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Darwin's First Theory: Exploring Darwin's Quest for a Theory of Earth
R L Wesson - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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An acclaimed geologist leads the reader on an adventure through the landscape that absorbed and inspired Charles Darwin.Everybody knows -- or thinks they know -- Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people... |
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
Ben Goldfarb - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager.Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're... |
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550 AP Biology Practice Questions
Princeton Review - Princeton Review; Csm edition
Format: Book
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THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get extra preparation for an excellent AP Biology score with 550 extra practice questions and answers. Practice makes perfectand The Princeton Reviews 550 AP Biology Practice Questions gives you everything you need to work your way to the top. Inside,... |
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Unsolaced: Along the Way to All That Is
Gretel Ehrlich
Format: Hardcover
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Amid species extinctions and disintegrating ice sheets, this stunning collection of memories, observations, and narratives is acute and lyrical, Whitmanesque in dadth, and as elegant as a Japanese tea house. "Sentience and sunderance," she writes. "How we know what we know,... |
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The Math Behind...: Discover the Mathematics of Everyday Events
COLIN BEVERIDGE - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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An entertaining illustrated reference to the role of mathematics in everyday life. The Math Behind... is a fascinating compilation of everyday events analyzed for their probability of occurring and how those odds are determined using mathematical equations and science. The book examines... |
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CERN : How We Found the Higgs Boson
Michael Krause - World Scientific Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover
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This informative and entertaining book provides a broad look at the fascinating history of CERN, and the physicists working in different areas at CERN who were active in the discovery of the Higgs Boson. Profound and well-structured, the contents combine present day interviews with the scientists... |
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Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind
David J. Linden - Viking; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are interconnectedJohns Hopkins neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Compass of PleasureDavid J. Linden presents an engaging and fascinating examination of how the interface between our sense of touch... |
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This Way to the Universe: A Theoretical Physicist's Journey to the Edge of Reality
Michael Dine - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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This Way to the Universe is a celebration of the astounding, ongoing scientific investigations that have revealed the nature of reality at its smallest, at its largest, and at the scale of our daily lives. The enigmas that Professor Michael Dine discusses are like landmarks on a fantastic... |
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