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Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology (100 Ponderables) Revised and Updated - Hardcover

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by Tom Jackson (Author) REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION Here is the essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. Engineering predates humanity; Homo habilis was knapping hand axes from fist-sized flints more than a thousand centuries before the dawn of modern humans. Admittedly the development of technology was slow back then--but we've made up for lost time since. Striding from the Stone Age to Silicon Val...

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Schumann (Author)Truly the ultimate one-volume book every hobbyist, jeweler, jewelry maker, and rockhound will ever need! Chock-full of more than 1,500 full-color photos showcasing each precious and semiprecious stone in both its rough and polished state, this bestselling reference book from leading geology expert Walter Schumann will be your go-to identification guide. Following the spectacular success of the first four editions of Gemstones of the Worl...

How Can I Help?: Saving Nature with Your Yard

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Report copyright infringementby Douglas W. Tallamy (Author)From a New York Times bestselling author, a wildlife ecology expert and environmental advocate provides readers with the next step in their ecological journey. In How Can I Help?, Tallamy tackles the questions commonly asked at his popular lectures and shares compelling and actionable answers that will help gardeners and homeowners take the next step in their ecological journey. Topics range from ecology, evolution, biodiversity and ...

Mud, Microbes, and Medicine: How a Curious Anthropologist Got to the Boardroom

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Reed Aden (Author)For fans of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Lab Girl, an arresting memoir that chronicles a young woman's journey from remote island research to Big Pharma and the boardroom.Elizabeth "Betsy" Aden, a twenty-something anthropology student, is clinging to academia as a safety net--until she's offered a grant to spend the summer on a remote island in Melanesia, famously home to cannibals. Adventure calls, and Betsy doesn't hesi...

The Burning Earth: A History - Hardcover

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by Sunil Amrith (Author)In this magisterial book, historian Sunil Amrith twins the stories of environment and Empire, of genocide and eco-cide, of an extraordinary expansion of human freedom and its planetary costs. Drawing on an extraordinarily rich diversity of primary sources, he reckons with the ruins of Portuguese silver mining in Peru, British gold mining in South Africa, and oil extraction in Central Asia. He explores the railroads and highways that brought humans to new terrains of ba...

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by Hassan Khames Eliwa (Author), Yosif Hassan Eliwa (Author)Learn about our solar system which consists of eight planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects which all orbit around our home star, the Sun. Nearest the Sun are four fairly small, rocky planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. After Mars there are the Asteroid belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Recommended for ages 5 to 13 however, parents and older ages are invited to read the...

Engines: The Inner Workings of Machines That Move the World - Hardcover

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by Theodore Gray (Author)The international bestselling author of How Things Work and The Elements Trilogy turns his focus to a visual exploration of the inner workings and functionality of the marvelous machines that run our world--from the first steam engines to giant turbines to today's tiny electrical engines. In Engines, the always entertaining and informative Theodore Gray explores the glorious guts and intricate innards of dozens of impressive machines. Through his engaging and unexpec...

The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet's Bee Life - Hardcover

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by Christina Grozinger (Author), Harland Patch (Author)A beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of bees The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected species, this incisive guide takes readers inside the world of these marvelous insects, exploring their physiology, behavior, ecology, evolution, and much more. The Lives of Bees is esse...

The Lives of Sharks: A Natural History of Shark Life - Hardcover

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by Daniel C. Abel (Author), R. Dean Grubbs (Author)A richly illustrated and comprehensive introduction to the world's sharks Sharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales of the killer instincts and fearsomely sharp senses of these hunters can obscure their full life histories. In fact, sharks are characterful, exhibit surprisingly complex behaviors, and lead secretive lives full of interest in every type of marine habitat. The Lives of Sharks is a fascinating and beautifu...

Idaho Rocks!: A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Gem State - Paperback

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by Reed Lewis (Author), Mark McFadden (Author), John Burch (Author)To discover the unworldly geologic novelties of the Gem State, all that is required is a good map, a sense of adventure, and Idaho Rocks , a guide to 60 of the most compelling geologic sites in Idaho. The well-chosen destinations span the state's geologic history from the 2.6-billion-year-old gneiss in the Panhandle to 2,000-year-old lava at Craters of the Moon, and from gold and silver deposits hidden in Idaho's mountains to ...

Modern Credit Risk Management: Theory and Practice

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Report copyright infringementby Panayiota Koulafetis (Author)This book is a practical guide to the latest risk management tools and techniques applied in the market to assess and manage credit risks at bank, sovereign, corporate and structured finance level. It strongly advocates the importance of sound credit risk management and how this can be achieved with prudent origination, credit risk policies, approval process, setting of meaningful limits and underwriting criteria.The book discusses ...

Rhs Watercolour Botanical Art: A Botanical Guide for Artists

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Howard (Author)A practical, must-have handbook for botanical artists that can be returned to time and time again, in association with the RHS and created with the input of its team of botany experts. Unlike botanical art books that focus only on painting techniques, and botany books that do not take account of the artist's method, Watercolour Botanical Art balances both botany information and the painting practice used to depict it. The intended reader ...

Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums

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Report copyright infringementby Dolly Jørgensen (Author)How museums display extinct species--and what these exhibits say about us. While it's no longer possible to encounter a dodo in the wild, we can still come face-to-face with them in museums. The remains of extinct species--whether taxidermied, skeletal, drawn, or sculpted--stare back at us from display cases. In this moving meditation on what's lost and what endures, environmental historian Dolly J rgensen visits natural history collec...

Hallucinate!: An Introduction to Non-Existing

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Report copyright infringementby Damian Timev (Author)A brief introduction to our non-existence. Hallucinations are usually defined as percepts not based on reality. But, of course, 'reality' is never defined in this context. It is merely assumed to consist of the 'objective' material world, dispersed within the time-space realm. This book's main thesis is that the time-space-matter package is not objective but a kind of hallucination itself. In particular, we (as embodied humans) are halluci...

Atlas of Macroscopes: Interactive Data Visualizations

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Report copyright infringementby Katy Borner (Author), Elizabeth G. Record (Author), Todd Theriault (Author)A fascinating data adventure through the lens of macroscopes, which offer us illuminating and holistic views of our ever-changing world. In Atlas of Macroscopes, Katy Börner, Elizabeth Record, and Todd Theriault take you on an epic data adventure. You will explore data landscapes, designed as uniquely interactive spaces, and learn more about our world and your place in it. You will gain ...

Persevere, Survive, & Thrive: Hard-Won Wisdom from Women in Science

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Report copyright infringementby Sowif Stories of Women in Fluids (Author), Kelli Hendrickson (Introduction by)For aspiring scientists and science leaders alike, a powerful collection of stories from a diverse group of authors that details the ups and downs experienced by women in STEM--and offers insight into how to make the field more inclusive for all. Imagine walking into a lab or a lecture hall and realizing you're the only woman there. For most women in the sciences, this is not a diffic...

Echoes of Our Origins: Baboons, Humans, and Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Shirley C. Strum (Author), Cassandra Phillips (With)The amazing chronicle of a primate scientist's fifty-year journey studying baboons--and what her findings can tell us about primates, resilience, and human coexistence.In 1972, renowned anthropologist Shirley C. Strum traveled to Kenya to study the origins of human aggression through observing baboons. What Dr. Strum discovered completely defied her expectations, scientific notions about baboons, and even well...

How Are Marine Robots Shaping Our Future?

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Report copyright infringementby James Bellingham (Author), Claudia Geib (With)What will robots discover as they gather life-supporting data and resources from the depths of Earth's oceans to the reaches of deep space?Below the waves, the ocean remains a largely undiscovered realm, with only 25% of its features mapped in detail. What we know about its depths, we've learned with the help of deep-sea robots. The latest generation of their technologies play a critical role as we tap the ocean in ...

Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandra Horowitz (Author)NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that "causes one's dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude" (The New York Times Book Review). The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz exp...

Cosmic Bullsh*t: A Guide to the Galaxy's Worst Life Hacks

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Ferrie (Author)A hilarious guide to what's real (and what's not) in our vast, beautiful (and terrifying) universe.Embark on a cosmic journey through Cosmic Bullsh*t: A Guide to the Galaxy's Worst Life Hacks and uncover the real science behind some of the greatest lies society loves to tell us! Apologies to everyone who makes major life decisions based on their newspaper horoscope, but astrology isn't real and stars and planets don't give a sh*t about us. ...

Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation

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Report copyright infringementby Hugh Warwick (Author)Cull of the Wild delves into the challenges conservationists face - practical and ethical - as they try to counter one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species.Culling animals for the sake of conservation is a thorny, sometimes crucial and often controversial issue. For naturalist Hugh Warwick, it is far from a comfortable subject. He loathes the idea of killing (or even eating) animals. Yet, as an ecologist, he is acutely ...

The Southwest Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Dash (Author), Luke Takata (Author), Arizona Native Plant Society (Author)From Arizona's leading native plant organization, this accessible and colorful guide to planting natives will help gardeners at every level of experience add beneficial pollinators to their home gardens. The Southwest Native Plant Primer introduces 235 wildflowers, grasses, vines, cacti, and trees recommended for gardeners of any skill level interested in choosing native plants for ...

When the Ice Is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals about Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Bierman (Author)In 2018, lumps of frozen soil, collected from the bottom of the world's first deep ice core and lost for decades, reappeared in Denmark. When geologist Paul Bierman and his team first melted a piece of this unique material, they were shocked to find perfectly preserved leaves, twigs, and moss. That observation led them to a startling discovery: Greenland's ice sheet had melted naturally before, about 400,000 years ago. The remote island's i...

Beyond Evolution: How New Discoveries in the Science of Life Point to God

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Report copyright infringementby Sy Garte Phd (Author), Justin Brierley (Foreword by)Is it possible that one of the biggest obstacles to harmonizing science and faith can finally be overcome? Respected biologist and former atheist Sy Garte says the answer is yes.A flash point for much of the science vs. faith divide has been Darwinian evolution. Sharing the same mistaken belief that science contradicts the Bible, many scientists and Christians have concluded that the worlds of science and reli...

MCAT Biochemistry Review 2026-2027: Online + Book

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Report copyright infringementby Kaplan Test Prep (Author)Kaplan's MCAT Biochemistry Review 2026-2027 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questions--all authored by the experts behind Kaplan's score-raising MCAT prep course. Prepping for the MCAT is a true challenge. Kaplan can be your partner along the way--offering guidance on where to focus your efforts and how to organize your review. This book has been updated to match the AAM...

MCAT General Chemistry Review 2026-2027: Online + Book

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Report copyright infringementby Kaplan Test Prep (Author)Kaplan's MCAT General Chemistry Review 2026-2027 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questions--all authored by the experts behind Kaplan's score-raising MCAT prep course. Prepping for the MCAT is a true challenge. Kaplan can be your partner along the way--offering guidance on where to focus your efforts and how to organize your review. This book has been updated to match th...

Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species

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Report copyright infringementby Bridget A. Lyons (Author) What can octopuses' nine brains teach us about climate resilience? How can great horned owls' keen hearing illuminate relationship dynamics? Does playing with kelp cultivate respect for the value of life? What can our 8.7 million "more-than-human" neighbors teach us about life? Entwined: Dispatches from the Intersection of Species explores these questions through a collection of fourteen original essays by Bridget A. Lyons, a wildernes...

AP Environmental Science Premium, 2026: Prep Book with 5 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice

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Report copyright infringementby Barron's Educational Series (Author), Gary S. Thorpe (Author)Be prepared for exam day with Barron's. Trusted content from AP experts! Barron's AP Environmental Science Premium, 2026 includes in-depth content review and practice. It's the only book you'll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by Experienced Educators Learn from Barron's--all content is written and reviewed by AP experts Build your understanding with comprehensive review tailored to the ...

Inspired Enterprise: How Nasa, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek

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Report copyright infringementby Glen E. Swanson (Author), Margaret A. Weitekamp (Foreword by)Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry sought to create a work of science fiction that would immerse viewers not only through clever storylines and modern visual effects, but also by presenting the story in a scientific and technological context that felt believable. To this end, Roddenberry, a former WWII combat pilot, used his connections in the aerospace industry to seek out the latest and greatest tec...

Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us about the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Boustead (Author)Author BiographyDr. Barbara Boustead is a meteorologist and climatologist as well as a Laura Ingalls Wilder scholar. Her research stands in the intersection of weather, climate, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, and she has expertise in both weather data analysis and the deeper stories of the weather in Wilder's books, homes, and life. Her love of weather and of the Little House books both grew from early elementary age and stuck with her throu...

The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Jewell (Author)"An empowering and expertly curated look at the horticultural world." --Gardens Illustrated In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin Benzakein; codirector of Soul F...

Gods, Wasps and Stranglers: The Secret History and Redemptive Future of Fig Trees

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Shanahan (Author)"If you're looking for a dose of wonder in your reading life, I recommend this beautiful book about the magic of fig trees."--Book Riot Over millions of years, fig trees have shaped our world, influenced our evolution, nourished our bodies and fed our imaginations. And as author and ecologist Mike Shanahan proclaims, "The best could be yet to come."Gods, Wasps and Stranglers weaves together the mythology, history and ecology of one of the ...