An illuminating portrayal of Richard Feynman—a giant of twentieth century physics—from his childhood tinkering with radios, to his vital work on the Manha...

"A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer, James Gleick's Genius." ―Kirkus ReviewsPerhaps the greatest physic...

The heroes of Conan Doyle's stories of the pre-Holmes period, and Chesterton's Father Brown, a padre in a wide-brimmed hat, and the first lady detective Love...

The work of the famous English positivist historian of the 19th century. John Richard Greene (1837–1883) covers a huge swath of British history, from the Eng...

The work of the famous English positivist historian of the 19th century. John Richard Greene (1837–1883) covers a huge swath of British history, from the Eng...

When the crew of the deep space merchant vessel Riyadh emerge from cryogenic sleep, they expect to wake at Talus, the last jump before home. Instead, they...

Napoleon is in New Orleans in William Sanders's «Empire»; the German Empire thrives in 1929 in Harry Turtledove's "Uncle Alf"; Pancho Villa's about to bec...