Dancing Wu Li Masters – An Overview of the New Physics A book for those curious about the new discoveries in advanced physics but who have no scientific background. Written in clear language with no mathematical equations, it explores quantum mechanics, … author: Gary Zukav
			Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life Illustrates and explains Darwin’s theory of natural selection, the misunderstandings and controversies that surround it, and how the theory has transformed the traditional view of human’s place in the… author: Daniel C. Dennett
			Dazzle of Dragonflies A large-format book with stunning photographs and electronic images. Explains the natural history and folklore of dragonflies. One chapter devoted to their photograpic techniques: film, digital, and e… author: Forrest L. Mitchell and James L. Lasswell
			Dead Reckoning: Calculating Without Instruments A concise guide to efficient mental calculation of mathematical equations and a fascinating look at number theory. author: Ronald W. Doerfler
			Deadly Feasts – Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague A somber exploration of the emergence of deadly ?stealth? maladies known as prion diseases (mad cow disease being one). Rhodes shows how this mysterious group of human and animal diseases is spreadin… author: Richard Rhodes
			Death From the Skies! These are the Ways the World Will End… “Broad in scope, expertly researched, and as entertaining as it is informative, Death From the Skies! Is the ultimate astronomy lesson…” (from book jacket). Plait helps us to draw the line between s… author: Philip Plait, Ph.D.
			Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima Explores the psychological effects of the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on the survivors through interviews with people from all walks of life who experienced it, and how the experience w… author: Robert Jay Lifton
			Deep – The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss Over 200 color photos of deep-sea creatures give this book a stunning realism. Text by some of the most respected researchers examines the biology of deep-sea organisms, the ecology of deep-sea habit… author: Claire Nouvian, editor
			Deep Atlantic: Life, Death, and Exploration in the Abyss Strikingly illustrated by the author, this book introduces us to the abyssal zone of the Atlantic Ocean (everything below 4000 m). Divided into two sections, it first delves into the history of explo… author: Richard Ellis
			Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a Nineteenth-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry Hidden in this fascinating history of Admiral Francis Beaufort and his wind scale is the story of humans’ relationship with their environment, to the wind, and their attempts to describe it in a meani… author: Scott Huler
			Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Through personal account and tales of discovery Carl Sagan shows how scientific thinking is necessary to debunk pseudoscience, and safeguard democratic institutions and technical civilizations. author: Carl Sagan
			Descartes’ Error: Emotion , Reason, and the Human Brain Not only a journey into the working of the human brain but also an explanation of how reason and feelings come together in the mind. author: Antonio R. Damasio
			Devil’s Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love A collection of essays written over the last 25 years by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. The essays are grouped into seven sections, each section with an explanation by the author of why the … author: Richard Dawkins
			Dimming the Sun – DVD This NOVA DVD explores global dimming (decreased amount of sunlight arriving at the earth’s surface) and its relationship to pollution and global warming. author: NOVA – WGBH, Boston
			Dinosaur in a Haystack – Reflections in Natural History Collection of thirty-four essays involving the natural world, fossils, and evolutionary thinking. Gould delights in pointing out the interconnectedness of seemingly unconnected things, and he does so… author: Stephen Jay Gould
			Dinosaurs This book is part of the INSIDERS, a visually groundbreaking, state-of-the-art nonfiction series featuring 3-D model imagery and up-to-date information in a user-friendly format. Dinosaurs explores e… author: John Long
			Dinosaurs Take a journey through the prehistoric world and trace the evolution of the most astonishing creatures ever to have walked the earth. More than 170 giant-sized and superbly detailed computer generated… author: Steve Brusatte
			Dinosaurs – The Most Complete, Up-To-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages A hefty, comprehensive volume covering topics such as geologic time, fossils and fossilization, dinosaur taxonomy, evolution, dinosaur behavior, life in the different periods (Jurassic, Triassic), and… author: Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
			Discoveries: Great Breakthroughs in 20th Century Science, Including the Original Paperslink. The 20th century saw breakthroughs in every field of science that profoundly changed the way we understand the world and our place in it. Lightman chooses 22 of these discoveries and profiles the sci… author: Alan Lightman
			Discovery of Global Warming A history of the scientific and political obstacles, the conflicts and mistakes, that led up to the discovery of global warming and its impact on the Earth’s future. author: Spencer R. Weart
			Disturbing the Universe This autobiography is written not only from Dyson?s perspective as a physicist, but as a citizen, student, and parent. Involved in perceiving and describing the laws that govern the universe, he writ… author: Freeman Dyson
			Diversity of Life Pulitzer Prize-winning author E.O. Wilson?s account of how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity. Wilson recounts the five enormous natural blows to the planet … author: Edward O. Wilson
			Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano Enter the world of scientists as they spin slowly downward inside a research submarine to more than a mile below the ocean surface where they explore submarine volcanoes, thermal vents and the animals… author: Kenneth Mallory
			DNA: The Secret of Life First hand account of the unlocking of the secret of life – the story of the discovery of the structure and function of DNA. author: James D. Watson, with Andrew Berry
			Double Helix – A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA James Watson’s account of the events leading to the solution of the structure of DNA in the early 1950’s. More than just a recounting of the scientific discoveries involved, it is a story of human in… author: James D. Watson
			Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence An overview of the evolution of human intelligence from prehistoric to the present with an explanation how the brain developed and functions. Also discusses the future evolution of the human brain and… author: Carl Sagan
			Dreams of a Final Theory: The Search for the Fundamental Laws of Nature A personal account and intellectual history of the holy grail of physics, the search for a final theory that encompases the fundamental laws of nature. author: Steven Weinberg
			Dying of Enoch Wallace: Life, Death, and the Changing Brain A fascinating history of modern neuroscience with accounts of discovery. Delves into the mysteries of the brain, how it is shaped by both genetics and experience; ever-changing and complex. author: Ira B. Black, MD
			Dying of the Trees: The Pandemic in America’s Forests Through exploration of America’s forests and discussions with scientists, foresters, citizens, and government officials, Little recounts the history of the demise of America’s forests and the efforts … author: Charles E. Little