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At the scale of atoms and molecules, things often like to stick together. But these tiny interactions don't just matter at the nanoscale; working together, they produce some important larger-scale forces. Like friction, for example: the force that keeps cars on the road, trains on the tracks and our feet on the ground; or drag, a phenomenon encountered by anything moving through water or air.

"Clear explanations of organic chemistry principles; logical approaches to solving organic chemistry problems; tips to help you ace your Organic Chemistry I course"--Cover.

Professor Mark Woolhouse, advisor to the Scottish and UK governments, gives his account of the pandemic period, explains what was done wrongly and why, and warns that pandemics will recur.

See the world anew with this unique and beautifully designed infographic atlas.

Traces the evolution of anthropology from its genesis in Ancient Greece to its varied forms in contemporary times. This title examines the varieties of self-critical and postmodern anthropologies, and focuses on the leading question - of the impact of anthropology on non-Western cultures. It offers an invitation into anthropology.

How to Expect the Unexpected will teach you how and why predictions go wrong, help you to spot phony forecasts and give you a better chance of getting your own predictions correct.

In An Immense World, author and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other places; we need to see through other eyes.

Cheese puffs. Coffee. Sunscreen. Vapes. George Zaidan reveals what will kill you, what won't, and why-explained with high-octane hilarity, hysterical hijinks, and other things that don't begin with the letter H.