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The Strange Order of Things: The Making of the Cultural Mind
ANTONIO DAMASIO · PANTHEON
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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From one of our preeminent neuroscientists: a landmark reflection on the origins of life, feelings, mind, and culture that spans chemistry, biology, psychology, anthropology, and sociology, offering a new way of understanding who we are and how we behave.We descend biologically, psychologically,... |
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Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction
HUGH NEILL · Teach Yourself
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Trigonometry: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to Trigonometry. Written by a leading expert, this book will help you if you are studying for an important exam or essay, or if you simply want to improve your knowledge.The book covers all areas... |
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The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
Noah Strycker · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world - and deep connection with humanity.Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As scientists come to understand... |
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The Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing: More Than 300 Tips for Anglers of All Levels
Tom Rosenbauer · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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In this compendium of fly fishing from three of the most respected names in the sport, Tom Rosenbauer, David Klausmeyer, and Conway X. Bowman share all of their most successful fly-fishing secrets. With tips on fresh- and saltwater fly fishing and tying flies, this book will help readers... |
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Anatomy and Physiology For Dummies
Donna Rae Siegfried · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 360
Format: Print book
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Learn about the human body from the inside out Some people think that knowing about what goes on inside the human body can sap life of its mystery - which is too bad for them. Anybody who's ever taken a peak under the hood knows that the human body, and all its various structures and functions,... |
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Giving the Finger: Risking It All To Fish The World's Deadliest Sea
Scott Campbell Jr. · Lyons Press
Pages: 253
Format: Print book
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Part documentary, part reality-television, the story of the Deadliest Catch's Alaskan crab fishermen risking their lives in the Bering Sea to make a buck and feed their families has captivated the world. Giving the Finger follows the life of the spirited young captain who has emerged... |
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Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
Mary Bray Pipher · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller * USA Today Bestseller * Los Angeles Times Bestseller * Publishers Weekly Bestseller The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women... |
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Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes
William Gurstelle · Chicago Review Press
Format: Print book
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Your home is your castle, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Engineer William Gurstelle, author of the bestselling Backyard Ballistics, poses this fascinating... |
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.
The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within... |
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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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The Everything Parent's Guide to Common Core Math Grades K-5
Jim Brennan · Adams Media; Csm edition
Format: Print book
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Take the mystery out of Common Core math!The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But you may be having a hard time understanding what your kids are bringing home from school. If you want to help your children with their... |
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Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves
James Nestor · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
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An Amazon Best Book of 2014 While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean's surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, unharmed and smiling. This man was a freediver, and his amphibious... |
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