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U.S. Immigration Made Easy
Ilona Bray J.D. - NOLO
Format: Print book
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Many people have misconceptions about the complex tangle that is U.S. immigration law. Even a prospective immigrant with simple questions about who is eligible to come to the U.S. on a permanent or temporary basis will find the rules hard to interpret, and even harder to act upon. U.S.... |
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Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilization
John Browne - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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An impassioned defense of progress and innovation -- and an argument for social responsibility from engineer, businessman, and former CEO of BP Lord John Browne.Today's unprecedented pace of change leaves many people wondering what new technologies are doing to our lives. Has social... |
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The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom
L.S. Dugdale - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover
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A Columbia University physician inspires us to rethink death and offers insights on how we can learn to embrace the art of dying well in this wise, clear-eyed book that is as compelling and soulful as Being Mortal, When Breath Becomes Air, and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.As a specialist in both... |
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Thinking like a Parrot: Perspectives from the Wild
Alan B Bond - University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback
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From two experts on wild parrot cognition, a close look at the intelligence, social behavior, and conservation of these widely threatened birds. People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals,... |
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The Mind of a Bee
LARS CHITTKA - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRES
Format: Hardcover
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A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind -- the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including... |
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
Alan Stern - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small... |
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How to Fix the Future
ANDREW KEEN - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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Former Internet entrepreneur Andrew Keen was among the earliest to write about the dangers that the Internet poses to our culture and society. His 2007 book The Cult of the Amateur was critical in helping advance the conversation around the Internet, which has now morphed from a tool... |
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Tales from the Ant World
Edward O. Wilson - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants -- from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest. " Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony. . . . Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg,"... |
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Sustainable Residential Architecture
Ana Alvarez - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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A showcase of sustainable living in prefab, solar, mobile and modular houses. In this book, architect Ana Maria Alvarez presents an array of the world's best sustainable residential architecture. Studying houses in many countries, she provides photographs, floor plans and elevations, mechanical... |
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