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The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science
Armand Marie Leroi · Viking; Tra edition
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant study of Aristotle as biologist The philosophical classics of Aristotle loom large over the history of Western thought, but the subject he most loved was biology. He wrote vast volumes about animals. He described them, classified them, told us where and how they live and how they... |
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New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City
William Powers · New World Library
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve. Could he live a similarly minimalist life in the heart of New York City?... |
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Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium
Walter S Judd · Oxford University Press
Pages: 406
Format: Hardcover
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Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly all of Tolkien's major works, and readers have come to view the geography of this fictional universe as integral to understanding and enjoying... |
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The Telescope in the Ice: Inventing a New Astronomy at the South Pole
Mark Bowen · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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The IceCube Observatory has been called the "weirdest" of the seven wonders of modern astronomy by Scientific American. In The Telescope in the Ice, Mark Bowen tells the amazing story of the people who built the instrument and the science involved.Located near the U. S. Amundsen-Scott... |
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Modern Elementary Particle Physics: Explaining and Extending the Standard Model
Gordon L Kane · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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This book is written for students and scientists wanting to learn about the Standard Model of particle physics. Only an introductory course knowledge about quantum theory is needed. The text provides a pedagogical description of the theory, and incorporates the recent Higgs boson and top quark... |
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Great Calculations: A Surprising Look Behind 50 Scientific Inquiries
Colin Pask · Prometheus Books
Pages: 414
Format: Paperback
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Science is based not only on observation and experiment, but on theory as well. As Einstein said, "Theory tells us what to measure." And theories are often crystallized into succinct calculations, like those made using Einstein's famous E = mc2. This book looks at fifty such... |
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The Backyard Chicken Bible: The Complete Guide to Raising Chickens
Eric Lofgren · Betterway Home
Format: Book
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Your Backyard is the New Farm!Whether you want two chickens or two hundred, this manual will guide you along your journey to successfully raising chickens. Growing a backyard chicken flock is an investment, and one of the most important factors in cultivating a happy, healthy poultry society... |
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The Periodic Table in Minutes
Dan Green · Quercus Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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An icon of science, the Periodic Table defines the fundamental chemistry of everything in the universe. In this compact yet comprehensive guide, Dan Green outlines the history, development and workings of the table, shows how its design reflects and illuminates the organisation of all matter,... |
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Rare Birds of North America
Steve N. G. Howell · Princeton University Press
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover
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Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions--the Old World, the New World... |
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The End of Average: Unlocking Our Potential by Embracing What Makes Us Different
T ROSE · HarperOne
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the yardstick of averages, judged according to how closely we come to it or how far we deviate from it.The assumption that metrics comparing us to an average... |
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Basic Illustrated Poisonous and Psychoactive Plants
Jim Meuninck · Globe Pequot Press; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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A richly photographed and information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran, Basic Illustrated Poisonous and Harmful Plants distills years of knowledge into an affordable visual guide. Whether planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, with this updated... |
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