisted at the Superhero Training Academy. By learning to face up to their inner villains and monsters, these characters will inspire you...

Aimed at teens experiencing GI distress, including IBS, Crohn's disease and colitis, a quick and accessible guide explains a two-part elimination diet to help them identify which foods are causing discomfort and offers meal plans, shopping lists and easy recipes to help them transition and find relief.

Teaches school-age children cognitive-behavioral techniques to manage anger, presenting writing and drawing activities and self-help exercises and strategies, and includes an introduction for parents.

Presents the major fields of science and discusses their applications in today's world.

Is planet Earth flat? Is California an island? Can you mix other metals to make gold? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about geology and ecology, and see how scientific thought changed over time.

A guide on how to understand a cat's body language and behavior; illustrates 55 different feline poses with detailed explanations of their meanings.

Discusses the use and abuse of steroids including information on the health risks, scary consequences, and especially the abuse of steroids in sports.