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The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

Jennifer Ackerman · Penguin Press
Format: Book

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think."There is the mammal way and there...

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The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here?

Lawrence M Krauss · Atria Books
Format: Book

Internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist, New York Times bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing, and passionate advocate for reason, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden world of reality - a grand poetic...

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The Hidden World of the Fox

Adele Brand · Mariner Books
Format: Book

Discover the hidden world of the fox, as beautifully revealed by an acclaimed ecologist who has studied foxes for two decades across four continents "An ode to this familiar yet mysterious creature. ... The sight of foxes can lift Brands prose into poetry. ... By turns lyrical,...

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Photographic Atlas of the Moon: A Comprehensive Guide for the Amateur Astronomer

Robert Reeves · Firefly Books
Format: Book

Written by a dedicated selenophile (a person who loves the Moon) , this guide to Earth's celestial companion is a non-technical narrative that quickly elevates the lunar novice to lunar authority. Photographic Atlas of the Moon explains how the Earth and the Moon are locked together...

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Puppy Kindergarten: The New Science of Raising a Great Dog

Brian Hare · Random House
Format: Book

The New York Times bestselling authors of The Genius of Dogs take us into their "Puppy Kindergarten," a center to study how puppies develop, to show us what goes in to raising a great dog.. What does it take to raise a great dog? This was the question that husband-and-wife...

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The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth

MICHAEL MEHTA WEBSTER · Timber Press
Format: Book

"Details profound examples of life's resilience and makes a convincing case that the natural world still has a lot worth fighting for." - Paul Greenberg, New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish and The Climate Diet As climate change continues to intensify, the outlook...

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The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life

David Quammen · Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature. In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences...

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There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World

Carlo Rovelli · ?Riverhead Books
Format: Book

A delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time One of the world's most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. His bestselling books have introduced millions...

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