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Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory
James T Costa - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Darwin's Backyard goes beyond the portrait of Charles Darwin as a brilliant thinker to concentrate on him as a nimble experimenter delving into some of evolution's great mysteries.James T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin's childhood through his voyage on the HMS Beagle where... |
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The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green - Random House Large Print; Large type / Large print edition
Format: Paperback
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The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet--from... |
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The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
Joe Miller - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Nobody thought it was possible. In mid-January 2020, Ugur Sahin told zlem Treci, his wife and decades-long research partner, that a vaccine against what would soon be known as COVID-19 could be developed and safely injected into the arms of millions before the end of the year. His confidence... |
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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
Cat Bohannon - ?Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer's? Why do girls score better at every... |
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Teaching Fractions Using LEGO Bricks
Shirley Disseler - Brigantine Media
Format: Paperback
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In Teaching Fractions Using LEGO Bricks, Dr. Shirley Disseler has developed activities that work to help students learn the basics of fractions, using a common toy available in most classrooms and homes - LEGO bricks! Many students struggle with learning fractions. Teachers struggle,... |
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Everglades: America's Wetland
Mac Stone - University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover
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"Fervent and stirring." - David Yarnold, president and CEO, National Audubon Society "Stone's spectacular photography captures the splendor of America's Everglades. His remarkable book is convincing proof that our nation cannot risk losing this unique natural wonder."... |
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The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, a concise, elegant exploration of time.Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites... |
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