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Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World

Kimberly Nicholas PhD
Format: Paperback


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It Never Goes Away: Gender Transition at a Mature Age

Anne Lauren Koch DDS - Rutgers University Press

If you are transgendered, the feeling of wanting your body to match the sex you feel you are never goes away. For some, though, especially those who grew up before trans people were widely out and advocating for equality, these feelings were often compartmentalized and rarely acted upon....
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Forest Bathing: Discovering Health and Happiness Through the Japanese Practice of Shinrin Yoku

Cyndi Gilbert - St. Martin's Essentials
Format: Paperback

Author and naturopathic physician Dr. Cyndi Gilbert introduces readers to the art and science of forest bathing, the deceptively simple Japanese practice of spending time in the forest as a way to find peace, rejuvenation, and to promote health.Dr. Gilbert shares her own personal history...
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America's Marine Sanctuaries: A Photographic Exploration

NAT'L MARINE SANCTUARY FDN
Format: Hardcover

America's Marine Sanctuaries tells the story of fourteen underwater places so important they are under special protection, together forming the US National Marine Sanctuary System. These sanctuaries, spanning more than 620,000 square miles and ranging from the Florida Keys to the Great...
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The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel

Till Hein - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover

With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best science writing, The Curious World of Seahorses brilliantly captures the ocean's most charismatic and mysterious inhabitant."When God created the seahorse," says one marine biologist,...
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Survival of the Friendliest: Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

Brian Hare - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our unique friendliness is the secret to our success as a species. For most of the approximately 300,000 years that Homo sapiens have existed, we have shared the planet with at least four other types of humans. All of these were smart,...
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OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

Bruce Goldfarb - Steerforth
Format: Paperback

"Gripping . . . a brilliant insider's view." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Go behind the scenes inside the nation's preeminent Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where good people fight the good fight amid the tragedies and absurdities of our agePerfect for fans...
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The Case for Climate Capitalism: Economic Solutions for a Planet in Crisis

Tom Rand - ECW Press
Format: Hardcover

A call for the Left and Right -- the business community and environmentalists, bankers and activists -- to join together, reclaim capitalism, and force profits to align with the planet A warming climate and a general distrust of Wall Street has opened a new cultural divide among those...
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A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe

Johannes Krause - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Johannes Krause is the director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and a brilliant pioneer in the field of archaeogenetics - archaeology augmented by DNA sequencing technology - which has allowed scientists to reconstruct human history reaching back hundreds of thousands...
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A Field Guide to Humans: The Natural History of a Singular Species

Ronald M Smith - Lava Fields Publishing
Format: Paperback

Would you know a human being if you saw one? This is not as frivolous question as it might seem. Recent scientific discoveries from many disciplines have painted a new picture of what it means to be human - a picture that may literally cause you to see yourself and others in a new way....
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