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Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings

Earl Swift · Custom House
Format: Hardcover

In this follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, Earl Swift rediscovers the final three Apollo Moon landings, arguing that these overlooked missions - distinguished by the use of the revolutionary Lunar Roving Vehicle - were the pinnacle of human exploration....
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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science

Sam Kean · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

We think of science as a force for good - usually. So much of contemporary society is linked to scientific discovery that the word "science" has practically become synonymous with truth and progress. But what was the cost of that progress? And how far were scientists willing to go in order...
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All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson · ?One World
Format: Paperback

There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it's clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this...
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How Space Works: The Facts Visually Explained

DK · DK; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever asked yourself how big the Universe is, how far it is to the nearest star, or what came before the Big Bang? Then this is the book for you. How Space Works shows you the different types of object in the Universe (so you'll know your pulsars from your quasars) and introduces...
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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime

Sean Carroll · Dutton
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Caltech physicist and New York Times bestselling author Sean Carroll shows that there are multiple copies of you. And everyone else. Really.

Something Deeply Hidden begins with the news that physics is in a crisis. Quantum mechanics underlies all of modern physics but major...
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Wildflowers of Minnesota Field Guide

Stan Tekiela

With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make wildflower identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of wildflowers that don't grow in Minnesota. Learn about 200 of

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Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century

Tim Higgins · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius and a visionary; to others he's a mercurial huckster. Billions of dollars have been gained and lost on his tweets; his personal exploits are the stuff of tabloids. But for all his outrageous...
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