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New Titles - Science
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Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion
JIM WILLIAMS · Patagonia
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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During a time when most wild animals are experiencing decline in the face of development and climate change, the intrepid mountain lion -- also known as a puma, a cougar, and by many other names - has experienced reinvigoration as well as expansion of territory. What makes this cat, the fourth... |
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
STEPHEN HAWKING · Bantam
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant and page-turning posthumous work.Why are we here? Will we survive? Will technology save us? How can we thrive?Stephen... |
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Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You
EUGENIA BONE · Rodale Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From Eugenia Bone, the critically acclaimed author of Mycophilia, comes an approachable, highly personal look at our complex relationship with the microbial world.While researching her book about mushrooms, Eugenia Bone became fascinated with the huge impact microbes have on every aspect... |
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The Mathematics of Everyday Life
Alfred S. Posamentier · Prometheus Books
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
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Two experienced math educators help the average reader discover not only the everyday usefulness of math but the fun that comes from mastering the basics of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and more.If you think of mathematics as a series of pointless classroom exercises without much relevance... |
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Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality
Ben Orlin · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
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A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange... |
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Gems of the World
Cally Oldershaw · Firefly Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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This new book is a practical, comprehensive guide to the identification and use of precious and semi-precious gems, novelty stones, agates and crystals. Presenting the latest information on the gemstone industry, with an extensive section on ethical mining, conflict diamonds, and the emergence... |
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How Science Works: The Facts Visually Explained
Derek Harvey · DK
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover
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Explore answers to questions on 70 topics in the areas of matter, physics, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, technology, and the universe.How Science Works uses clear, easy-to-understand graphics to answer common questions and explain difficult concepts--not only the core... |
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Darwin's Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution
ADAM LISTER · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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Reveals how Darwin's study of fossils shaped his scientific thinking and led to his development of the theory of evolution.Darwin's Fossils is an accessible account of Darwin's pioneering work on fossils, his adventures in South America, and his relationship with the scientific... |
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How to Raise Kind Kids: And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain
Thomas Lickona · Penguin Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Can you teach a child to be kind? This vital question is taking on a new urgency as our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided. We all want our kids to be kind. But that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your son being unkind. A world-renowned developmental psychologist,... |
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