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Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage
Kathleen Winter · Counterpoint LLC Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover |
In 2010, bestselling author Kathleen Winter (Annabel) embarked on a journey across the storied Northwest Passage, among marine scientists, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and curious passengers. From Greenland to Baffin Island and all along the passage, Winter bears witness... |
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Schaum's Outline of Beginning Chemistry: 673 Solved Problems + 16 Videos
David E Goldberg · McGraw-Hill Education Pages: 368 Format: Print book |
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 650 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 16 detailed videos featuring... |
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Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change
Seamus McGraw · University of Texas Press Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover |
Climate change has become one of the most polarizing issues of our time. Extremists on the left regularly issue hyperbolic jeremiads about the impending destruction of the environment, while extremists on the right counter with crass, tortured denials. But out in the vast middle are ordinary... |
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Ten Billion
Stephen Emmott · Vintage Format: Paperback |
A VINTAGE ORIGINALJust over two hundred years ago there were one billion humans on EarthThere are now over seven billion of usAnd sometimethis century the world population will reach at least ten billionDeforestation Desertification Species extinction Global warming Growing threats to food... |
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Rare Birds of North America
Steve N. G. Howell · Princeton University Press Pages: 428 Format: Hardcover |
Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World... |
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Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition Format: Hardcover |
A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large. Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the most dangerous New York City manholes... |
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What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs
Cat Warren · Touchstone; 1 edition Format: Hardcover |
Cat Warren is a university professor and former journalist with an admittedly odd hobby She and her German shepherd have spent the last seven years searching for the dead Solo is a cadaver dog What started as a way to harness Solos unruly energy and enthusiasm soon became a calling that... |
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Seaweeds: Edible, Available, and Sustainable
Ole G. Mouritsen · University Of Chicago Press; Tra edition Format: Book |
Until recently, seaweed for most Americans was nothing but a nuisance, clinging to us as we swim in the ocean and stinking up the beach as it rots in the sun. With the ever-growing popularity of sushi restaurants across the country, however, seaweed is becoming a substantial part of our total... |
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Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
Jane Goodall · Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover |
Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around... |
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The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World
Russell Gold · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
"Fracking has vociferous critics and fervent defenders, but the debate between these camps has obscured the actual story: Fracking has become a fixture of the American landscape and the global economy. It has upended the business models of energy companies around the globe, and it has started... |
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Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe
Lee Smolin · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Book |
From one of our foremost thinkers and public intellectuals, a radical new view of the nature of time and the cosmosWhat is time?This deceptively simple question is the single most important problem facing science as we probe more deeply into the fundamentals of the universe. All of the mysteries... |
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Beginning Beekeeping
Tanya Phillips · Alpha Books Pages: 192 Format: Print book |
Beginning Beekeeping is a simple, straightforward approach that gives you the basics to get started with beekeeping, while following a balanced, objective approach that weighs the pros and cons of conventional and organic methodologies. Featuring more than 120 beautiful color photos, this... |
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