Science & Nature NOOK Books

With equal measures of wit and erudition, Mary Roach, the bestselling author of Stiff, Bonk, and other lively explorations of taboo topics, is back with an unforgettable tour of the alimentary canal -- a trip she likens to �a cruise along the Rhine.� You can preorder Gulp now, and then check out some of Roach's book recommendations here.

Book Cover Image. Title: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, Author: Mary Roach

Book Cover Image. Title: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Author: Mary Roach

Book Cover Image. Title: Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Author: Mary Roach

Book Cover Image. Title: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Author: Mary Roach

Book Cover Image. Title: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Author: Mary Roach

Massive

Ian Sample

Ian Sample, an award-winning science correspondent at the Guardian, describes both the race to find the Higgs Boson particle -- an announcement that came on July 4th, after a massively expensive, much-publicized four-decade search -- and the personalities involved in the greatest scientific quest of our time.

Physics