Featured Books

Funny Story
Extinction
Archangel's Lineage
Lost Birds
The Women
The Paris Novel
Love Life
A Calamity of Souls
Paxton
Darling Girls
Toxic Prey
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Singularity Is Nearer

The Singularity Is Nearer

The noted inventor and futurist's successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to come Since it was ...

Land and Life

Land and Life

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, ...

The Science of Weird Shit

The Science of Weird Shit

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences. Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death ...

Flavorama

Flavorama

An irreverent, accessible, essential guide to the science of flavor and how to use it in your own kitchen, from the food scientist-confidante of some of the world’s best ...

Plasma Science and Technology

Plasma Science and Technology

Plasma Science and Technology An accessible introduction to the fundamentals of plasma science and its applications In Plasma Science and Technology: Lectures in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering, distinguished researcher ...

A Brief History of Intelligence

A Brief History of Intelligence

“I found this book amazing. I read it through quickly because it was so interesting, then turned around and read much of it again.”—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel ...

In the Form of a Question

In the Form of a Question

An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!—and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of ...