Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen Hawking | 
13 Things That Don't Make Sense
by Michael Brooks | 
Inflight Science
by Brian Clegg | 
Fatal Forces
by Nick Arnold | 
What Einstein Told His Barber
by Robert L. Wolke | 
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein | 
Physics for Future Presidents
by Richard A. Muller | 
Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos
by Isaac Asimov | 
Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
by Isaac Asimov | 
How to Fossilize Your Hamster
by Mick O'Hare | 
The Future of the Mind
by Michio Kaku |
The Hunt for Zero Point
by Nick Cook | 
The Canon
by Natalie Angier |
Entanglement
by Amir D. Aczel | 
The Beginning of Infinity
by David Deutsch |
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson | 
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
by Tony Attwood | 
Asperger's Syndrome
by Tony Attwood | 
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson |
The Hidden Life of Trees
by Peter Wohlleben |
Ordinary folks can construct 13 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build projects ranging from the simple--a match-powered rocket--to the more complex--a scale-model, table-top catapult--to the offbeat--a tennis ball cannon. With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind the projects, and profiles scientists and extraordinary experimenters such as Alfred Nobel, Robert Goddard, and Isaac Newton. This book will be indispensable for the legions of backyard toy-rocket launchers and fireworks fanatics who wish every day was the fourth of July.