Venus Books

• Lost Treasures
  Medical Imaging
  Early Climate
  Statistics
  Cultures
  Archaeology
   
  

  Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice

  The best-selling textbook on what archaeologists do and how they do it—completely revised and redesigned. For the Fourth Edition, new theoretical approaches, such as agency, materiality, and ...  > read more
• Physics
  Earth Science
  Nuclear Energy
  Engineering
  Biology
  World Development
   
  

  How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary

  Why do golf balls have dimples? How does an iPod turn binary digits into Bon Jovi? How do microwave ovens cook? How does a pitcher make a curveball curve and a knuckleball jitter?Why don't you ...  > read more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Nature
  Zoology
  Biology
  Scientific Conduct
  Ocean Policy
   
  

  The Insects: An Outline of Entomology

  This established and popular textbook is the definitive guide to the study of insects - a group of animals that represent over half of the planet 's biological diversity. In this new, third edition ...  > read more
• Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Geochemistry
  Physics
  Educational Policy
  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (MasteringChemistry Series)

  For two-semester or three-quarter courses in General Chemistry. The author’s goal in writing this book is to deliver the depth of coverage faculty want with the accessibility and clarity ...  > read more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Urbanization
  Anthropology
  Origin of Life
  Cultures
  Energy Policy
   
  

  Pompeii: Public and Private Life (Revealing Antiquity)

  Pompeii's tragedy is our windfall: an ancient city fully preserved, its urban design and domestic styles speaking across the ages. This richly illustrated book conducts us through the captured ...  > read more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Evolution
   
  

  The Complete World of Human Evolution

  A compelling, authoritative, and superbly illustrated account of the rise and eventual domination of our species. Human domination of the earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how ...  > read more
• Environmental Issues
  Sustainability
  Environmental Policies
  Nature
  Ecology
  Land Management
   
  

  Essential Environment: The Science behind the Stories (2nd Edition)

  KEY MESSAGE: Essential Environment: Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories retains all the popular features of the landmark first edition—including its integrated ...  > read more
• Astrophysics
  Aviation
  Nebulae
  Vehicles
  Earth Science
  Early Birds
   
  

  The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel (Wiley Science Editions)

  The Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel "The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar ...  > read more
• Birds
  Early Birds
  Zoology
  Nature
  Earth Science
  Grassland
   
  

  National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region - Revised Edition (National Audubon Society Field Guide)

  A favorite of birdwatchers (especially those who prefer photographs to illustrations), this field guide, revised for 2000, accounts for the 544 bird species that live in the region west of the Great ...  > read more
• Cosmology
  Big Bang
  Educational Psychology
  Astrophysics
  Physics
  Educational Policy
   
  

  Horizons: Exploring the Universe

  With his best-selling astronomy textbook, HORIZONS, author Mike Seeds helps you understand your place in the universe-not just your location in space, but your role in the unfolding history of the ...  > read more

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