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Asteroid Hunters (TED Books)

Carrie Nugent - Simon & Schuster/ TED
Format: Hardcover

For the first time, scientists could have the knowledge to prevent a natural disaster epic in scale - an asteroid hitting the earth and in this exciting, adventuresome book, Carrie Nugent explains how.. What are asteroids, and where do they come from? And, most urgently: Are they going...
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Dark Skies

Valerie Stimac - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover

Witnessing the sweep of the Milky Way, the remains of comets burning up in our atmosphere, or the shimmering aurora, we better understand the universe and our place in it. Lonely Planet's Dark Skies, the first world's guide to astrotourism, can help you experience all of this and more...
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A Thousand Trails Home: Living with Caribou

Seth Kantner - Mountaineers Books
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling, award-winning author of Ordinary Wolves, a debut novel Publisher's Weekly called "a tour de force" Conservation-based story of changing Arctic from an on-the-ground perpective Features full-color photography throughout A stunningly lyrical firsthand account of a life...
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Mushrooming: An Illustrated Guide to the Fantastic, Delicious, Deadly, and Strange World of Fungi

Diane Borsato - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated guide to over 100 types of mushrooms, offering insights and stories about these mysterious organisms. An incredible diversity of fungi is flourishing all around us, not just in the forest but in parks, markets, and even museums. Once you know how to look, you can find mushrooms...
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Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish

Douglas Frantz - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent and a former private investigator dive deep into the murky waters of the international salmon farming industry, exposing the unappetizing truth about a fish that is not as good for you as you have been told.A decade ago, farmed Atlantic salmon replaced...
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Vanished Giants: The Lost World of the Ice Age

Anthony J. Stuart - University of Chicago Press; First edition
Format: First Edition

Long after the extinction of dinosaurs, when humans were still in the Stone Age, woolly rhinos, mammoths, mastodons, sabertooth cats, giant ground sloths, and many other spectacular large animals that are no longer with us roamed the Earth. These animals are regarded as "Pleistocene...
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Camping Montana: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds

Kenneth Graham - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

The classic guide to Montana's gorgeous campgrounds, now completely updated and revised!Camping Montana details nearly 300 public campgrounds accessible by vehicle--from Kalispell to Miles City and everywhere in between. Outdoor enthusiasts are sure to find the perfect spot in which...
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Endangered

TIM FLACH - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

In Endangered, the result of an extraordinary multiyear project to document the lives of threatened species, acclaimed photographer Tim Flach explores one of the most pressing issues of our time. Traveling around the world - to settings ranging from forest to savannah to the polar seas...
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The Science of Our Changing Planet: From Global Warming to Sustainable Development

Tony Juniper
Format: Paperback

Using powerful, easy-to-grasp graphics, this book cuts through the noise and gets straight to the most up-to-date facts on climate change, overpopulation, pollution, overconsumption, pandemics, and much more.Tony Juniper distills wide-ranging, heart-stopping research into one reliable and eye-opening...
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Surviving the First 36 Hours: What to Do to Ensure Rescue

Ky Furneaux - Cider Mill Press
Format: Paperback

Surviving the First 36 Hours gives you all the tools you need to stay alive in extreme conditions and secure rescue.Picture this: the worst has happened, and you've suddenly been put into a survival scenario. In some cases, it might be best to find shelter, water, food, and fire. In others,...
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