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Autumn

Karl Ove Knausga?rd · Penguin Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the monumental My Struggle series, Karl Ove Knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons28 August. Now, as I write this, you know nothing...
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Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami: The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth

David Shonting · Springer
Pages: 124
Format: Hardcover

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Wonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon

JOHN CLAYTON · Pegasus Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

An evocative blend of history and nature writing that tells the story of Yellowstone's evolving significance in American culture through the stories of ten iconic figures. Yellowstone is America's premier national park. Today is often a byword for conservation, natural beauty,...
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Detector Dog: A Talking Dogs Scentwork Manual

Pam Mackinnon · Hubble & Hattie
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

As a drug detector dog handler with HM Customs & Excise, Pam Mackinnon searched all over the UK, from oil rigs to cruise ships, postal depots to airports and vehicles to houses. Combining her detection skills with her work as a dog training and behaviour consultant, Pam developed the UK's...
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Strays: A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America

BRITT COLLINS · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

For fans of A Street Cat Named Bob and Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Strays is a compelling true story of a man who rescues a stray, injured cat and how they save each other.Homeless, alcoholic, and depressed, Michael King lives in a UPS loading bay on the wrong...
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Surviving the 21st Century: Humanity's Ten Great Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them

Julian Cribb · Springer
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

The book explores the central question facing humanity today: how can we best survive the ten great existential challenges that are now coming together to confront us? Besides describing these challenges from the latest scientific perspectives, it also outlines and integrates the solutions,...
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Northeast Treasure Hunter's Gem and Mineral Guide

Kathy J. Rygle · GemStone Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Updated 6th edition with new sites & museums!Learn Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals NORTHEAST Connecticut * Delaware * District of Columbia * Indiana * Illinois * MaineMassachusetts * Maryland * Michigan * New Hampshire * New JerseyNew York...
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Adapt: How Humans Are Tapping into Nature's Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future

Amina Khan · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Amina Khan believes that nature does it best. In Adapt, she presents fascinating examples of how nature effortlessly solves the problems that humans attempt to solve with decades worth of the latest and greatest technologies, time, and money. Humans are animals too, and animals are incredibly...
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Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History's Most Iconic Extinct Creatures

Ben Mezrich · Atria Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

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Bugged: The Insects Who Rule the World and the People Obsessed with Them

David MacNeal · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Insects have been shaping our ecological world and plant life for over 400 million years. In fact, our world is essentially run by bugs -- there are 1.4 billion for every human on the planet. In Bugged, journalist David MacNeal takes us on an off-beat scientific journey that weaves together...
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