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The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

Jeff Goodell - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2017 One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2017 One of BOOKLIST 's Top 10 Science Books of 2017 "An immersive, mildly gonzo and depressingly well-timed book about the drenching effects of global warming,...
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Deadly Oceans: In Search of the Deadliest Sea Creatures

Nick & Caroline Robertson-Brown - New Holland Publishers (UK)
Format: Print book

The world's oceans are filled with an array of venomous and toxic marine critters, not to mention a whole host of apex carnivores. Join ace divers and photographers Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown as they tour the world in search of the 50 deadliest sea creatures. Animals covered...
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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea

JACK E DAVIS - Liveright
Format: Paperback

In this "cri de coeur about the Gulf's environmental ruin" (New York Times) , "Davis has written a beautiful homage to a neglected sea" (front page, New York Times Book Review) . Hailed as a "nonfiction epic . . . in the tradition of Jared Diamond's best-seller...
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Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins

Susan Casey - Anchor
Format: Paperback

A New York Times BestsellerInspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, Susan Casey set out on a quest to learn everything she could about these creatures. Her journey takes her from a community in Hawaii known as "Dolphinville," where the animals...
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American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

Paul D. Hess - DK
Format: Hardcover

Updated to reflect all the latest taxonomic data, American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America is the complete photographic guide to the 657 species of birds found in the United States and Canada.Ideal for the armchair bird enthusiast or dedicated bird watcher, this...
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The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution

Charles Cockell - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking new view on the theory of evolution, arguing that life develops in predictable waysWe are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't....
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Bono: The Amazing Story of a Rescue Cat Who Inspired a Community

HELEN BROWN - Citadel
Format: Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Helen Brown comes a funny and moving account of her life-changing month as a foster mother - to a homeless cat named Bono. When Helen Brown arrived in New York for a month-long business stay, a fellow animal-lover talked her into...
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Will's red coat : a story of friendship, faith, and one old dog's choice to live again

Tom Ryan - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus.Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home...
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The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned From Pets Who Were Left Behind

Ken Foster - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

Now regarded as a classic in dog literature, Ken Foster's memoir chronicles his journey from first-time dog owner to rescuer--and all the lessons and mistakes he made along the way. Bookended by the tragedies of 9/11 and Katrina, Foster finds that dogs open his eyes to the benefits...
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Pressure cooking.

Tom Hirschfeld - Alpha Books
Format:  Print book : English

Pressure cookers have been around for generations, but are now making a big comeback. Not to be confused with a pressure canner, the modern pressure cooker can be an automated all-in-one device or a stovetop cooker. Regardless of the technological advances, people can still be intimidated...
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