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Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark - Hardcover

$30.00

by Leigh Ann Henion (Author)From a New York Times bestselling nature writer comes a celebration of what goes on outside in the dark, from blooming moon gardens to nocturnal salamanders, from glowing foxfire and synchronous fireflies that blink in unison like an orchestra of light. In this glorious celebration of the night, New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion invites us to leave our well-lit homes, step outside, and embrace the dark as a profoundly beautiful part of the...

War Gardening And Home Storage Of Vegetables - Paperback

$20.09

by National War Garden Commission (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough t...

Cryptids: The Fascinating World of Unknown Creatures (A Deep Dive Into the Cryptids, Folklore, and Hidden Stories From Coast) - Paperback

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by James Bell (Author)This book takes you into the mysterious woods of Oregon, where the line between the real and the supernatural is fuzzy. Find the elusive Sasquatch, who is said to live in the thick forests, meet the mysterious Colossal Claude in the deep seas, and learn the scary stories of the roams the high deserts. This book tells about strange creatures that people have seen and heard, and it also talks about their cultural importance. Each part paints a vivid picture of the supernat...

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by Paul-Henri Nargeolet (Author), Laura Haydon (Translator)September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres.Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until his untimely death in 2023.With hundreds of hours of diving to the liner and more than five thousand objects brought to the surface, including b...

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures - Hardcover

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by Merlin Sheldrake (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the great connectors of the living world--and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems. "Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world."--Ed Yong, author of An Immense World ONE OF THE B...

Ultrafast Lasers and Optics for Experimentalists (Second Edition) - Hardcover

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by James D. Pickering (Author)This book is an accessible introduction to the world of ultrafast lasers and optics, explaining key principles and practical use cases. Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0.56 x 10 x 7 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 15, 2025

The Atlas for the Aspiring Network Scientist - Paperback

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by Michele Coscia (Author)Network science is the field dedicated to the investigation of complex systems by representing them as networks. We model such networks as graphs: sets of nodes connected by edges. This deceptively simple object is the starting point of never-ending complexity, as it can represent almost every facet of reality. This book aims at providing an introductory access to the large and interdisciplinary analytic toolbox necessary to master network science: graph and probabil...

The Intelligence Paradox: Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One - Paperback

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by Satoshi Kanazawa (Author)A book that challenges common misconceptions about the nature of intelligenceSatoshi Kanazawa's Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters (written with Alan S. Miller) was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a rollicking bit of pop science that turns the lens of evolutionary psychology on issues of the day." That book answered such burning questions as why women tend to lust after males who already have mates and why newborns look more like Dad than Mom. Now Kanazaw...

Osteopathy Is in the Blood: The Science and Clinical Applications of the Rule of the Artery - Hardcover

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by Maxwell Fraval (Author), Michael Solano (Contribution by), R. Paul Lee (Foreword by)Osteopathy Is in the Blood is perfused with osteopathic wisdom. This important work presents new and perhaps unexpected knowledge about the blood and vascular system of vital importance to bodily function. Drawing upon cutting-edge science, biodynamic embryology, and perceptive insight, it presents a wealth of information to guide new approaches to treatment.Many concepts, key to understanding how the cardi...

Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Harms the Planet and Threatens Our Lives - Paperback

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by Michael Specter (Author)"A superb and convincing work." -Malcolm Gladwell At a time when our planet is in dire peril, Americans mistrust science more than ever. Few journalists appreciate what is at stake better than Michael Specter, who has spent the last twenty years reporting on everything from the AIDS epidemic to the digital revolution. In Denialism, he eloquently shows how, in a world where protesters march against childhood vaccines and Africans starve to death rather than import...

Narrative Thinking and Storytelling for Problem Solving in Science Education - Paperback

$230.85

by John Thomas Riley (Author), Luisa Dall'acqua (Author)The 21st century has seen no shortage of historic problems, which has begged the question, How is society preparing today's young people to take on these challenges? There have been a fair number of obscure but promising approaches that warrant testing but do not currently attract the level of attention needed to secure the necessary resources for a proper test. Narrative Thinking and Storytelling for Problem Solving in Science Education...

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by Alberto de Segovia Y Corrales (Created by)Una obra de zoología que describe los principios generales de la zoología. Escrito por Alberto de Segovia y Corrales.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corp...

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by Lovleen Marwaha (Author)This reference book is the definitive guide to drone honey bees. The book equips readers with all the knowledge they need to know about drone bee biology and development, their role in the colony and improving the health of their colony. The book starts by providing a detailed review of the development of drone honey bees, their biology, morphometric features, interaction with the Queen and the haploid parthenogenesis. The book then delves into the pheromone profile...

Mysteries of the Round Towers: The Subtle Energies of the Stone Structures of Ireland - Paperback

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by Christopher Freeland (Author), Jeremy Massey (Foreword by)An investigation of the round towers of Ireland and Scotland - Reveals how the round towers were built over the crossing of underground waterways and with every stone in magnetic polarity alignment - Explains how the siting and magnetic properties of the towers energetically enhances the surrounding environment, akin to feng shui and vastu- Presents a guide to the energetic principles behind the creation and purpose of the round tow...

The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World - Hardcover

$178.20

by Erald Kolasi (Author)A comprehensive blueprint for a new post-capitalist order--which values our collective future over immediate economic gains The fate of all economic systems is written in the energy flows they obtain from the natural world. Our collective humanity very much depends on nature--for joy, for comfort, and for sheer survival. In his prescient new book, The Physics of Capitalism, Erald Kolasi explores the deep ecological physics of human existence by developing a new theoret...

Sounds of Black Switzerland: Blackness, Music, and Unthought Voices - Hardcover

$179.46

by Jessie Cox (Author)Writing as a scholar, composer, and musician, Jessie Cox foregrounds the experience of Black Swiss through sound and music in his first book, Sounds of Black Switzerland. Cox, himself Black Swiss, affirms the value of Black life through sound while critiquing anti-Blackness as a cause of erasure, silence, and limitation. He examines Swiss Nigerian composer Charles Uzor's pieces for George Floyd, work by Black Swiss musicians such as DJ Ma?t? Ch?ni?re, clarinetist J?r?mie...

Maximum Power and Its Philosophical Roots: The Critical Importance Today of the Ideas of Howard Odum and Friedrich Nietzsche - Paperback

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by Timothy McWhirter (Author)This Briefs volume focuses on the maximum power principle, which was created by the mathematician and physical chemist Alfred Lotka, and further developed and utilized most prominently by the systems ecologist H. T. Odum, who applied it to different physical, biological, ecological and economic systems. They both described this principle providing a thermodynamic framework for evolutionary theory. This principle has a philosophical heritage that has, until now, go...

Quantum Physics Unplugged: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Universe's Greatest Mysteries - Master the Basics Through Clear Language, Fun - Paperback

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by House of Abundance Publications (Author)Discover quantum physics in a new light with Quantum Physics Unplugged, your friendly guide to understanding the universe's most intriguing mysteries. Without complex mathematics or confusing jargon, this book transforms mind-bending concepts into easily digestible explanations through engaging examples and clear language.Step into a world where particles exist in multiple places simultaneously, Schr?dinger's famous cat challenges our understanding o...

The Ascent of Humanity: Quantum Biology and Our Future - Paperback

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by Amit Goswami (Author)Contradicting doomsayers, in this book, quantum physicist Amit Goswami demonstrates that humanity's prospect for a bright future is rising as we move out of the era of the materialist /rationalist mind to the era of the spiritual/intuitive mind.According to Darwin and mainstream biologists, human evolution, just like animal evolution, is driven by survival motif alone via gene mutation and natural selection. Citing new anthropological and archeological data, Goswami co...

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by John McPhee (Author)The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion yearsTwenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with. The structure of the book never changed, but its breadth...

Pure Human: The Hidden Truth of Our Divinity, Power, and Destiny - Hardcover

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by Gregg Braden (Author)In an age where technologies such as AI threaten to supplant human intelligence, an award-winning scientist offers a radical new view of our innate human technology and what we're truly capable of. There are rare moments in time when we make choices that irreversibly change the world, and our lives, forever. Today is one of those moments. Scientists, engineers and philosophers alike warn us that without a radical shift in our thinking, we are on track to be the last ge...

Astronomy for All Ages: Discovering the Universe Through Activities for Children and Adults - Paperback

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by Philip Harrington (Author), Edward Pascuzzi (Author)This collection of fifty-one fascinating and engaging activities opens up the gateway to outer space for stargazers young and old.Back JacketThis collection of fifty-one fascinating and engaging activities opens up the gateway to outer space for stargazers young and old. Emphasizing group and family interaction, authors Philip Harrington and Edward Pascuzzi provide innovative activities that will help children identify, understand, and ap...

Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do about It - Paperback

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by Leonardo Trasande (Author)A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives--and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back. Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices, and polluting the air we breathe is something sinister. Something we've turned a blind eye to for far too long. Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a pediatrician, professor, and world-renowned resear...

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Paperback

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by Joshua Foer (Author)"Highly entertaining." --Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker "Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory." --The Boston Globe The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." ...

The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions about the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning - Paperback

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by John Brockman (Author), Daniel Kahneman (Foreword by)Discover the universe's last unknowns--here are the unanswered questions that obsess "the world's finest minds" (The Guardian)Featuring a foreword by DANIEL KAHNEMAN, Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and SlowThis is a little book of profound questions (only questions!)--unknowns that address the secrets of our world, our civilization, the meaning of life. Here are the deepest riddles that have fascinated, obsessed, and haunte...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Paperback

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by Rebecca Skloot (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The story of modern medicine and bioethics--and, indeed, race relations--is refracted beautifully, and movingly."--Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO(R) STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE - ONE OF THE "MOST INFLUENTIAL" (CNN), "DEFINING" (LITHUB), AND "BEST" (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS - WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEART...

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law - Paperback

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by Mary Roach (Author)What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology.Roach tags al...

Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach: Paperback + eBook - Paperback

$161.98

by Frank H. Netter (Author)For students and clinical professionals who are learning anatomy, participating in a dissection lab, sharing anatomy knowledge with patients, or refreshing their anatomy knowledge, the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy illustrates the body, region by region, in clear, brilliant detail from a clinician's perspective. Unique among anatomy atlases, it contains illustrations that emphasize anatomic relationships that are most important to the clinician in training and pract...

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by Moheb Costandi (Author)The real story of how our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes--with or without "brain training."Fifty years ago, neuroscientists thought that a mature brain was fixed like a fly in amber, unable to change. Today, we know that our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes. This concept of neuroplasticity has captured the imagination of a public eager for self-improvement--and has inspired countless Internet entrepreneurs who ped...

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by Floris Heyne (Author), Joel Meter (Author)This thrilling photo book features previously-unpublished photographs from the NASA archives, captured by the Apollo astronauts during their missions. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 1.4 x 10.7 x 10.8 IN Publication Date: October 15, 2018

Dogology: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Dogs - Hardcover

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by Stefan Gates (Author)Dogology explores the bizarre and very funny world of canine science. Vital questions answered include: - Why do dogs fart (but cats don't)? - Do dogs feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy? - What does it mean when a dog wags its tail more to the right or the left? - Why do dogs poo with their bodies aligned north-to-south? - Do dogs dream? If so, what about? - How do dogs smell epilepsy, cancer and human sadness? - How many hairs are there on your dog? - What does y...

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by Sarah Rose (Author), Eric R. Eaton (Foreword by)An accessible field guide to more than 500 of the most commonly found spider species in North America Of the more than 49,000 species of spider worldwide, some 4,000 are in North America. Spiders of North America explores more than 500 of the most common and interesting spiders found in this region of the world. This richly illustrated guide begins with an overview of spiders--what they are exactly, how they can be found, how they develop, an...