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 Anyone who has followed science in recent years has noticed something odd: science is less and less about a solitary working alone in a lab. Scientists are working in networks, and those networks are gaining scope, speed, and power through the Internet. This week we decided to pick a book on how networks will drive a revolution in scientific discovery, where the Web is amplifying communication and accelerating discovery in unexpected ways.

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The International Day of Friendship is a United Nations (UN) day that promotes the role that friendship plays in bringing peace in many cultures, international understanding and respect for diversity. It is observed on July 30 each year. This day we decided to pick books on psychology and behaviour as well as new social surveys and recent research on the effects of growing social isolation, as a product of contemporary lifestyle.

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This week we picked a book that profound implications for how we manage our careers, deal with our friends and relatives, raise our children, and design our institutions. "Give and Take" will likely become one of the classic books on workplace leadership and management with surprising conclusions about how our interactions with others drive our success and happiness.

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Parents’ Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday each year. The day aims to promote responsible parenting and to recognize positive parental role models. It celebrates the special bonds of love between parental figures and their children. Today we decided to pick books, guides and directories for those, who are planning to be mom or dad, and books that are helping to raise a child in today's challenging world.