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An Introduction to Heritage Breeds: Saving and Raising Rare-Breed Livestock and Poultry
D Phillip Sponenberg · Workman Pub Co Pages: 239 Format: Hardcover |
Heritage breeds matter, and they are often a better choice than conventional breeds for small farms and backyards. This eloquent, inviting, visual guide explains why conserving heritage breeds is important and shows you how you can raise these breeds yourself, helping to preserve them and benefiting... |
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The Mini Farming Bible: The Complete Guide to Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
Brett L. Markham · Skyhorse Publishing Format: Book |
When Brett Markham published a small black and white handbook about how to run a successful mini farmhe never dreamed how popular the book would soon become. In 2010 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. published Bretts book in full color with over a hundred of the authors own photographsand Mini... |
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Max Tegmark · Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. Pages: 421 Format: Paperback |
Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate... |
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Ed Yong · Ecco Pages: 357 Format: Print book |
New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Notable Book of 2016NPR Great Read of 2016Economist Best Books of 2016Brain Pickings Best Science Books of 2016Smithsonian Best Books about Science of 2016Science Friday Best Science Book of 2016A Mother Jones Notable Read of 2016MPR Best Books of 2016Chicago... |
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Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved
Darren Naish · Smithsonian Books Pages: 224 Format: Print book |
Dinosaurs are one of the most spectacular groups of animals that have ever existed. Many were fantastic, bizarre creatures that still capture our imagination: the super-predator Tyrannosaurus, the plate-backed Stegosaurus, and the long-necked, long-tailed Diplodocus. Dinosaurs: The Ultimate... |
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Physics for Rock Stars: Making the Laws of the Universe Work for You
Christine McKinley · Perigee Pages: 248 Format: Paperback |
From the host of the History channel's Brad Meltzer's Decoded: the laws of the universe like you've never experienced them before. This approachable book explains the world of physics with clarity, humor, and a dash of adventure. Physics for Rock Stars is not a weighty treatise... |
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Richard Dawkins · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 800 Format: Print book |
The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehensive look at evolution, ranging from the latest developments in the field to his own provocative views. Loosely based on the form of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Dawkins's Tale takes... |
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Statistics For Dummies
Deborah J Rumsey · John Wiley & Sons Pages: 408 Format: Print book |
Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293521) was previously published as Statistics For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470911082) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.... |
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Seven Flowers: And How They Shaped Our World
Jennifer Potter · Overlook Books Format: Hardcover |
The lotus. The lily. The sunflower. The opium poppy. The rose. The tulip. The orchid. Seven flowers, each with its own story full of surprises and secrets, each affecting the world around us in subtle but powerful ways. But what is the nature of their power and how did it develop? Why have... |
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The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age
Gino SegreÌ€ · Henry Holt and Company Pages: 351 Format: Print book |
Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called the Pope by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction... |
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Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry
Christie Wilcox · Scientific American/Farrar Pages: 256 Format: Print book |
A thrilling tale of encounters with nature's masters of biochemistryIn Venomous, the molecular biologist Christie Wilcox investigates venoms and the animals that use them, revealing how they work, what they do to the human body, and how they can revolutionize biochemistry and medicine today.Wilcox... |
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Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
Ian Stewart · Basic Books Pages: 360 Format: Print book |
In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from the solar system to the Galaxy and the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's... |
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