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New Titles - Science
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American Firefighter
Mobley, Paul · Welcome Books
Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover
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FOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Awards - 2017 SILVER Winner for PhotographyA celebration of and tribute to our nation's courageous firefighters and first responders. Paul Mobley has taken his camera on the road again to photograph America's bravest citizens. In this collection... |
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The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Kakutani, Michiko · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES Editors' ChoiceFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic comes an impassioned critique of America's retreat from reasonWe live in a time when the very idea of objective truth is mocked and discounted by the occupants of the White House. Discredited... |
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Theater of the World: The Maps that Made History
Berg, Thomas Reinertsen · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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A heavily illustrated four-color history of mapmaking across centuries--a must-read for history buffs and armchair travelers. Theater of the World offers a fascinating history of mapmaking, using the visual representation of the world through time to tell a new story about world history... |
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A Little History of Archaeology
Fagan, Brian · Yale University Press
Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art.... |
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Gems of the World
Oldershaw, Cally · 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 Physics Behind: Discover the Physics of Everyday Life
Swan, Russ · Firefly Books
Pages: 192 Format: Paperback
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Uncovering the extraordinary science behind everyday life. From the Cloud to static, waterproof clothing and drones, there's a whole world of fascinating science underlying the objects, actions and interactions of ordinary life. The Physics Behind... explains what makes the modern... |
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The Worm Farmer's Handbook: Mid- to Large-Scale Vermicomposting for Farms, Businesses, Municipalities, Schools, and Institutions
Sherman, Rhonda · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 256 Format: Paperback
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Techniques and systems for processing food scraps, manure, yard debris, paper, and more Turning waste into wealth sounds too good to be true, but many worm farmers are finding that vermicomposting is a reliable way to do just that. Vermicast -- a biologically active, nutrient-rich mix of earthworm... |
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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
Jared Diamond
Format: Hardcover
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A Bill Gates Summer Reading Pick A "riveting and illuminating" (Yuval Noah Harari) new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't, by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of the landmark bestsellers Guns,... |
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