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The Year Yellowstone Burned: A Twenty-Five-Year Perspective
Jeff Henry · Taylor Trade Pub Pages: 285 Format: Print book
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The Yellowstone fires of 1988 consumed nearly 800,000 acres - 36 percent of the park. In the years following, spectacular wildflowers rose from the ashes and trees rapidly reclaimed the landscape. In this twenty-five-year look back at the fires, author and photographer Jeff Henry recalls... |
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Matthew Walker PhD · Scribner Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert - Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab - reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.Sleep is one of the most... |
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Einstein: The Life of a Genius
Walter Isaacson · Carlton Books; Slp edition Format: Hardcover
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From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation Emc2 to his concept of a unified field theory, no one has contributed as much to science in the last century as Albert Einstein. Drawing on new research and reproducing documents only recently made available, Einstein reveals... |
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Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy
Michael J. Tougias · Scribner Book Company Pages: 256 Format: Paperback
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From the author of the Fall 2015 Disney movie The Finest Hours, the "thrilling and perfectly paced" (BOOKLIST ) story of the sinking and rescue of Bounty - the tall ship used in the classic 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty - which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with... |
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How to Raise Pigs: Everything You Need to Know
Philip Hasheider · Voyageur Press; Revised, Revised & Updated edition Format: Paperback
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Backed by the National FFA Organization, our acclaimed series of How to Raise guides has helped countless first-time animal owners across the United States confidently care for their new companions. In this freshly updated second edition of How to Raise Pigs, farmer and author Philip Hasheider... |
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A History of Life in 100 Fossils
Aaron O'Dea · Smithsonian Books Format: Hardcover
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A History of Life in 100 Fossils showcases 100 key fossils that together illustrate the evolution of life on earth. Iconic specimens have been selected from the renowned collections of the two premier natural history museums in the world, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, and the Natural... |
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Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature
Nick Davies · Bloomsbury USA Pages: 289 Format: Print book
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The familiar call of the common cuckoo, "cuck-oo," has been a harbinger of spring ever since our ancestors walked out of Africa many thousands of years ago. However, for naturalist and scientist Nick Davies, the call is an invitation to solve an enduring puzzle: how does the cuckoo... |
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Why?: What Makes Us Curious
Mario Livio · Simon & Schuster Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics - curiosity - as he explores our innate desire to know why.Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation - where they can know only one side... |
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Trigonometry For Dummies
Mary Jane Sterling · For Dummies; 2 edition Format: Paperback
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A plain-English guide to the basics of trig Trigonometry deals with the relationship between the sides and angles of triangles...mostly right triangles. In practical use, trigonometry is a friend to astronomers who use triangulation to measure the distance between stars. Trig also has applications... |
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The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-term Health
Erica Sonnenburg · Penguin Press Format: eBook
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The groundbreaking science behind the surprising source of good health Stanford University’s Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are pioneers in the most exciting and potentially transformative field in the entire realm of human health and wellness, the study of the relationship between our bodies... |
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Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
Sam Maggs · Quirk Books Pages: 238 Format: Print book
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A fun and feminist look at forgotten women in science, technology, and beyond, from the bestselling author of THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY You may think you know women's history pretty well. But have you ever heard of. . . · Alice Ball, the chemist who developed an effective treatment... |
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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide
Julie Cornthwaite · Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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Penguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes... |
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