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El mito de las tres transformaciones [The Myth of the Three Transformations]
Juan Miguel Zunzunegui - Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Format: Paperback
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«El que controla el pasado controla el futuro, y el que controla el presente es quien controla el pasado.»George Orwell, 1984La historia no estudia el pasado, lo construye. Toda historia nacional es una mitología, y las mitologías sirven para estructurar la mente de un pueblo. La historia... |
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Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation
Hugh Warwick - Bloomsbury Wildlife
Format: Hardcover
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Investigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species.. Across the world, invasive species pose a danger to ecosystems. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity ranks them as a major threat to biodiversity on par with habitat... |
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Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence
Samantha J. Simon - NYU Press
Format: Hardcover
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An inside look at how police officers are trained to perpetuate state violence. Michael Brown. Philando Castile. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. As the names of those killed by the police became cemented into public memory, the American public took to the streets in unprecedented numbers... |
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Into the Unknown: The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos
Dr. Kelsey Johnson - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A leading astronomer and gifted teacher takes readers on a wondrous tour of how science confronts the big questions - about the universe's origins, destiny, and fundamental nature - and how it contends with the limits of our knowledge Humans have learned a lot about the world around... |
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Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
Richard Panek - Little, Brown & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes - and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs its miracles of science, and what its revolutionary images are revealing.. Pillars of Creation tells the story... |
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Smithsonian Atlas of Space: A Map to the Universe from the Big Bang to the Future
Roger D. Launius - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover
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Journey to the farthest corners of the universe in this visually stunning coffee-table atlas by the former chief historian of NASA. 300 maps and illustrations tell the incredible story of the past, present, and future of the universe and space exploration. Navigate the Solar System, the Milky... |
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The Lost World of the Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Age
Armin Schmitt - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover
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"An insightful and informative meander through the evolution of dinosaurs and other extinct species, with a touch of personal flair." - Steve Brusatte, professor and paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh and New York Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs.... |
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Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods
Kris Spisak - Hampton Roads Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Explore the folklore of the trickster, villain, and rescuer known as Baba Yaga in a new light.. "With Becoming Baba Yaga, Kris Spisak presents a robust work of scholarship. Baba Yaga is a wily shapeshifter, nearly impossible to pin down - but Spisak miraculously transforms alongside... |
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Frog Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Amphibian Lives (Earth Day)
Marty Crump - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated hourly guide that follows twenty-four frogs as they eat, find mates, care for their young, and survive our harsh and changing planet. In this short book, celebrated biologist Marty Crump leads readers on a worldwide field trip in search of frogs. Each chapter of Frog Day covers... |
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