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All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change
Michael Klare · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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All Hell Breaking Loose is an eye-opening examination of climate change from the perspective of the U.S. military.
The Pentagon, unsentimental and politically conservative, might not seem likely to be worried about climate change -- still linked, for many people, with polar... |
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Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature
Brigit Strawbridge Howard · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A naturalist's passionate dive into the world of bees of all stripes--what she has learned about them, and what we can learn from them Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds.... |
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Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are
Bill Sullivan · National Geographic
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Why are you attracted to a certain "type?" Why are you a morning person? Why do you vote the way you do? From a witty new voice in popular science comes a clever, life-changing look at what makes you you.
"I can't believe I just said that." "What possessed... |
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Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention
Kathryn D. Sullivan · The MIT Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. It has, among many other achievements,... |
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Nature's Giants: The Biology and Evolution of the World's Largest Lifeforms
Graeme D. Ruxton · Yale University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A beautifully illustrated exploration of the science behind the awe-inspiring giants of past and present The colossal plants and animals of our world - dinosaurs, whales, and even trees - are a source of unending fascination, and their sheer scale can be truly impressive. Size is integral... |
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Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital Frontlines
Tony Juniper · Island Press
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
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Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity - but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. Not only do these fascinating ecosystems thrive in rainy regions, they create rain themselves, and this moisture is spread around the globe. Rainforests across... |
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Reality Ahead of Schedule: How Science Fiction Inspires Science Fact
Joel Levy · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A rich visual history of science fiction's impact on real-world technologies, this book is perfect for lovers of H. G. Wells, Star Trek, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Aldous Huxley, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Have you ever wished for a personal jet pack or a robot butler?... |
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Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay
Julie Zickefoose · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Wesley the Owl and The Soul of an Octopus, the story of a sick baby bird nursed back to health and into the wild by renowned writer/artist Julie Zickefoose.
When Jemima, a young orphaned blue jay, is brought to wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose, she is a virtually... |
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The Consequential Frontier: Challenging the Privatization of Space
Peter Ward · Melville House
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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"A lucid, bright and essential work of reporting, analysis and genuine care. Peter Ward has given us a new way to think about private endeavors in space. Superb."â - Rivka Galchen, author of Little Labors
This in-depth work of reportage dares to ask what's at stake... |
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The Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Gems
Rupert Hochleitner · Firefly Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Step-by-step Questions and Answers with detailed color photographs for easy identification. The Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Gems is designed for easy and reliable identification of minerals, gems and rocks. The identification process begins with the stone's streak color, which... |
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The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History
John S. Sledge · University of South Carolina Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
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The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the earth's tenth largest body of water. In this beautifully written and illustrated volume, John S. Sledge explores the people, ships, and cities that have made the Gulf's human history and culture so rich. Many... |
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