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Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
Ferris Jabr - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid account of a major shift in how we understand Earth, from an exceptionally talented new voice. Earth is not simply an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather a planet that came to life.. One of humanity's oldest beliefs is that our world is alive. Though once ridiculed... |
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The Biology of Sharks and Rays
A. Peter Klimley - University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Biology of Sharks and Rays is a comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In sixteen chapters, organized by theme, A. Peter Klimley covers a broad spectrum of topics, including taxonomy, morphology,... |
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The Calcium Connection: The Little-Known Enzyme at the Root of Your Cellular Health
Brunde Broady - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover
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An enormous body of reputable research into this enzyme has been isolated, ignored, and misunderstood by medical experts. The importance of this enzyme simply cannot be overstated.The Calcium Connection: The Little-Known Enzyme at the Root of Your Cellular Health delivers a clear explanation... |
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The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change
Geoff Dembicki - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Essential ... This book belongs on the shelf next to Merchants of Doubt, Dark Money, and Kochland." - Roy Scranton, author of Learning to Die in the Anthropocene"The petroleum industry is guilty of a Big Tobacco-style public cover-up, according to this vivid exposé."... |
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Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence
Nick Caruso - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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"The book we didn't realize we needed."---Chicago ReaderDogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi) . Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings... |
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The Ecology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
DK - DK
Format: Paperback
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Learn about species, environments, ecosystems and biodiversity in The Ecology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Ecology in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking... |
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If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
Justin Gregg - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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This funny and counter-intuitive book reveals how human intelligence may actually be more of a liability than a gift - and how the animal kingdom, in all its diversity, gets by just fine without it. At first glance, human history is full of remarkable feats of intelligence. We invented... |
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