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Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic
Emily Monosson - ?W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi -- and how to avert further loss across species, including our own.Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease... |
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North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring
BRUCE M BEEHLER - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover
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The story of an ornithologist's journey to trace the spring migration of songbirds from the southern border of the United States through the heartland and into Canada.In late March 2015, ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler set off on a solo four-month trek to track songbird migration and the northward... |
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Best Loop Hikes Colorado: A Guide to the State's Greatest Loop Hikes
Steve Johnson - ?Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback
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Best Loop Hikes Colorado includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for approximately 100 of the most scenic loop hikes in the area. Hike descriptions also include history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates. Best Loop Hikes Colorado will take you through state and national... |
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Earth Materials: Components of a Diverse Planet
Dexter Perkins - CRC Press; 1st edition
Format: 1st Edition
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There is a large and growing need for a textbook that can form the basis for integrated classes that look at minerals, rocks, and other Earth materials. Despite the need, no high-quality book is available for such a course. Earth Materials is a wide-ranging undergraduate textbook that covers... |
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How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden Stories
Jan Zalasiewicz - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover
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Rocks are time machines and the keepers of our history. This guide is a geological field trip through Earth's incredible rock formations and the stories they holdLike rings on a tree stump hold the history of the tree, the history of Earth is written in its rocks. How to Read a Rock:... |
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The Rough Guide to Korea: Travel Guide with Free eBook (Rough Guides Main Series)
Rough Guides - Rough Guides
Format: Paperback
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This Korea guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground. And this Korea... |
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Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
Jason M Colby - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on the plight of the orca, the most profitable and controversial display animal in history. Yet, until now, no historical account has explained how we came to care about killer whales in the first... |
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