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Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future

Oliver Franklin-Wallis - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing the hidden world that enables our modern economy - and finds out the dirty truth behind a simple question: what really happens to what we throw away?. In Wasteland, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis...
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Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark

Sarafina El-Badry Nance - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

In a beautifully written, science-packed, and inspirational memoir, Egyptian-American astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance shares how she boldly carved out a place in the field of astrophysics, grounding herself in a lifelong love of the stars to face life's inevitable challenges...
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Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe

Aomawa Shields PhD - Viking
Format: Hardcover

A stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically-trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth. As a kid, Aomawa Shields was always bumping into things, her neck craned up at the sky,...
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Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic

Emily Monosson - ?W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi -- and how to avert further loss across species, including our own.Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease...
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Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement

Roy A. Meals MD - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining illustrated deep dive into muscle, from the discovery of human anatomy to the latest science of strength training.Muscle tissue powers every heartbeat, blink, jog, jump, and goosebump. It is the force behind the most critical bodily functions, including digestion and childbirth,...
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Mighty Bad Land: A Perilous Expedition to Antarctica Reveals Clues to an Eighth Continent

Bruce Luyendyk

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Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World

Patrick Dean - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

A dynamic and fresh exploration of the naturalist Mark Catesby - who predated John James Audubon by nearly a century - and his influence on how we understand American wildlife.. In 1722, Mark Catesby stepped ashore in Charles Town in the Carolina colony. Over the next four years, this...
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The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science

Erik Hoel - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences - potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology - from a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist.. Throughout history, two perspectives on the world have dueled in our minds: the extrinsic - that...
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The Science of Spin: How Rotational Forces Affect Everything from Your Body to Jet Engines to the Weather

Roland Ennos - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

A clear and captivating work of popular science that explains rotational force - a basic driver of the universe affecting everything from the cosmos to our own bodies - from the masterful author of The Age of Wood.. From the time women first used rotating bobbins to twist thread and men whirled...
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