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The Warbler Guide
Tom Stephenson · Princeton University Press Format: Paperback |
Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking... |
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The Beekeeper's Problem Solver: 100 Common Problems Explored and Explained
James E. Tew · Quarry Books |
While keeping bees certainly isnt rocket science, doing it properly does involve decent levels of understanding, commitment, and attention to detail. Getting the basics right is essential, and this demands a solid appreciation of important areas such as hives management, breed choice, and health... |
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Algebra II For Dummies
Sterling · For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Paperback |
Besides being an important area of math for everyday use, algebra is a passport to studying subjects like calculus, trigonometry, number theory, and geometry, just to name a few. To understand algebra is to possess the power to grow your skills and knowledge so you can ace your courses... |
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High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis
John Englander · The Science Bookshelf Format: Paperback |
NEW 2nd Edition (10-16-13) of best selling book that described a superstorm hitting Atlantic City and New York City -- exactly one week before Sandy. Just one of dozens of scenarios in this amazing book. Find out the other forecasts. Rave reviews from experts and Amazon readers. Fully updated... |
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Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
Sally Satel · Basic Books; 5.5.2013 edition Format: Hardcover |
FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN SCIENCEWhat can’t neuroscience tell us about ourselves? Since fMRIfunctional magnetic resonance imagingwas introduced in the early 1990s, brain scans have been used to help politicians understand and manipulate voters,... |
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Human Anatomy
DK · DK Format: Hardcover |
For students of anatomy, biology, and the biomedical sciences; medical professionals; and curious families, DK's Human Anatomy will be a definitive resource. Written by acclaimed anatomist, Dr. Alice Roberts, Human Anatomy is an up-to-the-minute study of the body. Spectacular digital... |
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Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
Annalee Newitz · Doubleday Format: Hardcover |
In its billionndashyear history life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times shattered by asteroid impacts entombed in ice smothered by methane and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way Can we survive... |
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The Playful Brain: The Surprising Science of How Puzzles Improve Your Mind
Scott Kim · Riverhead Hardcover; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
This is your brain on puzzles...A leading neuroscientist and a noted puzzle designer team up to reveal how solving puzzles improves your brain function. It's no secret that puzzles are fun to solve. But when Dr. Richard Restak, a respected neuroscientist, discovered new research that... |
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Barron's GRE Math Workbook, 3rd Edition
Blair Madore · Barron's Educational Series; 3 edition Format: Print book |
Reflective of the current GRE, this third edition gives test takers that extra math help they need. The book's features include:A description of the GRE's General Math Exam explaining structure, questions types, and scoringStrategies for problem solvingHundreds of problems and solutions... |
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Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever
Bill Gifford · Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition Format: Hardcover |
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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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Steven D. Levitt Format: Paperback |
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical... |
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Thinking In Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math
Daniel Tammet · Little, Brown and Company; Reprint edition Format: Hardcover |
The irresistibly engaging book that enlarges ones wonder at Tammets mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers. --Oliver Sacks, MD THINKING IN NUMBERS is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammets world,... |
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Algebra II Essentials For Dummies
Mary Jane Sterling · For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Paperback |
Passing grades in two years of algebra courses are required for high school graduation. Algebra II Essentials For Dummies covers key ideas from typical second-year Algebra coursework to help students get up to speed. Free of ramp-up material, Algebra II Essentials For Dummies sticks... |
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