Sean Connolly, Author University Press of New England $21.95 (175p) ISBN 978-0-87451-811-5
Connolly's first novel sits two friends down at their favorite gathering place, the Black Dog Inn, outside of Pittsfield, Mass., and lets them talk. Charlie, who does nearly all the storytelling, takes Garth on a wide-ranging verbal journey...
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Sean Connolly. Workman, $13.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-7611-6374-9
Using a Mission Impossible–style formula, Connolly, the author of The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science and The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science, presents 24 beyond-the-classroom scenarios that require the use of fractions, ratios,...
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Sean Connolly, illus. by Chad Thomas. Workman, $14.95 paper (256p) ISBN 978-0-7611-8928-2
In the fourth title in the series that began with The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science, Connolly gets at the science behind sports with 54 experiments designed to provide answers to questions like “What Makes a Frisbee Fly?” while introducing...
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Sean Connolly. Workman, $14.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7611-8394-5
In this amusing addition to the Irresponsible Science series, Connolly plucks 20 engineering debacles from history, pairing them with experiments that use scientific principles to explain why the disasters occurred. An experiment with a soda can and
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Sean Connolly. Workman, $14.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7611-8010-4
This substantial chemistry primer (following The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science) explores complex concepts in an approachable, graphics-laden format. Connolly’s first 20 chapters focus on a single element per section—discussing each element’s
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Sean Connolly. Basic, $35 (544p) ISBN 978-0-465-09395-3
Irish immigrants who left home in the 19th and 20th centuries created and maintained a “shared transnational culture,” according to this sweeping account. Historian Connolly (Divided Kingdom) traces to the roots of Ireland’s “outward movement” to...
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