Humans on Earth - Science History and Fiction
Explore the fascinating journey of humans on Earth through science, history, and fiction. Discover must-read books that delve into our planet's past, present, and imagined futures.
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Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville
A French aristocrat's account of the ways in which democratic ideals were applied in America during the nineteenth century.
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The Histories
by Herodotus
The story of the Greek city-states uniting to repel a superior Persian army is the main theme in this classical narrative, but Herodotus fleshes out …
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The Civil War Trilogy
by Michael Shaara
Presents a collection of three novels that present a fictionalized account of the battles of the Civil War.
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Stolen Valor
by Bernard Gary Burkett
Military documents reveal decades of deceit about the Vietnam War and myths perpetuated by the mainstream media.
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Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
The essential, cornerstone book of modern environmentalism is now offered in a handsome 40th anniversary edition which features a new Introduction by activist Terry Tempest …
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The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin’s classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world. Few other books …
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The Quark and the Jaguar
by Murray Gell-Mann
From one of the architects of the new science of simplicity and complexity comes a highly personal, unifying vision of the natural world. As a …
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Napoleon's Buttons
by Penny Le Couteur
Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for …
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The Immense Journey
by Loren Eiseley
Anthropologist and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man.
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The Red and the Black
by Stendhal
A Major New Translation The Red and the Black, Stendhal’s masterpiece, is the story of Julien Sorel, a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by …
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Tevye the Dairyman and The Railroad Stories
by Sholem Aleichem
Of all the characters in modern Jewish fiction, the most beloved is Tevye, the compassionate, irrepressible, Bible-quoting dairyman from Anatevka, who has been immortalized in …
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A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel of love during wartime. Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge …