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Bright Rivers: Celebrations of Rivers and Fly-fishing

Nick Lyons · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Bright Rivers chronicles the angling passions and frustrations of one of fly-fishing's greatest men of letters.A city dweller trapped in the complexities of modern life, Nick Lyons has always found solace in his pilgrimages to great rivers. It is there that he fishes for trout, and in Bright...
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My Max Score AP Statistics: Maximize Your Score in Less Time

Amanda Ross Ph.d. · Sourcebooks
Format: Print book

The only study guide to offer expert, customized study plans for every student's needs You've had a year to study...but also a year to forget. As the AP test approaches, other guides reexamine the entire year of material. But only one guide identifies your strengths and weaknesses,...
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Stem Cell Battles: Proposition 71 and Beyond

Don C Reed · World Scientific
Pages: 432
Format: eBook

This is a one-of-a-kind book: combining easy-to-understand science, in-the-trenches political warfare, and inspirational stories. It aims to give hope to individuals and families who suffer from chronic disease or disability; to point out how ordinary people can make an extraordinary difference...
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True Genius: The Life and Work of Richard Garwin, the Most Influential Scientist You've Never Heard of

Joel N Shurkin · Prometheus Books
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

Richard Garwin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama Called a "true genius" by Enrico Fermi, Richard Garwin has influenced modern life in far-reaching ways, yet he is hardly known outside the physics community. This is the first biography of one of America's...
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The hidden lives of owls : the science and spirit of nature's most elusive birds

Leigh Calvez · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 205

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The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us About Who We Are

Paul Bogard · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 307
Format: Hardcover

Our most compelling resource just might be the ground beneath our feet.

When a teaspoon of soil contains millions of species, and when we pave over the earth on a daily basis, what does that mean for our future? What is the risk to our food supply, the planet's wildlife, the soil...
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The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

Astronaut Ron Garan · Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

For astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience - one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems here on Earth. On space walks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the Earth from space but sobered...
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Idiot's Guides: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra

Carolyn Wheater · Alpha
Format: Book

Idiots Guides Basic Math and Pre-Algebra helps readers get up to speed and relearn the primary concepts of mathematics, geometry, and pre-algebra. Content includes basic math operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division word problems factors and multiples fractions, decimals,...
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The Science of Stress: Living Under Pressure

Gregory Fricchione · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Our jobs and families; the deluge of e-mails, texts, and calls; the constant pinch on our time and money; the screaming match of politics and the threat of terrorism and war - there is no doubt about it, we are completely stressed out. Most of the time, we just shrug it off, but as neuropsychiatrists...
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Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Daniel Simberloff · Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

Of the 7,000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1,000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don't keep them from causing billions of dollars in economic and ecological harm each year. Policymakers and ecologists...
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Pre-Calculus: 1,001 Practice Problems For Dummies

Mary Jane Sterling · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Book

Prepare for calculus the smart way, with customizable pre-calculus practice 1,001 Pre-Calculus Practice Problems For Dummies offers 1,001 opportunities to gain confidence in your math skills. Much more than a workbook, this study aid provides pre-calculus problems ranked from easy to advanced,...
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

Howard Schneider · National Geographic; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Stargazing’s too much fun to leave to astronomers, but often we’re blinded by science—dry facts can easily turn enchantment into a chore. We just want to lie down, look up, and understand the heavens above. The National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky shows us how.Authors...
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What Does the Earth Sound Like?: 159 Astounding Science Quizzes

Eva Everything · ECW Press
Format: Paperback

?“This is a great book. It became a popular table game in the summer holidays with two teams competing with all your questions. It makes an excellent change from celebrity trivia.” — Peter Gabriel, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, on What Does the Moon Smell Like? From...
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