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Why Dinosaurs Matter
KEN LACOVARA · Simon & Schuster/ TED
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
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What can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth.By tapping into the ubiquitous wonder that dinosaurs inspire, Lacovara weaves together the stories of our geological... |
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Love of Country: A Journey through the Hebrides
Madeleine Bunting · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Few landscapes are as striking as that of the Hebrides, the hundreds of small islands that speckle the waters off Scotland's northwest coast. The jagged, rocky cliffs and roiling waves serve as a reminder of the islands' dramatic geological history, inspiring awe and dread in those... |
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Gem
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 440
Format: Print book
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A dazzling visual guide to precious and semiprecious stones, organic gems, and precious metals, Gem showcases beautiful, specially commissioned images as well as science, natural history, mythology, and true stories of adventure and discovery.From diamonds to sapphires to obsidian, this... |
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens... |
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Sleeps with Dogs: Tales of a Pet Nanny at the End of Her Leash
Lindsey Grant · Seal Press
Format: Book
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Go behind closed doors and discover the secret lives of some of the most devoted pet owners, whether they're serving their dogs filtered water or leaving Animal Planet on all day to keep their pets company.As a round-the-clock animal nanny, Lindsey Grant spent her nights with countless... |
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The Benevolent Bee: Capture the Bounty of the Hive through Science, History, Home Remedies and Craft - Includes recipes and techniques for honey, beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, pollen, and bee venom
STEPHANIE BRUNEAU · Quarry Books
Pages: 160
Format: Flexibound
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Get the buzz on bees, honey, hive behavior, and all the things you can make with bee products in The Benevolent Bee. A honeybee hive produces much more than honey; it also produces pollen, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom. And humans have found uses for all these products.... |
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Woof: A book of happiness for dog lovers
Anouska Jones · Exisle Pub
Pages: 157
Format: Print book
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Dogs have a way of making our lives feel complete. They're there for us through good times and bad, with their wholehearted engagement in life a lesson to us all on living in the moment.Woof: A book of happiness for dog lovers is a compendium of delightful quotes that capture the essence... |
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The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs
David Hone · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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'Gripping and wonderfully informative' Tom Holland, New Statesman Adored by children and adults alike, Tyrannosaurus is the most famous dinosaur in the world, one that pops up again and again in pop culture, often battling other beasts such as King Kong, Triceratops or velociraptors in Jurassic... |
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A Cold Welcome: The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North America
Sam White · Harvard University Press
Pages: 361
Format: Hardcover
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When Europeans first arrived in North America, they faced a cold new world. The average global temperature had dropped to lows unseen in millennia, and its effects were stark and unpredictable: blizzards and deep freezes, droughts and famines, and winters when even the Rio Grande froze.... |
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
A N WILSON · Harper
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin - hailed as the man who "discovered evolution" - was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo,... |
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Ivory: Power and Poaching in Africa
Keith Somerville · Hurst
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Half of Tanzania's elephants have been killed for their ivory since 2007. A similar alarming story can be told of the herds in northern Mozambique and across swathes of central Africa, with forest elephants losing almost two-thirds of their numbers to the tusk trade. The huge rise in poaching... |
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Nature Guide: Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians
DK Publishing · DK ADULT
Format: Book
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This is the newest of our beautifully illustrated and highly informative nature guides produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Snakes and Other Reptiles and Amphibians is compact and easy-to-use, including stunning photography, and a comprehensive catalog of cold-blooded... |
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Afterglow
EILEEN MYLES · Grove Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Prolific and widely renowned, Eileen Myles is a trailblazer whose decades of literary and artistic work "set a bar for openness, frankness, and variability few lives could ever match" (New York Review of Books) . This newest book paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved... |
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Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other
CRAIG GROSSI · William Morrow
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity."In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine... |
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Pig Manual: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Keeping Pigs
Liz Shankland · Haynes Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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The idea of keeping a few pigs has undergone something of a renaissance and never before has it been so popular. The Pig Manual is a straightforward, no-nonsense guide to getting started - whether your interest is filling your freezer, starting a new business, managing land the traditional... |
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