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Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future
Caitlin Shetterly · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book
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A disquieting and meditative look at the issue that started the biggest food fight of our time--GMOs. From a journalist and mother who learned that genetically modified corn was the culprit behind what was making her and her child sick, a must-read book for anyone trying to parse the incendiary... |
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A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age
Alec Wilkinson · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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"There is almost no writer I admire as much as I do Alec Wilkinson. He's an extraordinary reporter and a writer of such grace that his stories seem illuminated from within. His work has enduring brilliance and humanity." -- Susan Orlean, author of The Library BookA spirited,... |
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Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
Catherine Raven · Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable memoir about the friendship between a solitary woman and a wild fox. When Catherine Raven finished her PhD in biology, she built herself a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana. She was as emotionally isolated as she was physically, but she viewed the house... |
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Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future
Gloria Dickie · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears -- and the dangers they face.Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come... |
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An Arrow's Arc: Journey of a Physician-Scientist
Carl Nathan MD · Paul Dry Books
Format: Paperback
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"A well-rendered portrait of an intense medical life devoted to equally intense research." - Kirkus Reviews"This is a wonderful account of a nonpareil physician-scientist and, in recent decades, a creator of drug therapies and a lifesci macher. Carl Nathan illuminates his memoir... |
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How to Catch a Mole: Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature
Marc Hamer · Greystone Books
Format: Paperback
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In this evocative and heart-wrenching memoir, a hard-working Welsh molecatcher reveals his double life as a poet and a dreamer * "A wonderful memoir ... hands down the most charming book I read last year." - Margaret Renkl, The New York Times"How to Catch a Mole is a small... |
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Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived
Tim Flannery · Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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Internationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, delivers an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all timeWhen Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilized tooth... |
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Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
Ian Stewart · Basic Books
Format: Print book
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In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from the solar system to the Galaxy and the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began,... |
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The Insect Artist: How to Observe, Draw, and Paint Butterflies, Bees, and More
Zebith Stacy Thalden · Timber Press
Format: Paperback
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"Art and science collide beautifully" in this step-by-step, fully illustrated guide to drawing and painting the wonderful world of insects (Lila Higgins) .The Insect Artist offers a complete course in illustration and lifelike artwork. The 15 projects are designed to build on one another,... |
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Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World
Miriam Darlington · Tin House Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Beguiling. The gentle and persistent search by Darlington sparkles." - The GuardianA plan formed in my mind. I would explore the places in this land that hid my grail. I would spend a whole year or longer, if that's what it took, wading through marshes, hiding between mossy... |
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Angry Weather: Heat Waves, Floods, Storms, and the New Science of Climate Change
Friederike Otto · Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover
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A pioneering scientist solves a pressing climate question: Can we pin the blame for individual extreme weather events on humans?Massive fires, widespread floods, category 4 hurricanes - weather disasters are becoming more frequent each year, but not everyone agrees on what causes them.... |
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Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler!
OLIVIA KOSKI · Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated travel guide to traveling in our solar system Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling... |
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The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
John O'Connor · Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe?Journalist and writer John O'Connor takes readers on a narrative quest through the American... |
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Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean
Matt Strassler · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A theoretical physicist takes us on an awe-inspiring journey from relativity to the Higgs field, showing how the universe creates everything from what seems like nothing at all
In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler tells a startling tale of elementary particles, human... |
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