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New Titles - Science
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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Rose George · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit... |
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The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life
David Quammen · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature. In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences... |
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18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather
Christopher Dewdney · ECW Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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From the bestselling author of Acquainted with the Night comes a brilliant and witty look at our favourite topic -- weather We live at the bottom of an ocean of air -- 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface... |
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Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water's Edge
Susan Hand Shetterly · Algonquin Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Glimpse the wonders of a hidden world. An ancient, and vital, part of nature's ecosystem, seaweed is now emerging as an increasingly important source of food in a world faced with diminishing natural resources. In Seaweed Chronicles, acclaimed nature writer Susan Hand Shetterly... |
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Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Mary Robinson · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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An urgent call to arms by one of the most important voices in the international fight against climate change, sharing inspiring stories and offering vital lessons for the path forward. Holding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the uncertainty of the world... |
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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson... |
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2019
Old Farmer's Almanac · Old Farmer's Almanac
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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It's another new year celebrating everything under the Sun, including the Moon, with The Old Farmer's Almanac, America's oldest continuously published periodical! Always timely, topical, and distinctively "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," the Almanac has been... |
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