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Banned: A History of Pesticides and the Science of Toxicology
Frederick Rowe Davis · Yale University Press
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Rachel Carson’s eloquent book Silent Spring stands as one of the most important books of the twentieth century and inspired important and long-lasting changes in environmental science and government policy. Frederick Rowe Davis thoughtfully sets Carson’s study in the context... |
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From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
Sean Carroll · Dutton Adult; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A rising star in theoretical physics offers his awesome vision of our universe and beyond, all beginning with a simple question: Why does time move forward? Time moves forward, not backward—everyone knows you can’t unscramble an egg. In the hands of one of today’s... |
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Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World
Gillen D'Arcy Wood · Princeton University Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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When Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano's massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures and disrupting major weather systems for more... |
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Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity
Philip A. Hastings · University of California Press
Format: Hardcover |
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There are more than 33,000 species of living fishes, accounting for more than half of the extant vertebrate diversity on Earth. This unique and comprehensive reference showcases the basic anatomy and diversity of all 82 orders of fishes and more than 150 of the most commonly encountered... |
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The Future of the Brain: Essays by the World's Leading Neuroscientists
Gary Marcus (Editor), · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Including a chapter by 2014 Nobel laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard MoserAn unprecedented look at the quest to unravel the mysteries of the human brain, The Future of the Brain takes readers to the absolute frontiers of science. Original essays by leading researchers such as Christof... |
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Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood
· Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover |
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A heartwarming account of the trials and triumphs a hummingbird rehabber encounters while caring for her tiny, fragile patients Before he collided with a limousine, Gabriel, an Anna's hummingbird with a head and throat cloaked in iridescent magenta feathers, could spiral 130 feet in the air,... |
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How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
Benedict Carey · Random House
Format: Hardcover |
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In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today - and how we can apply it to our own lives. From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness,... |
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Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island
Will Harlan · Grove Press
Pages: 307
Format: Print book |
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Carol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She wrestles alligators, eats roadkill, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built by hand in an island wilderness. A combination of Henry David Thoreau and Jane Goodall, Carol is a self-taught scientist who has become... |
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