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New Titles - Travel
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The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedition That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome
J. Craig Venter - Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Will undoubtedly shape our understanding of the global ecosystem for decades to come." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies. A celebrated genome scientist sails around the world, collecting tens of millions of marine microbes and revolutionizing our understanding... |
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Journeys with Emperors: Tracking the World's Most Extreme Penguin
Gerald L. Kooyman - University of Chicago Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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With stunning photographs from the ice edge, a firsthand account of a researcher's time in Antarctica and of the perilous journeys of the world's largest penguin species: the iconic emperor.. . Nearly all emperor penguin colonies are extremely remote; of the sixty-six known, fewer... |
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Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land
Jacob Mikanowski - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed, from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism - illuminating the remarkable cultural significance... |
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Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes
Clive Oppenheimer - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind.. . In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the shadow of an active volcano. Whether he is scaling majestic summits, listening to hissing lava at the crater's... |
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15-Minute German: Learn in Just 12 Weeks
DK - DK
Format: Paperback
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Learn German fast and on-the-go with this 15-minute language pack that comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native German speakers.. 12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning... |
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