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In his most important book to date, award-winning author Timothy Ferris—"the best popular science writer in the English language today" (Christian Science Monitor)—makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy. Ferris argues that just as the scientific revolution rescued billions from poverty, fear, hunger, and disease, the Enlight-enment values it inspired has swelled the number of persons ...

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Mind Energy: The Power of ME! illustrates a revolutionary new process for achieving your dreams and taking all aspects of your life-personal, professional, emotional, financial, and relational-to the next level. Prepare for success by learning time-tested principles used by the most successful and brilliant people in the world and throughout history. Recognize and break through what has been called the silent killer of dreams-procrastination. ...

Mind Energy: The Power of ME! illustrates a revolutionary new process for achieving your dreams and taking all aspects of your life-personal, professional, emotional, financial, and relational-to the next level. Prepare for success by learning time-tested principles used by the most successful and brilliant people in the world and throughout history. Recognize and break through what has been called the silent killer of dreams-procrastination. ...

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World History of Warfare covers worldwide military history from ancient times to the present. Its principal theme is an exploration of change and continuity, revolution and tradition, in three thousand years of warfare.

America's finest science writer describes a major revolution sweeping astronomy, as amateur astronomers, in global networks linked by the Internet, make discoveries that are changing knowledge of the universe. The appendix includes star charts, observing lists, and a guide on how to get involved with the stars.

In this intellectual history, science writer Timothy Ferris makes a case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy.

This enlightening, engaging look at the universe, the scientists who explore it, and the far-reaching implications of recent discoveries presents an "enjoyable and useful book, a heroic synthesis of cosmic knowledge today" ("The Wall Street Journal").

From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious preconceptions. They have included some of the most charis...

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Ferris is a master analogist who conveys his insights on the history of cosmology with a lyrical flair. --The New York Times Book Review In The Science of Liberty, award-winning author Timothy Ferris--called the best popular science writer in the English language today by the Christian Science Monitor and the best science writer of his generation by the Washington Post--makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of ...

In his most important work to date, award-winning author Ferris--"the best popular science writer in the English language today" ("Christian Science Monitor")--makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy.

His style as playful as ever, Timothy Ferris explores inner as well as outer space in these essays on the human mind, the search for extraterrestrial (and thus nonhuman) intelligence, and their intersection. Other chapters look at comet strikes as a source of species extinction, near-death experience, apocalyptic prophecies, information theory, and the origin of laughter.