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Sonali Deraniyagala · Vintage |
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One of The New York Times's 10 Best Books of the Year, a Christian Science Monitor Best Nonfiction Book, a Newsday Top 10 Books pick, a People magazine Top 10 pick, a Good Reads Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Best Nonfiction BookA National Book Critics Circle Award finalistIn... |
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The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
Trevor J Cox · W. W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Pages: 331
Format: Print book |
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"A lucid and passionate case for a more mindful way of listening. . . . Anyone who has ever clapped, hollered or yodeled at an echo will delight in [Cox's] zestful curiosity." -- New York Times Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers... |
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A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park
Edward O Wilson · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover |
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A Window on Eternity is a stunning book of splendid prose and gorgeous photography about one of the biologically richest places in Africa and perhaps in the world. Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique was nearly destroyed in a brutal civil war, then was reborn and is now evolv-ing back... |
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A Rough Ride to the Future
James Lovelock · The Overlook Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Bestselling author of The Revenge of Gaia James Lovelockthe great scientific visionary of our agepresents a radical vision of humanitys future Now in his 95th year, James Lovelock has been hailed as the man who conceived the first wholly new way of looking at life on earth since Charles... |
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Idiot's Guides: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra
Carolyn Wheater · Alpha |
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Idiots Guides Basic Math and Pre-Algebra helps readers get up to speed and relearn the primary concepts of mathematics, geometry, and pre-algebra. Content includes basic math operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division word problems factors and multiples fractions, decimals,... |
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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
Daphne Sheldrick · Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing Kenya's rich variety of wildlife, and her pioneering work in perfecting... |
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Starfinder
Carole Stott · DK ADULT; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Now with removable planisphere Starfinder lays out the universe clearly highlighting the signposts in the sky and explaining the cosmology of the stars Discover the wonders of the night sky with up-to-date information about the universe including monthly charts to both the northern and southern... |
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