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Thinking In Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math
Daniel Tammet · Little, Brown and Company; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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The irresistibly engaging book that enlarges ones wonder at Tammets mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers. --Oliver Sacks, MD THINKING IN NUMBERS is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammets world,... |
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Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words
Dr. John W. Pilley Jr. Ph.D · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence. Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them - more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree,... |
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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
Clive Thompson · Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Hardcover
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It's undeniable—technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical new style of human intelligence, worthy of both celebration and analysis.... |
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Gardening for the Birds: How to Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard
George Adams · Timber Press
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You may already have a bird feeder in your yard, but you can attract a far wider range of species, and they will stay longer, if you create a bird-friendly landscape. Gardening for the Birds shows you how.With the right native plants, arranged to mimic natural ecosystems, you will provide... |
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The River of Consciousness
Oliver Sacks · Knopf
Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Gratitude, On the Move, and Musicophilia, a collection of essays that displays Oliver Sacks's passionate engagement with the most compelling and seminal ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience.... |
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Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee
Lisa Jean Moore · NYU Press
Format: Book
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"Buzz is a fascinating reminder of the interconnections between humans and animals, even in that most urban of environments, New York City."--Gary Alan Fine, author of Authors of the Storm: Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction Bees are essential for human... |
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Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy
Govert Schilling · Belknap Press
Pages: 339 Format: Hardcover
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It has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century: the detection of gravitational waves. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime nearly a hundred years ago, but they were never perceived directly until now. Decades in the making, this momentous... |
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County and City Extra 2014: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book
Deirdre A. Gaquin · Bernan Press; 22nd Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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When you want only one source of information about your city or county, turn to County and City Extra.This trusted reference compiles information from many sources to provide all the key demographic and economic data for every state, county, metropolitan area, congressional district, and for all cities... |
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Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights
Steven M. Wise · Basic Books
Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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One of those rare books that can change the reader's view of our position in the world and within the animal kingdom, Unlocking the Cage is a landmark both in its scientific insight and in its challenge to the law. As Steven Wise continues his exploration of animal cognition along the evolutionary... |
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Think: Why You Should Question Everything
Guy P. Harrison · Prometheus Books
Format: Paperback
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Think more critically, learn to question everything, and don't let your own brain trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone... |
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Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming
Mckenzie Funk · Penguin Press
Pages: 310 Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating investigation into how people around the globe are cashing in on a warming worldMcKenzie Funk has spent the last six years reporting around the world on how we are preparing for a warmer planet. Funk shows us that the best way to understand the catastrophe of global warming... |
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Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars
Lee Billings · Current Hardcover; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system For 4.6 billion years our living planet has been alone in a vast and silent universe. But soon, Earth's isolation could come to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of planets... |
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A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
Dave Goulson · Picador, 2014. ©2014
Pages: 256 Format: Print book
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A FACINATING TRAVEL MEMOIR THAT WILL ALTER THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEEDave Goulson became obsessed with wildlife as a small boy growing up in rural Shropshire, starting with an increasingly exotic menagerie of pets. When his interest turned to the anatomical, there were even some... |
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