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The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us
Diane Ackerman · W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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As Diane Ackerman writes in her brilliant new book, The Human Age, "our relationship with nature has changed ... radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable." Ackerman... |
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Knits for Kitties: 25 Knitting Patterns for Making Cat Toys
Sara Elizabeth Kellner · Barron'S
Pages: 112
Format: Print book
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Does your cat spend her days asleep in a kitty coma? Want to bring out the little kitten in your catatonic Tom? Surprise and delight your cat with this collection of knit cat toy patterns that will bring your kitty roaring back to life. From dragonflies to rolling dice, crazy caterpillars... |
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What It's Like to Be a Dog: And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience
Gregory Berns · Basic Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team began with a radical step: they taught dogs to go into an MRI scanner-completely awake. They discovered what makes dogs individuals with varying capacities for self-control, different... |
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Beekeeping For Dummies
Consumer Dummies · For Dummies
Pages: 480
Format: Print book
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Everything you need to 'bee' a successful backyard beekeeper If you've ever thought about becoming a backyard beekeeper - or have already tried a hand at it and want to be better one - then this is the book for you! In Beekeeping for Dummies, 4th Edition you'll find everything... |
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Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family
Sarah Hodgson · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 308
Format: Print book
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You and your dog are a lot alike. By several behavioral measures, your dog's mental abilities are equivalent to those of a two to three and a half-year-old toddler. Dogs can learn up to 250 words, count from one to five and understand basic arithmetic. Your dog can imitate and understand... |
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
A N WILSON · Harper
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin - hailed as the man who "discovered evolution" - was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo,... |
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The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Amitav Ghosh · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability - at the level... |
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Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days
Brandon Mcmillan · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The celebrity dog trainer and Emmy-winning star of the CBS show Lucky Dog shares his training system to transform any dog - from spoiled purebred puppy to shelter-shocked rescue - into a model companion in just seven days.Each week on Lucky Dog, Brandon McMillan rescues an untrained, unwanted,... |
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Venom: The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon
Ronald A Jenner · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species.... |
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PIG/PORK: Archaeology, Zoology and Edibility
PÃa Spry-Marqués · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Pigs unite and divide people, but why? Pig/Pork explores the love-hate relationship between humans and pigs through the lenses of archaeology, biology, history, and gastronomy, providing a close and affectionate look at the myriad causes underlying this multi-millennial bond. What is it that... |
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Babies, kids and dogs: Creating a safe and harmonious relationship
Melissa Fallon · Hubble & Hattie
Pages: 96
Format: Print book
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Children and dogs both benefit mentally and physically from a harmonious relationship. Dogs help to develop empathy and social skills in children, as well as build their confidence. It is, however, important to also develop this confidence in our dogs, and prepare them to be around babies... |
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The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
Stephen O'Shea · W W Norton
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from "a graceful and passionate writer" (Washington Post) .For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers, and the dreams... |
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