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Einstein: His Space and Times
Steven Gimbel · Yale University Press
Pages: 191
Format: Print book |
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The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science was everything. But in actuality, the brilliant innovator whose Theory of Relativity forever reshaped our understanding of time was a man of his times, always politically engaged and driven... |
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Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide
Paul Williams · Princeton University Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback |
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More than ever before, there is widespread interest in studying bumble bees and the critical role they play in our ecosystems. Bumble Bees of North America is the first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in more than a century. Richly illustrated with color... |
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Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters
Jason A. Ramos · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover |
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A rare inside look at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute into the most remote and rugged areas of the United States, confronting the growing threat of nature's blazes.Forest and wildland fires are growing larger, more numerous, and deadlier... |
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The Teaching Brain: An Evolutionary Trait at the Heart of Education
Vanessa Rodriguez · New Press, The
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What is at work in the mind of a five-year-old explaining the game of tag to a new friend? What is going on in the head of a thirty-five-year-old parent showing a first-grader how to button a coat? And what exactly is happening in the brain of a sixty-five-year-old professor discussing... |
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Isaac's Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Erik Larson · Crown Publishers
Pages: 323
Format: Book |
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At the dawn of the twentieth century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston,... |
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