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New Titles - Science
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The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Eighty of the world's greatest myths and characters, from the gods of Greek mythology to the Norse heroes, retold and explained with engaging text and bold graphics.From early creation stories to classical hero narratives and the recurring theme of the afterlife, experience each myth... |
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The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures
Antonio Damasio · Pantheon
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From one of our preeminent neuroscientists: a landmark reflection that spans the biological and social sciences, offering a new way of understanding the origins of life, feeling, and culture. The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition of that... |
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Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
James Donovan · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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"This is the best book on Apollo that I have read. Extensively researched and meticulously accurate, it successfully traces not only the technical highlights of the program but also the contributions of the extraordinary people who made it possible." --Mike Collins, Command module... |
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City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300
Jason Berry · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
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In 2015, the beautiful jazz funeral in New Orleans for composer Allen Toussaint coincided with a debate over removing four Confederate monuments. Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the ceremony, attended by living legends of jazz, music aficionados, politicians, and everyday people. The scene captured... |
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The Living Forest: A Visual Journey Into the Heart of the Woods
Robert Llewellyn · Timber Press
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
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"With precise, stunning photographs and a distinctly literary narrative that tells the story of the forest ecosystem along the way, The Living Forest is an invitation to join in the eloquence of seeing." - Sierra Magazine From the leaves and branches of the canopy to the roots... |
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Forgotten Women: The Scientists
Zing Tsjeng · Cassell
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Forgotten Women is a new series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a result, haveformed, shaped and changed the course of our futures. From leaders and scientists to artists... |
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