cover image Weird Science: 
Modern Marvels from the Way-Out World

Weird Science: Modern Marvels from the Way-Out World

Matt Lake and Randy Fairbanks. Sterling, $14.95 (120p) ISBN 978-1-4027-6041-9

The team behind Weird History and other books in the Weird series detours into the world of science and finds no shortage of strange-but-true phenomena. In eight chapters, the writers explore bizarre animals (such as giant tube worms that live on the ocean floor); the feud between (and unusual habits and beliefs of) Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla; alchemy; inexplicable events (like “meat storms” and spontaneous combustion); and a crop of hoaxes and debunked theories. The clean, accessible design is enlivened by color photographs (often accompanied by drily funny captions) that should further entice readers intrigued by the odder side of life. Ages 8–12. (July)