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The Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green - Random House Large Print; Large type / Large print edition
Format: Paperback

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet--from...
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Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide, Seventh Edition

Dinah L. Moche - Wiley; Seventh Edition edition
Format: Print book

Discover the wonders of the night sky with this bestselling Astronomy GuideFor a generation, Astronomy A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginners guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with...
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A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies

MATT SIMON - Island Press
Format: Hardcover

It's falling from the sky and in the air we breathe. It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere - including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming....
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My Penguin Year: Life Among the Emperors

Lindsay McCrae - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover

A "remarkable memoir" (Nature) of life with an emperor penguin colony, gorgeously illustrated with 32 pages of exclusive photography For 337 days, award-winning wildlife cameraman Lindsay McCrae intimately followed 11,000 emperor penguins amid the singular beauty of Antarctica....
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Blood of the Tiger: A Story of Conspiracy, Greed, and the Battle to Save a Magnificent Species

J. A. Mills - Beacon Press (MA)
Format: Hardcover

Blood of the Tiger takes readers on a wild ride to save one of the world's rarest animals from a band of Chinese billionaires. Many people think wild tigers are on the road to recovery, but they are in greater danger than ever - from a menace few experts saw coming. There may be only...
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Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

Neil Shubin - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

The author of the best-selling Your Inner Fish gives us a lively and accessible account of the great transformations in the history of life on Earth--a new view of the evolution of human and animal life that can help to determine whether our presence here is accidental or inevitable.Over...
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We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds

Sally Adee - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity - the electric currents that run through our bodies - its misunderstood history of quackery, charlatanism, and yes, shortages of frogs, and why new discoveries will lead to improved antibiotics, cleared arteries, and new ways...
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The House of Kennedy

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Those who dwell in the House of Kennedy work hard, live hard, and win at all costs. But just how much has it cost them? The Kennedy name is synonymous with American royalty. The family commitment to public service is legendary and enduring. But all their wild charisma has been dashed by disgrace...
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To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery

Neil deGrasse Tyson - ?National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrated narrative by the world's most celebrated astrophysicist explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space with authority and humor.No one can make the mysteries...
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A Peculiar Indifference: The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America

Elliott Currie

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