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The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. - Hardcover

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by Daniel Coyle (Author)What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides readers with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others. Whether you're coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to...

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by DK (Author)Marvel at the wonders of the universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our solar system and beyond. Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of astronomy, including the basic techniques of practical astronomy. The core of the book is a tour of the cosmos covering the Solar System, the Milky Way, and galaxies beyond our own. ...

The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Hardcover

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by Bill Bryson (Author)AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST - LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD"Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." --The Washington Post Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a ...

A Child Is Born: The Fifth Edition of the Beloved Classic--Completely Revised and Updated - Paperback

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by Lennart Nilsson (Author), Linda Forsell (Author), Lars Hamberger (Text by (Art/Photo Books))The miracle of life--for a new generation. The completely revised fifth edition of the beloved classic offers an astonishing glimpse of the world within the womb alongside authoritative advice for expectant parents.Deep inside a woman's body, a miracle occurs. An egg and sperm meet and a new human being is created. Through the unique photographs of Lennart Nilsson, we see the fascinating process of ...

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by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Author), Charles Lock Eastlake (Translator)By closely following Goethe's explanations of the color phenomena, the reader may become so divorced from the wavelength theory--Goethe never even mentions it--that he may begin to think about color theory relatively unhampered by prejudice, ancient or modern.By the time Goethe's Theory of Colours appeared in 1810, the wavelength theory of light and color had been firmly established. To Goethe, the theory was the result...

The Biology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Hardcover

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by DK (Author)Learn about the most important discoveries and theories of this science in The Biology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Biology in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Biology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to im...

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals - Hardcover

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by DK (Author), Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)Dive into an unprecedented survey of millions of years of life on planet Earth. Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life is a beautifully crafted encyclopedia of prehistoric species that the whole family can enjoy. Featuring an incredible mix of 3D reconstructions, extraordinary skeletons, and amazingly intricate fossils, it uses the latest scientific research to recreate a wealth of ancient species, from the earliest primitive life forms to gre...

The Sense of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children - Paperback

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by Rachel Carson (Author)First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature.In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson--author of Silent Spring--began work on an essay that she would come to consider one of her life's most important projects. Her grandnephew, Roger Christie, had visited Carson that summer at her cottage in Maine, and together they had wandered the surrounding wo...

Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America - Hardcover

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by Pete Dunne (Author)A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America's birds of prey Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action--fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecol...

How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend: A Neuroscientist's Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Barr (Author)Your brain is the most remarkable thing in the known universe. 'Fun, but still deeply, rigorously researched.' - Professor Neil Shyminsky 'A true masterpiece. Rachel Barr has done a phenomenal job breaking down the complexities of the human mind.' - Jeffrey Meltzer, LMHC 'Insightful and relatable psychoeducation that demystifies the brain . . . it's a resource I'll proudly keep on my shelf as a therapist.' - Joshua Fletcher, anxiety therapis...

Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats: A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Stamets (Author)A full-color guide to psilocybin mushrooms--how to forage, identify, grow, and use them--with detailed descriptions, 300 stunning photographs, tips for dosing safely, and more, from a world-renowned mycologist. The past decade has seen an explosion of interest in using psilocybin (aka psychoactive or "magic") mushrooms for recreational and medicinal purposes. In this comprehensive, full-color reference, Paul Stamets offers descriptions and ...

Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality

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Report copyright infringementby John Leake (Author), Peter A. McCullough (Author)The word "vaccine" derives from the Latin word for cow. The English physician, Edward Jenner, coined it in his 1798 pamphlet An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae. The last two Latin words mean "Smallpox of the Cow," or cowpox. Jenner postulated that cowpox causes mild disease in humans while protecting them from the more dangerous smallpox. His proposal for inoculation with a weak form ...

The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us about the Power of the Female Body

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Report copyright infringementby Starre Vartan (Author)A myth-busting vindication of women's physical strengths that's "fun, rooted in science, and a strong pitch for a stronger sex" (Cat Bohannon) For decades, Starre Vartan--like most women--was told that having a woman's body meant being weaker than men. Like many women, she mostly believed it. Not anymore. Following a half decade of research into the newest science, Vartan shows in The Stronger Sex that women's bodies are incredibly powe...

The Quantum Power of GLP-1 Peptides: Unlocking the Science that Leads to Lasting Weight Loss and Optimal Healthspan

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Report copyright infringementby William A. Seeds (Author)In The Quantum Power of GLP-1 Peptides: Unlocking the Science that Leads to Lasting Weight Loss and Optimal Healthspan, Dr. William A. Seeds uncovers the cellular mechanisms behind GLP-1s and other peptides that can help people lose significant weight and treat type-2 diabetes. Importantly, Dr. Seeds has also gathered peer-reviewed research that shows how GLP-1 receptor agonists also have the potential to effectively address the root ca...

Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World - And How We Can Take It Back

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Berdik (Author)Early-morning jackhammering from construction down the block. The dull roar of jets flying overhead. Your office mates' phone conversations. We are surrounded by noise, but it is a problem many of us shrug off once the immediate annoyance passes. Yet as gifted science journalist Chris Berdik explains in Clamor, noise can have serious health effects, disrupting our sleep, ratcheting up our stress, and destroying our concentration. As he argu...

The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes

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Report copyright infringementby Kevin J. Tracey (Author)New science reveals the groundbreaking potential of the vagus nerve to regulate your body's vital systems and heal a wide variety of medical conditions without drugs The vagus nerve is fundamental to our health and vitality, coordinating critical functions from the precise heartbeat we need to exercise or rest to the balance of appetite and digestion. Made up of 200,000 fibers, the vagus nerve sends thousands of electrical signals every ...

Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Abbott (Author)The biggest victories of medical science--over polio, smallpox, heart attacks, and the like--are stories of prevention. Then there's sports, where we just run around until something breaks, leading to pain, frustration, and sometimes even expensive surgery. Injuries are a major cause of society's growing mobility crisis. What if we could predict and prevent them?Blending cutting-edge science with gripping storytelling, award-winning data jo...

The Gut-Brain Paradox: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome

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Report copyright infringementby Steven R. Gundry MD (Author)Dr. Steven R. Gundry, the New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking Plant Paradox series, shares compelling evidence that our gut microbiome is driving our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and our mental, emotional, and neuronal health--and shows us how to heal our microbiomes to take back control of our minds.In his previous bestselling books, Steven R. Gundry taught readers how to reverse disease and improve health and ...

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 ...

Valley of Forgetting: Alzheimer's Families and the Search for a Cure

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Report copyright infringementby Jennie Erin Smith (Author)"Valley of Forgetting reminds us that scientific progress is measured not only in breakthroughs but also through the sacrifices people make, the trust that is built. It is a tender story of the unshakable will to make meaning in the face of inexorable loss. . . . Smith elegantly captures what it means to love, to belong, to hold on to one another when so much is uncertain." --Washington Post The riveting account of a community from the...

Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Joseph Gross (Author)A groundbreaking, richly informative exploration of the central role of muscle in human life and health, Stronger sounds an urgent call for each of us to recognize muscle as "the vital, inextricable and effective partner of the soul." "Even if you've never picked up a weight--Stronger is for you." --Arnold Schwarzenegger Stronger tells a story of breathtaking scope, from the battlefields of the Trojan War in Homer's Iliad, where ...

The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines

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Report copyright infringementby Gaurav Suri (Author), Jay McClelland (Author)A "deeply stimulating and disarmingly accessible" (Robert Sapolsky, author of Determined) journey into the inner workings of human and artificial minds When we are trying to solve a problem, what happens? We find ourselves weighing arguments, or relying on intuition, then reaching a conscious decision about what to do. What is going on behind the scenes? In The Emergent Mind, Gaurav Suri and Jay McClelland show th...

Anna Maria Hussey's Mushroom Illustrations: The Art and Science of Britain's First Female Mycologist

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Maria Hussey (Author), Frances Reed (Illustrator), Emily Gillis (Editor)An extraordinary record of British fungi and female scientific achievement, this volume showcases the pioneering work of Anna Maria Hussey and her visionary approach to art and mycology. First published in the mid-nineteenth century, Hussey's seminal work, Illustrations of British Mycology (1847-55), is celebrated for its exquisitely detailed study of mushrooms native to Britain. Co-il...

Don't Build, Rebuild: The Case for Imaginative Reuse in Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Aaron Betsky (Author)In a time of climate crisis and housing shortages, a bold, visionary call to replace current wasteful construction practices with an architecture of reuse As climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood, sand, silicon, and iron, let alone stop belching carbon monoxide into the air. Our housing crisis means that we need usable buildings now more than ever, but...

The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators - Hardcover

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by John Long (Author)From ancient megalodons to fearsome Great Whites, this book tells the complete, untold story of how sharks emerged as Earth's ultimate survivors, by world-leading paleontologist John Long. "Will keep you on the edge of your seat from its first page to its last page."--Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and SteelSharks have been fighting for their lives for 500 million years and today are under dire threat. They are the longest-surviving vertebrat...

The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease - Paperback

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by Daniel Lieberman (Author)A landmark book of popular science that gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years--with charts and line drawings throughout. "Fascinating.... A readable introduction to the whole field and great on the making of our physicality."--Nature In this book, Daniel E. Lieberman illuminates the major transformations that contributed to key adaptations to the body: the rise of bipedalism; the shift to a non-fruit-based diet; ...

Aldous Huxley's Hands: His Quest for Perception and the Origin and Return of Psychedelic Science

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Report copyright infringementby Allene Symons (Author)Psychedelics, neuroscience, and historical biography come together when a journalist finds a lost photograph of Aldous Huxley and uncovers a hidden side of the celebrated author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception. Allene Symons had no inkling that Aldous Huxley was once a friend of her father's until the summer of 2001 when she discovered a box of her dad's old photographs. For years in the 1940s and '50s, her father had meticu...

National Geographic Stargazer's Atlas: The Ultimate Guide to the Night Sky - Hardcover

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by National Geographic (Author)Richly illustrated with luminous photographs and informative maps and graphics, this expansive book is the perfect guide for everyone discovering the wonders of the night sky, from those just learning the constellations to dedicated telescope observers. Combining science, exploration, and storytelling, National Geographic Stargazer's Atlas invites readers to roam the night sky for constellations, planets and moons, eclipses, comets and meteor showers, auroras, a...

The Art and Science of Grazing: How Grass Farmers Can Create Sustainable Systems for Healthy Animals and Farm Ecosystems - Paperback

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by Sarah Flack (Author), Hubert Karreman (Foreword by)Grazing management might seem simple: just put livestock in a pasture and let them eat their fill. However, as Sarah Flack explains in The Art and Science of Grazing, the pasture/livestock relationship is incredibly complex. If a farmer doesn't pay close attention to how the animals are grazing, the resulting poorly managed grazing system can be harmful to the health of the livestock, pasture plants, and soils. Well-managed pastures can in...

The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization's Rough Landscape - Paperback

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by Harm de Blij (Author)The world is not as mobile or as interconnected as we like to think. As Harm de Blij argues in The Power of Place, in crucial ways--from the uneven distribution of natural resources to the unequal availability of opportunity--geography continues to hold billions of people in its grip. We are all born into natural and cultural environments that shape what we become, individually and collectively. From our "mother tongue" to our father's faith, from medical risks to natu...

Alive: Synthetic Cells, Feral Robots, Rebellious Ai, and the Design of Radical Life

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Report copyright infringementby Madeline Schwartzman (Author), Edward Ashton (Foreword by)A silicone jellyfish with a rat's heart, a drone that smells using the antenna of a moth, wearables made from cultured human skin, an AI-populated digital snack bar in the metaverse. These projects and many more offer a mind-bending, head-turning vision of the future that Madeline Schwartzman demonstrates is just around the corner.Curated from new developments in synthetic biology, artificial intelligenc...

The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus - Paperback

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by Richard Preston (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. - "This work of nonfiction is more terrifying than any sci-fi nightmare." --USA TODAY Also a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure...