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Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis
KATHRYN LOUGHEED · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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With more than a million victims every year--more than any other disease, including malaria--and antibiotic resistance now found in every country worldwide, tuberculosis is once again proving itself to be one of the smartest killers that humanity has ever faced. But it's hardly surprising... |
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The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination
Richard Mabey · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 374
Format: Print book
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"Highly entertaining ... Without being sentimental about it, Mr. Mabey gets us to look at life from the plants' point of view. His science is sound, he's witty, and his language is engaging." -- Constance Casey, New York TimesThe Cabaret of Plants is a masterful, globe-trotting... |
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It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
Tristan Donovan · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Board games have been with us longer than even the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It's All a Game, British journalist and renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible... |
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Dreaming of Lions: My Life in the Wild Places
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas · Chelsea Green
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing other creatures and other cultures, from her own backyard to the African savannah. Her books have transported millions of readers into the hidden lives of animals -- from dogs and cats to deer and lions. She's chronicled the daily... |
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The Healing Self: A Revolutionary Plan for Wholeness in Mind, Body, and Spirit
Deepak Chopra · Harmony
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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After collaborating on two major books featured as PBS specials, Super Brain and Super Genes, Chopra and Tanzi now tackle the issue of lifelong health and heightened immunity.In the face of environmental toxins, potential epidemics, super bugs, and the aging process The Healing Self offers... |
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Wildlands and Woodlands, Farmlands and Communities: Broadening the Vision for New England
DAVID R FOSTER · Harvard University Forest
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
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The Wildlands and Woodlands vision, as described in two previous Harvard Forest publications, calls for collaboration among conservationists and willing landowners to permanently protect at least 70 percent of the New England landscape as forests by 2060. Another 7 percent of land that... |
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The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth
Elizabeth Tasker · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Twenty years ago, the search for planets--and life--outside the solar system was a job restricted to science fiction writers. It is now one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy, with thousands of these "exoplanets" discovered so far. The detection of these worlds... |
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Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York
Ted Steinberg · Simon & Schuster; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award for US History A “fascinating, encyclopedic history…of greater New York City through an ecological lens” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)—the sweeping story of one of the most man-made spots on earth.Gotham Unbound recounts the four-century... |
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The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet from Deadly Near-Earth Objects
William E. Burrows · Prometheus Books
Format: Paperback
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Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic... |
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Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye
Michael Shermer · Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Pages: 283
Format: Print book
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Collected essays from bestselling author Michael Shermer's celebrated columns in Scientific AmericanFor fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience. His trademark... |
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Pre-Calculus For Dummies
Yang Kuang PhD · For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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The fun and easy way to learn pre-calculusGetting ready for calculus but still feel a bit confused? Have no fear. Pre-Calculus For Dummies is an un-intimidating, hands-on guide that walks you through all the essential topics, from absolute value and quadratic equations to logarithms and exponential... |
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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Rose George · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough scienceBlood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit... |
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