Humanity is threatened in the year 2035, as detective Del Spooner investigates a murder case believed to be independently perpetrated by a robot designed to serve and work alongside humans.

"Michael Crichton's Prey is a terrifying page-turner that masterfully combines a heart--pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology. Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by miles and miles of nothing but cactus and coyotes. Eight people are trapped. A self-replicating swarm of predatory molecules is rapidly evolving outside the plant. Massed together, the molecules form an intelligent...

The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance - salt, the only rock humans eat - and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of history, a multi-layered masterpiece that blends economic, scientific, political, religious, and culinary records into a rich and memorable tale.

While humans live in isolation, their lives are carried out by surrogate robots, but a FBI agent is called back to reality to investigate the murder of a teenager connected to the scientist responsible for the creation of the surrogates.

Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow.

Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.

Provides information about the planets, the sun, and moons.

Presents a comprehensive guide to the study of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy by Pulitzer Pri winner, Natalie Angier, that covers a number of issues including stem cell research, global warming, and the bird flu epidemic.

In a post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened, 9 convinces his fellow humans to stand up against the machines that are roaming the earth on a mission toward human extinction.

The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies...