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Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America
Bill Geist · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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Before there was "tourism" and souvenir ashtrays became "kitsch," the Lake of the Ozarks was a Shangri-La for middle-class Midwestern families on vacation, complete with man-made beaches, Hillbilly Mini Golf, and feathered rubber tomahawks.
It was there that... |
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Hummingbirds
Ronald I. Orenstein · Firefly Books
Pages: 256 Format: Book
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A comprehensive natural history of nature's smallest bird species. The tiny hummingbird has long been a source of fascination for birdwatchers and naturalists alike. They number 300 species and Ronald Orenstein has a passion for all of them. Hummingbirds are the smallest... |
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Bats: A World of Science and Mystery
M. Brock Fenton · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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There are more than 1,300 species of bats - or almost a quarter of the world's mammal species. But before you shrink in fear from these furry "creatures of the night," consider the bat's fundamental role in our ecosystem. A single brown bat can eat several thousand insects... |
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Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
Sam Maggs · Quirk Books
Pages: 238 Format: Print book
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A fun and feminist look at forgotten women in science, technology, and beyond, from the bestselling author of THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY You may think you know women's history pretty well. But have you ever heard of. . . · Alice Ball, the chemist who developed... |
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Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever
Bill Gifford · Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old?SPRING CHICKEN:Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)SPRING CHICKEN is a full-throttle, high-energy ride through... |
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Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
Michael Benson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover
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Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke created... |
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Anatomy 101
Kevin Langford · Adams Media
Pages: 287 Format: Print book
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An all-in-one guide to the human body! Anatomy 101 offers an exciting look into the inner workings of the human body. Too often, textbooks turn the fascinating systems, processes, and figures of anatomy into tedious discourse that even Leonardo Da Vinci would reject. This easy-to-read guide... |
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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... |
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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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Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver
Jill Heinerth · Ecco
Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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From one of the world's most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth's final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet
More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more... |
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