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New Titles - Science
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Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
DAVID CHRISTIAN · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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A captivating history of the universe -- from before the dawn of time through the far reaches of the distant future.Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from... |
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Weather: An Illustrated History: From Cloud Atlases to Climate Change
ANDREW REVKIN · Sterling Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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Andrew Revkin, who is the senior climate reporter at ProPublica after a prize-winning 21-year stint at The New York Times, presents an intriguing illustrated history of humanity's evolving relationship with Earth's dynamic climate system and the wondrous weather it generates. Colorful... |
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Why Honor Matters
Tamler Sommers · Basic Books Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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A controversial call to put honor at the center of moralityTo the modern mind, the idea of honor is outdated, sexist, and barbaric. It evokes Hamilton and Burr and pistols at dawn, not visions of a well-organized society. But for philosopher Tamler Sommers, a sense of honor is essential... |
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The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us
LUCY JONES · Doubleday Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to comeEarthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed... |
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Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
Erich Hoyt · Firefly Books Pages: 300 Format: Hardcover
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In the Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, award-winning author and whale researcher Erich Hoyt takes readers into the field for an intimate encounter with some 90 species of cetaceans that make their homes in the world's oceans. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience... |
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Atom Land: A Guided Tour Through the Strange
Jon Butterworth · The Experiment Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: a richly conjured world, in map and metaphor, of particle physicsAtom Land brings the impossibly small world of particle physics to life, taking readers on a guided journey through the subatomic world. Readers... |
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Alan Stern · Picador Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small... |
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The Dog: A Natural History
A?da?m Miklo?si · Princeton University Press Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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An accessible and richly illustrated introduction to the natural history of dogs -- from evolution, anatomy, cognition, and behavior to the relationship between dogs and humansAs one of the oldest domesticated species, selectively bred over millennia to possess specific behaviors and physical... |
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