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The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
Moiya McTier
Format: Hardcover
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Astrophysicist and folklorist Dr. Moiya McTier channels The Milky Way in this approachable and utterly fascinating autobiography of the titular galaxy, detailing what humans have discovered about everything from its formation to its eventual death, and what more there is to learn about... |
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Mark Miodownik - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? Why does any material look and behave the way it does?... |
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My Body
Emily Ratajkowski - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover
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Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body... |
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
Ben Goldfarb - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening account of the global ecological transformations wrought by roads, from the award-winning author of Eager.Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're... |
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Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe
Philip Plait Ph.D. - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A rip-roaring tour of the cosmos with the Bad Astronomer, bringing you up close and personal with the universe like never before.Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the universe? How would Saturn's rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling... |
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To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Neil deGrasse Tyson - ?National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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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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The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories
Mark Bowden - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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Six captivating true-crime stories, spanning Mark Bowden's long and illustrious career, cover a variety of crimes complicated by extraordinary circumstances. Winner of a lifetime achievement award from International Thriller Writers, Bowden revisits in The Case of the Vanishing Blonde... |
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