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Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis
Greta Thunberg - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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"An extraordinary account of how one family rose, with unshakable moral clarity, to the tremendous responsibility of being alive at the moment when our immediate collective decisions will determine the fate of life on Earth. They share their story of courage not because they want our accolades,... |
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Darwin: Portrait of a Genius
Paul Johnson - Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover
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Eminent historian Paul Johnson provides a rich, succinct portrait of Charles DarwinCharles Darwin is arguably the most influential scientist of all time. His Origin of Species forever changed our concept of the world’s creation. Darwin’s revolutionary career is the perfect... |
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Veterinary Science: A Very Short Introduction
James Yeates - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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Every year billions of animals, from housecats to racehorses to pythons, are treated by veterinarians. The use of veterinary science to treat the health of animals has a long history; for the past five centuries it has developed as our understanding of animals' fundamental biology,... |
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Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe - ?Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing - and one of the most decorated journalists of our time - twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue"I read everything he writes. Every time he writes a book, I read it. Every time... |
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The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered... |
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Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell
Jude Stewart - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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Overlapping with taste yet larger in scope, smell is the sense that comes closest to pure perception. Smell can collapse space and time, unlocking memories and transporting us to worlds both new and familiar. Yet as clearly as each of us can recognize different smells--the bright tang of citrus,... |
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Freedom
Sebastian Junger - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don&;t coexist easily: we value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking... |
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