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Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now
Douglas Rushkoff · Current; Reprint edition |
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If the end of the twentieth century can be characterized by futurism, the twenty-first can be defined by presentism. Â This is the moment weve been waiting for, explains award-winning media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, but we dont seem to have any time in which to live it. Instead we remain... |
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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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The Turbulent Universe
Paul Kurtz · Prometheus Books; 1St Edition edition |
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In his final book, the late Paul Kurtz outlines his personal vision for a planetary ethics inspired by scientific wisdom. Blending realism and optimism, he lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach that he calls humanist eupraxsophy--that is, the application of practical moral... |
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The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World's Most Fascinating Flora
Michael Largo · William Morrow Paperbacks |
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David Attenborough meets Lemony Snicket in The Big Bad Book of Botany Michael Largos entertaining and enlightening one-of-a-kind compendium of the worlds most amazing and bizarre plants their history and their loreThe Big Bad Book of Botany introduces a world of wild wonderful and weird... |
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Think: Why You Should Question Everything
Guy P. Harrison · Prometheus Books |
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Think more critically, learn to question everything, and don't let your own brain trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone... |
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The Storm and the Tide: Tragedy, Hope and Triumph in Tuscaloosa
Lars Anderson · Sports Illustrated
Format: Hardcover |
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THE MOVING STORY OF HOW A SHARED TRAGEDY INSPIRED A COLLEGE FOOTBALL DYNASTY On April 27, 2011, a powerful tornado ripped through the heart of Tuscaloosa, Ala., leaving 53 dead and a path of unimaginable devastation. In the aftermath, Alabama coach Nick Saban and his football team went... |
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To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science
Steven Weinberg · Harper; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A masterful commentary on the history of science from the Greeks to modern times, by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg - a thought-provoking and important book by one of the most distinguished scientists and intellectuals of our time.In this rich, irreverent, and compelling... |
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Octopus!: The Most Mysterious Creature in the Sea
Katherine Harmon Courage · Current Hardcover
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover |
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No one understands the octopus. With eight arms, three hearts, camouflaging skin, and a disarmingly sentient look behind its highly evolved eyes, how could it appear anything but utterly alien? Octopuses have been captivating humans for as long as we have been catching them.... |
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Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: A Natural History
Ronald Orenstein · Firefly Books; Revised, Expanded and Updated edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Praise for the first edition: With deft prose and engaging anecdotes, Mr. Orenstein takes us skillfully through a vast amount of information....[his] treatment is nothing short of masterly. --Science Books and Films Abounds with excellent color photographs. Recommended for all public... |
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