HowStuffWorks Ebooks

From HowStuffWorks.com comes a book chock-full of information about the U.S. military and its special units, including their work, their training, and what it takes to be among the best of the best. Available from Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, Kobo and Sony.

Explore fifty of the world’s most amazing and astonishing marvels. Get the scoop on everything from lion taming, magic mushrooms, and black holes to human cannonballs, exploding lakes, and déjà vu in this enhanced ebook. Available from Amazon and Apple.

Ready for the ultimate crash course in world history? This engaging ebook explores the coolest and craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes your history teachers never wanted you to know. Available from Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble.

Did you know your walk, your scent and even the food you eat can make you sexier? This interactive ebook reveals the steamy science of love and sex, from flirting to falling in love and everything in between. Available from Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble.

From horsepower to miles per gallon, and everything from 0-60, people have gone far and wide in their cars. Here's a glimpse into what's going on under the hood. Also available from Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Mark Twain is credited with the saying “Truth is stranger than fiction,” and it aptly describes the world of physics. Topics like quantum mechanics and cosmology boggle the mind with paradoxes that seemingly need a Ph.D. from MIT to understand. This book makes them simple. Also available from Apple and Amazon.

The world has to end someday, but how (and when) will it happen? This book walks you through the likeliest (and a few of the most far-fetched) scenarios. Available from Amazon, Apple, Google and Kobo.

It's over ... the world as we know it is done. So how do you keep society going? "How to Survive the End of the World" gives you a head start on long-term survival after an apocalypse. Also available from Amazon, Apple, Google and Kobo.

A passion for a modern-day tyrant, sociopath or fraud might be cause for concern, but let the story be strange enough, and let enough time pass, and, suddenly, it's obsession-worthy. This books gives you a glimpse at some of history's worst of the worst. Also available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble

There’s no other way to say it — if early man didn’t have some strong survival chops, we wouldn’t be here today. This book starts you off on finding the tools and skills you'll need if you're stranded in the woods, lost in the desert or washed ashore after a shipwreck. Also available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

As one of the most mysterious but uplifting feelings in the world, love is something that everyone strives for but something that can never be harnessed. This book uncovers secrets to how people fall (and stay) in love. Also available from Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Since the dawn of time, humans have wondered what the future will bring. This book takes a look at some of the most fascinating and groundbreaking ideas. Also available from Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Are we alone in the universe? Although Johannes Kepler may have asked this question centuries ago, today's technology has given modern civilization the tools to realistically answer this question. Here's an idea of what they might find. Also available from Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

For thousands of years, people have been both fascinated and terrified by monsters, whether they were created from the imagination or based upon actual creepy crawlies or other scary creatures. This book takes a look at four classic favorites. Also available from Apple and Amazon.

Sexual attraction has fascinated and inspired mankind for thousands of years. Where does this attraction come from -- and how have people learned to game the system? Also available from Apple and Amazon.