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Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024

Mark Littmann - Oxford University Press
Format: 2nd Edition

Praise for the previous edition'A relaxed, well-written and information-packed expedition discovering the history of eclipses' - The Sky at Night. A complete guide to the most stunning of celestial sights, a total eclipse of the Sun . Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024...
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The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster

John O'Connor - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

"A winning portrait of America at its weirdest." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED ReviewFrom the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe?Bigfoot...
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The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes

Paul Halpern - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

"A rich and rewarding history of one of the most astounding ideas in physics and astronomy" (Marcia Bartusiak) - that the universe we know isn't the only one . Our books, our movies - our imaginations - are obsessed with extra dimensions, alternate timelines, and the sense...
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Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived

Tim Flannery - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, delivers an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all timeWhen Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth...
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Business Statistics For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Alan Anderson - For Dummies
Format: 2nd Edition

Make some headway in the notoriously tough subject of business statisticsBusiness Statistics For Dummies helps you understand the core concepts and principles of business statistics, and how they relate to the business world. This book tracks to a typical introductory course offered at the undergraduate,...
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Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis

Michael E. Mann - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion...
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Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

Rebecca Boyle - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Our Moon invites us to reexamine our relationship with our closest cosmic companion.. Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Acclaimed journalist...
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NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

Terence Dickinson - Firefly Books
Format: Spiral-bound

As NightWatch, Terence Dickinson's classic stargazing guide, neared its 40th anniversary, Dickinson worked with a small group of trusted colleagues to give this groundbreaking reference an overhaul that will take it deep into the 21st century Longtime astronomy writer and sky observer...
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Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

This landmark photographic encyclopedia of the animal kingdom is revised with new species, images, and the latest scientific knowledge on all things animal!. DK's Animal features stunning wildlife photography of more than 2,000 of the world's most important wild mammals, birds,...
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Mushroom Hunting for Beginners: A Starter's Guide to Identifying and Foraging Fungi (New Shoe Press)

Gary Lincoff - New Shoe Press
Format: Hardcover

Learn to enjoy all the benefits of mushroom foraging with this accessible and affordable adaptation of the best-selling guide Complete Mushroom Hunter. . Mushroom hunting is great in so many ways: it gets you outside, teaches you about science and the environment, connects you with like-minded...
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