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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

David Gibbins - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time.. The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John Franklin's...
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Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life

Jason Roberts - Random House
Format: Hardcover

An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth - a competition whose consequences still reverberate today - from the bestselling author of A Sense of the World. "[A] vibrant scientific saga . . . at once important, outrageous,...
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Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World

Miriam Darlington - Tin House Books
Format: Hardcover

"Beguiling. The gentle and persistent search by Darlington sparkles." - The GuardianA plan formed in my mind. I would explore the places in this land that hid my grail. I would spend a whole year or longer, if that's what it took, wading through marshes, hiding between mossy...
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Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World―and How You Can, Too

Ijeoma Oluo - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America.In the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offered a vital guide...
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Endangered Species: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Jan A. Randall - ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover

A detailed exploration of the variety of threats that endangered species are facing around the world, whether they are due to human impact or so-called natural causes.. Endangered species is a more complex issue and problem than it may seem on the surface. What species are endangered, and what...
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

Hannah Ritchie - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover

This "truly essential" book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood) - and explains how we can solve them.It's become common to tell kids that they're going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines...
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A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention

Kristina Marusic - Island Press
Format: Hardcover

For more than fifty years, we have been waging, but not winning, the war on cancer. We're better than ever at treating the disease, yet cancer still claims the lives of one in five men and one in six women in the US. The astonishing news is that up to two-thirds of all cancer cases...
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ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain

Tracy Otsuka - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

An unprecedented guide for any woman with ADHD looking to celebrate her unique brilliance and to embark on a journey of self-discovery. ADHD is one of the most common neurological disor­ders in the United States - yet a staggering 75 percent of girls and women remain undiagnosed. Due to the gen­der...
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