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Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault
Cary Fowler · Easton Studio Pr
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault - and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agricultureCloser to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter... |
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I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
MATT TAIBBI · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police - from the bestselling author of The Divide "[A] searing exposé . . . What emerges from the author's superb reporting and vivid writing... |
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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson · Riverhead Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit... |
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College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be
Andrew Delbanco · Princeton University Press
Pages: 237
Format: Print book
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As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience--an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test... |
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Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet
Leonard David · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planet and human habitation of Mars isn t much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars an achievable goal; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon s"The Martian"drew crowds into theaters, signaled by its nearly... |
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Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets
Charles P Wohlforth · Pantheon Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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From a leading planetary scientist and an award-winning science writer: a propulsive account of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the dream of space colonization into something that may well be achievable.We are at the cusp of a golden age in space science, as increasingly... |
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Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America's Broken System
Jerome F Buting · Harper
Pages: 339
Format: Hardcover
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Interweaving his account of the Steven Avery trial at the heart of Making a Murderer with other high profile cases from his criminal defense career, attorney Jerome F. Buting explains the flaws in America's criminal justice system and lays out a provocative, persuasive blue-print for reform.Over... |
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The Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market
Gianaclis Caldwell · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
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The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable... |
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 285
Format: Print book
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A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind... |
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Code Check Electrical: An Illustrated Guide to Wiring a Safe House
Redwood Kardon · Taunton Press; 2nd Spiral ed. edition
Format: Print book
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This volume picks up where the original Code Check leaves off and expands on the electrical code section. Code Check Electrical clarifies the principles behind the electrical codes to ensure safety and prevent unnecessary violations. It also explains why electrical codes call for certain... |
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A Space Traveler's Guide to the Solar System
Mark Thompson · Pegasus Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening and provocative tour of our solar system, from one of Britain's celebrated astronomists. Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut, traveling through the universe on your very own space mission? What would it be like to tour the solar system, visiting the sun and the planets,... |
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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
Daniel J Levitin · Dutton
Pages: 292
Format: Print book
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From The New York Times bestselling author of THE ORGANIZED MIND and THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC, a primer to the critical thinking that is more necessary now than ever. We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process - especially in election season. It's raining... |
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3D Printing: Build Your Own 3D Printer and Print Your Own 3D Objects
James F Kelly · Que
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback
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Want something? Print it-with your own 3D printer! Right now, you can print practically any 3D object you can imagine-from toys to gadgets to replacement parts, and beyond! All you need is a 3D printer ... and they're simpler and cheaper than you ever imagined. This full-color,... |
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Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made
Tom Wilkinson · Bloomsbury
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Long-listed for the Guardian First Book Award. We don't just look at buildings: their facades, beautiful or ugly, conceal the spaces where we live. We are born, work, love, and die in architecture. We buy and sell it, rent and squat it, create and destroy it. All of these aspects of buildings--economic,... |
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