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Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

Richard Preston · Random House
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever - but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses - from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, now a National...
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Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology

Michael J. Benton · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In this fascinating and accessible overview, renowned paleontologist Michael J. Benton reveals how our understanding of dinosaurs is being transformed by recent fossil finds and new technology.

Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific...

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Dog Is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You

Clive D.L. Wynne PhD · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Does your dog love you?
Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog's nose, the warmth of them lying at our feet, even their whining when they want to get up on the bed. It really seems like our dogs love us, too. But for years, scientists have resisted that conclusion, warning...
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Clearing the Air: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019

Tim Smedley · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution."--Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of CaliforniaThe story of what's happened to the air we breathe, the impact it has had on our health and what we can do to fight back.Clearing the Air tells the full story...
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The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts

Gilbert M. Gaul · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history -- but who bears the brunt of these monster storms?

Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion) , Ike ($40 billion) , Sandy...

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Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have

Tatiana Schlossberg · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From former New York Times Science writer Tatiana Schlossberg comes Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have, a fascinating and unexpectedly entertaining look at the way climate change and environmental pollution are intimately involved in our everyday...
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