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Do Bats Drink Blood Do Bats Drink Blood?
Subtitle: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Bats
Author: Barbara A. Schmidt-French and Carol A. Butler
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: October 2009
Series: Rutgers Animal Q & A series

Growing American Rubber
Growing American Rubber
Subtitle: Strategic Plants and the Politics of National Security
Author: Mark R. Finlay
Editions: Cloth
Publication Date: May 2009
Series: Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment

Justice and Science
First Paperback Edition
Justice and Science

Subtitle
: Trials and Triumphs of DNA Evidence
Author: George  "Woody" Clarke
Foreword by Janet Reno
Editions: Paper
Publication Date: March 2009

Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings
Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings?
Subtitle: Flying Animals, Flying Machines, and How They Are Different
Author: Ellen Leopold
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: June 2009

The Mosquito Crusades
The Mosquito Crusades
Subtitle: A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day
Author: Gordon Patterson
Editions: Cloth
Publication Date: April 2009
Series: Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment

Why Evolution Works Why Evolution Works (and Creationism Fails)
Authors: Matt Young and Paul K. Strode
Foreword by Kevin Padian
Editions: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: June 2009


In Sputnik's Shadow

First Paperback Edition
In Sputnik's Shadow

Subtitle: The President's Science Advisory Committee and Cold War America
Author: Zuoyue Wang
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: August 2009


Cash for your Trash

First Paperback Edition
Cash For Your Trash

Subtitle: Scrap Recycling in America
Author: Carl A. Zimring
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: October 2009

  Astronomy and Space Exploration   Astronomy and Space Exploration
Subtitle: A Guide to Scientific Sites across America
Author: Duane S. Nickell
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: October 2008
Series: Scientific Traveler
 
    Black Robes, White Coats
Subtitle: The Puzzle of Judicial Policymaking and Scientific Evidence
Author: Rebecca C Harris
Editions: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: November 2008
 
    Science Talk (First Paperback Edition)
Subtitle: Changing Notions of Science in American Culture
Author: Daniel Patrick Thurs
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: September 2008
 
  Under the Radar   Under the Radar
Subtitle: Cancer and the Cold War
Author: Ellen Leopold
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: October 2008
Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
 
 
War and Disease
  War and Disease
Subtitle: Biomedical Research on Malaria in the Twentieth Century
Author: Leo B. Slater
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: February 2009
Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine
 

In Sputnik's Shadow
In Sputnik's Shadow
Subtitle:
The President's Science Advisory Committee and Cold War America
Editor: Zuoyue Wang
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: July 2008

 
Science TalkGenetic Witness Genetic Witness
Subtitle: Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling
Author: Jay D. Aronson 
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: December 2007

 
Justice and Science Justice and Science
Subtitle: Trials and Triumphs of DNA Evidence
Author: George "Woody" Clarke
Foreword: Janet Reno
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: January 2008

 

Poison in the Well
Subtitle: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age
Author: Jacob Darwin Hamblin
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: February 2008
Decoding Gender Policing Dissent
Subtitle: Social Control and the Anti-Globalization Movement
Author: Luis A. Fernandez
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: February 2008
Many Skies Many Skies
Subtitle: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars
Author: Arthur Upgren
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: January 2005

Cash for Your Trash Cash for Your Trash
Subtitle: Scrap Recycling in America
Author: Carl A. Zimring
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: November 2005

The Living Universe The Living Universe
Subtitle: NASA and the Development of Astrobiology
Author: Steven J. Dick, James E. Strick
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: September 2005

Chemical Consequences Chemical Consequences
Subtitle: Environmental Mutagens, Scientist Activism, and the Rise of Genetic Toxicology
Author: Scott Frickel
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: August 2004

Einstein on Race and Racism Einstein on Race and Racism
First Paperback Edition
Author: Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: July 2006

Perfect Motherhood Perfect Motherhood
Subtitle: Science and Childrearing in America
Author: Rima D. Apple
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: June 2006

Suffering for Science Suffering for Science
First Paperback Edition
Subtitle: Reason and Sacrifice in Modern America
Author: Rebecca M. Herzig
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: August

Science and Technology Policy in the United States Science and Technology Policy in the United States
Subtitle: Open Systems in Action
Author: Sylvia Kraemer
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: August 2006

The Environmental Endgame The Environmental Endgame
Subtitle: Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Survival
Author: Robert L. Nadeau
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: April 2006

A Scientist's Guide to Talking with the Media A Scientist's Guide to Talking with the Media
Subtitle: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
Author: Richard Hayes, Daniel Grossman
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: August 2006

Cash for Your Trash Cash for Your Trash
Subtitle: Scrap Recycling in America
Author: Carl A. Zimring
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: November 2005

Proving Grounds Proving Grounds
Subtitle: Project Plowshare and the Unrealized Dream of Nuclear Earthmoving
Author: Scott L. Kirsch
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: December 2005

Race, Racism, and Science Race, Racism, and Science
Subtitle: Social Impact and Implications
Author: John P., Jr. Jackson, Nadine M. Weidman
Edition: Paper
Series: Science and Society
Publication Date: November 2005

Women and Science Women and Science
Subtitle: Social Impact and Interaction
Author: Suzanne Le-May Sheffield
Edition: Paper
Series: Science and Society
Publication Date: November 2005

Theaters of Time and Space Theaters of Time and Space
Subtitle: American Planetaria, 1930-1970
Author: Jordan D., II March
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: May 2005
 
Wellsprings Wellsprings
Subtitle: A Natural History of Bottled Spring Waters
Author: Francis H. Chapelle
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: August 2005

Measuring the Cosmos Measuring the Cosmos
Subtitle: How Scientists Discovered the Dimensions of the Universe
Author: David H. Clark, Matthew D. H. Clark
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: August 2004
 
The Story of V The Story of V
Subtitle: A Natural History of Female Sexuality
Author: Catherine Blackledge
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: June 2004

Why Intelligent Design Fails Why Intelligent Design Fails
Subtitle: A Scientific Critique of the New Creationism
Author: Matt Young, Taner Edis
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: July 2004, March 2006

Religion is Not about God Religion is Not about God
Subtitle: How Spiritual Traditions Nurture Our Biological Nature and What to Expect When They Fail
Author: Loyal Rue
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: November 2004

Nature's Experts Nature's Experts
Subtitle: Science, Politics, and the Environment
Author: Stephen Bocking
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: November 2004

Scrutinizing Feminist Epistemology Scrutinizing Feminist Epistemology
Subtitle: An Examination of Gender in Science
Author: Cassandra Pinnick, Noretta Koertge, Robert Almeder
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: August 2003

A Prehistory of the North A Prehistory of the North
Subtitle: Human Settlement of the Higher Latitudes
Author: John F. Hoffecker
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: November 2004
 
Prophets Facing Backward Prophets Facing Backward
Subtitle: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India
Author: Meera Nanda
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication Date: January 2004

Einstein Simplified Einstein Simplified
Subtitle: Cartoons on Science
Author: Sidney Harris
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: March 2004

Memory and Dreams Memory and Dreams
Subtitle: The Creative Human Mind
Author: George Christos
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: February 2003

The Imagined World Made Real The Imagined World Made Real
Subtitle: Toward a Natural Science of Culture
Author: Henry Plotkin
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: March 2003

The Body Electric The Body Electric
Subtitle: An Anatomy of the New Bionic Senses
Author: James Geary
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: September 2002

Under the Canopy Under the Canopy
Subtitle: The Archaeology of Tropical Rain Forests
Author: Edited by Julio Mercader
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: November 2002
 
Upheaval from the Abyss Upheaval from the Abyss
Subtitle: Ocean Floor Mapping and the Earth Science Revolution
Author: David M. Lawrence
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: January 2002

The Invisible Plague The Invisible Plague
Subtitle: The Rise of Mental Illness from 1750 to the Present
Author: E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., and Judy Miller
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: December 2001

The Emperor's New Clothes The Emperor's New Clothes
Subtitle: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium
Author: Joseph L. Graves Jr.
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: February 2001
Recreating Motherhood Recreating Motherhood
Author: Barbara Katz Rothman
Edition: Paper
Recipient of the Jesse Bernard Award of the American Sociological Association
Publication Date: November 2000

Smoking and Pregnancy Smoking and Pregnancy
Subtitle: The Politics of Fetal Protection
Author: Laury Oaks
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Publication date: January 2001

The Riddled Chain The Riddled Chain
Subtitle: Chance, Coincidence, and Chaos in Human Evolution
Author: Jeffrey K. McKee
Edition: Cloth
Pages: 256 pp., 8 line drawings, 13 b&w illus.

The Star of Bethlehem The Star of Bethlehem
Subtitle: The Legacy Of The Magi
Author: Michael R. Molnar
Edition: Cloth
Publication Date: September 1999

 
Inventing Pain Medication Inventing Pain Medication
Subtitle: From the Laboratory to the Clinic
Author: Isabelle Baszanger
Edition: Cloth/Paperback
Publication Date:July 1998

Prometheus Bedeviled Prometheus Bedeviled
Subtitle: Science and the Contradictions of Contemporary Culture
Author: Norman Levitt
Edition: Cloth
Pages: 420 pp.

Iron, Nature's Universal Element Iron, Nature's Universal Element
Subtitle: Why People Need Iron & Animals Make Magnets
Author: Eugenie Vorburger Mielczarek and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
Edition: Cloth
Pages: 240 pp., 42 illus.

The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History
Author: David A. Kirsch
Edition: Paper
Pages: 256pp., 25 b&w illus.

The Rhetoric Of Midwifery The Rhetoric Of Midwifery
Subtitle: Gender, Knowledge, and Pwer
Author: Mary M. Lay
Edition: Cloth/Paper
Pages: 256pp.

Off The Record Off The Record
Subtitle: The Technology And Culture Of Sound Recording In America
Author: David L. Morton
Edition: Paper
Pages: 180 pp., 37 photos
Publication Date: December 1999

      10 Geographic Ideas That Changed the World
Author: Susan Hanson
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: January 1997

 

      Geography's Inner Worlds
Subtitle: Pervasive Themes in Contemporary American Geography
Author: Ronald F. Abler, Melvin G. Marcus, Judy M. Olson
Edition: Paper
Publication Date: July 1992

 

Digital Mythologies Digital Mythologies
Subtitle: The Hidden Complexities of the Internet
Author: Thomas Valovic
Edition: Cloth
Pages: 240 pp.

The Myth of Scientific Literacy The Myth of Scientific Literacy
Author: Morris Shamos
Edition: Cloth
Science, American Style Science, American Style
Author: Nathan Reingold
Edition: Paper/Cloth
Science, Technology, and Society Science, Technology, and Society
Subtitle: New Directions
Author: Andrew Webster
Edition: Paper
Owning Scientific and Technical Information Owning Scientific and Technical Information
Subtitle: Value and Ethical Issues
Author: Vivian Weil, John W. Snapper
Edition: Paper/Cloth






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