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Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood - Paperback

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by David R. Montgomery (Author)In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah's Flood. Intrigued, Montgomery began investigating the world's flood stories and--drawing from historic works by theologians, natural philosophers, and scientists--discovered the counterintuitive role Noah's Flood played in the development of both geology and creationism. Steno, the grandfather of geology, even invoked the Flood in laying geolo...

Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach - Paperback

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by Lisa M. Rose (Author)"This full color guide makes foraging accessible for beginners and is a reliable source for advanced foragers." --Edible Chicago The Midwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Lisa Rose as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Midwest Foraging include clear, color photographs, identification tips, guidance on how to ethically harvest, and suggestions for eating and pr...

Earth Repair: A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes - Paperback

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by Leila Darwish (Author)Resistance is fertile - bioremediation techniques to heal the earth. Millions of acres of land have been contaminated by pesticides, improperly handled chemicals, dirty energy projects, toxic waste, and other pollutants in the United States and Canada. This toxic legacy impacts the environment, our health, our watersheds, and land that could otherwise be used to grow healthy local food and medicines. Conventional clean-up techniques employed by government and industry...

What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City - Paperback

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by Mona Hanna-Attisha (Author)A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power. "Stirring . . . a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that 'the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.'"--The New York Times "Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller." --O: The Oprah Magazine Here is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents...

College Physics Essentials, Eighth Edition: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Waves (Volume One) - Paperback

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by Jerry D. Wilson (Author), Anthony J. Buffa (Author), Bo Lou (Author)The authors enhance emphasis on worked examples to enhance reader engagement, with expanded problem sets that build from conceptual understanding to numerical solutions and real-world applications.Author BiographyJerry D. Wilson, PhD, is a professor emeritus of physics and former chair of the Division of Biological and Physical Sciences at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. Anthony J. Buffa, PhD, is an emeritu...

Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind - Paperback

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by Richard Fortey (Author)From one of the world's leading natural scientists and the acclaimed author of Trilobite , Life: A Natural History of Four Billion Years of Life on Earth and Dry Storeroom No. 1 comes a fascinating chronicle of life's history told not through the fossil record but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, throughout time. Evolution, it seems, has not completely obliterated its tracks as more advanced organisms have evolved; the history of...

The Complete Pathway to Ascension (Workbook Edition): New Standard Systemology Professional Course - Paperback

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by Joshua Free (Author)Chart Your Flight For Ascension...Then Let Your Spirit Fly!"Zero" to "Infinity" at Lightning-Fast Speed!Unlock your ultimate spiritual potential by removing the barriers to your true native state. Learn how to easily attain Self-Actualization and even help actualize others along the way. A greater appreciation and understanding of Spiritual Life and Existence awaits!Each progressive lesson provides simple exercises and techniques that directly apply our unique metahuman...

Fundamentals of Systemology (Workbook Edition): A New Thought on Life, Universes and Everything for the 21st Century - Paperback

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by Joshua Free (Author)Introducing New Standard Systemology With All Six Basic Course Lessons in One Volume!Mardukite Systemology is The New Thought of the 21st Century.It is the study of how Spiritual Beings with unlimited power became entrapped in the Human Condition.Much more than an intellectual study, our Systemology is an effective applied philosophy that charts our way back out of the traps, freeing the true Spiritual Self to experience higher levels of existence once again.In the simp...

From Overwhelm to Flow: Sailing the Seas of Self with Courage, Meaning, and Resilience - Hardcover

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by Dessy T. Levinson (Author)HOW DO WE NAVIGATE A WORLD THAT FEELS INCREASINGLY OVERWHELMING? Why do our attempts to control uncertainty often leave us feeling more adrift? What if our greatest source of stress could become our deepest well of creativity?Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and two decades of experience across advertising and venture capital, Dessy T. Levinson offers a radical reframing of how we relate to intensity. From Overwhelm to Flow reveals how our nervous system act...

Greener Products: The Making and Marketing of Sustainable Brands - Paperback

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by Al Iannuzzi (Author)Sustainability and its competitive advantage are the goals of every company and any brand that wants to stay successful in the marketplace. Customers also gravitate to brands that manage sustainability issues well. Greener Products: The Making and Marketing of Sustainable Brands written by a renowned sustainability expert, continues to address the latest developments in the extremely fast-moving field of sustainability. The third edition is thoroughly updated, introduce...

Sleep Groove: Why Your Body's Clock Is So Messed Up and What to Do about It - Hardcover

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by Olivia Walch (Author)Sleep Groove is Why We Sleep meets what if?--an accessible, engaging tour of sleep and circadian science from an expert. With a sleep-wonk's attention to detail tempered by approachable graphs and illustrations, this myth-busting guide to sleep is the perfect introduction to how circadian science can demystify your nights and help reset your days. Sleep Groove introduces readers to the easy-to-understand but often misunderstood concepts and science behind circadian rhy...

The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why - Hardcover

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by Jeff Sebo (Author)Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we prioritize humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. As a result, we use hundreds of billions of vertebrates and trillions of invertebrates every year for a variety of purposes, often unnecessarily. We also plan to use animals, AI systems, and other nonhumans at even higher levels in the future. Yet as the dominant species, humanity has a responsibility to ask: ...

Dismantling the Master's Clock: On Race, Space, and Time - Paperback

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by Rasheedah Phillips (Author)A radical new treatise on time, quantum physics, and racial justice from world-renowned artist and advocate Rasheedah Phillips of Black Quantum Futurism.Why do some processes--like aging, birth, and car crashes--occur in only one direction in time, when by the fundamental symmetry of the universe, we should experience time both forward and backward? Our dominant perception of time owes more to Western history and social order than to a fact of nature, argues writ...

Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain - Hardcover

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by Jorge Cham (Author), Dwayne Godwin (Author)From the creator of WE HAVE NO IDEA, an introductory journey into your own mind--if your inner voice had a Ph.D. in brain science, cracked jokes, and drew cartoons. Why do you love? Why do you lie? What makes you happy? Every single thought you have comes from one place: your brain. But what makes it tick? How much of it have we decoded, and how much of it remains an impenetrable mystery? Join best-selling author and online cartoonist Jorge Cham a...

Common Native Bees of the Western United States: Your Way to Easily Identify Bees and Look-Alikes - Spiral

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by Ryan Bartlett (Author)Get this handy booklet to common bees (and their look-alikes) of the western USA, and learn how to identify them.Bees are beloved garden visitors and are essential to a healthy ecosystem. We welcome their arrival and celebrate their vital work as pollinators, supporting the growth of flowers, plants, and trees. If you see bees in your area, keep this convenient guide close at hand. Designed for ease of use, the booklet is organized by group for quick identification. N...

365 Ways to Save the Planet: A Day-By-Day Guide to Sustainable Living - Paperback

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by Georgina Wilson-Powell (Author)Step up your sustainability and unlock your full eco potential with 365 easy, trackable changes. What if sustainability didn't have to be so complicated? 365 Ways to Save the Planet cuts through the noise and explains exactly how to live a "greener" lifestyle day by day. With its approachable ideas and achievable daily actions, anyone can up their sustainability score with this book on eco-friendly living. Georgina Wilson-Powell breaks down the significance ...

Brain and the Inner World: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of the Subjective Experience - Paperback

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by Mark Solms (Author)The Brain and the Inner World is an eagerly-awaited account of a momentous revolution. Subjective mental states like consciousness, emotion, and dreaming were once confined to the realm of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and the human sciences. These topics now assume center stage in leading neuroscientific laboratories around the world. This shift has produced an explosion of new insights into the natural laws that govern our inner life. By two pioneers in the field, The B...

A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit - Paperback

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by Alan Lightman (Author)From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams comes this lyrical and insightful collection of science writing that delves into the mysteries of the scientific process--physics, astronomy, mathamatics--and exposes its beauty and intrigue. In these brilliant essays, Lightman explores the emotional life of science, the power of imagination, the creative moment, and the alternate ways in which scientists and humanists think about the world. Along the way, he provides i...

Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry - Paperback

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by Scott Huler (Author)Defining the Wind is a wonderfully written account of one man's crusade to learn about what the wind is made of by tracing the history of the Beaufort Scale and its eccentric creator, Sir Francis Beaufort. It's as much about the language we use to describe our world as it is an exhortation to observe it more closely.Front JacketDefining the Wind is a wonderfully written account of one man's crusade to learn about what the wind is made of by tracing the history of the Be...

To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death - Paperback

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by Mark O'Connell (Author)"This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians' pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters." --New York Times Book ReviewTranshumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our biology--of our senses, intelligence, and lifespans--with technology. Its supporters have reached a critical mass and now include some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and beyond, among them Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Ray Kurzwei...

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by Melville Herskovits (Author)Almost fifty years ago Melville Herskovits set out to debunk the myth that black Americans have no cultural past. Originally published in 1941, his unprecedented study of black history and culture recovered a rich African heritage in religious and secular life, the language and arts of the Americas.Author BiographyMelville Herskovits (1895-1963) was an anthropologist most well-known for his study The Myth of the Negro Past. He studied at the University of Chicag...

Merde: Excursions in Scientific, Cultural, and Socio-Historical Coprology - Paperback

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by Ralph A. Lewin (Author)Merde is an unusual (very unusual) and witty investigation into a subject you may always have wondered about--but didn't know quite what to ask. History, biology, anthropology, culture, animal behavior--all of these are the real subjects of Merde. Why can some animals do it on the run, and others can't? Why does camel dung make good fires? What are the fascinating stories of the dung beetles? Myths and legends, physical features, health and disease, uses for construc...

Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening - Paperback

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by John Elder Robison (Author), Alvaro Pascual-Leon (Introduction by), Marcel Just (Afterword by)An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the EyeNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST Imagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone ...

Measuring Eternity: The Search for the Beginning of Time - Paperback

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by Martin Gorst (Author)The untold story of the religious figures, philosophers, astronomers, geologists, physicists, and mathematicians who, for more than four hundred years, have pursued the answer to a fundamental question at the intersection of science and religion: When did the universe begin? The moment of the universe's conception is one of science's Holy Grails, investigated by some of the most brilliant and inquisitive minds across the ages. Few were more committed than Bishop James ...

Faster: The Acceleration of Just about Everything - Paperback

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by James Gleick (Author)From the bestselling, National Book Award-nominated author of Genius and Chaos, a bracing new work about the accelerating pace of change in today's world. Most of us suffer some degree of "hurry sickness." a malady that has launched us into the "epoch of the nanosecond," a need-everything-yesterday sphere dominated by cell phones, computers, faxes, and remote controls. Yet for all the hours, minutes, and even seconds being saved, we're still filling our days to the poi...

Artificial Life: A Report from the Frontier Where Computers Meet Biology - Paperback

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by Steven Levy (Author)This enthralling book alerts us to nothing less than the existence of new varieties of life. Some of these species can move and eat, see, reproduce, and die. Some behave like birds or ants. One such life form may turn out to be our best weapon in the war against AIDS. What these species have in common is that they exist inside computers, their DNA is digital, and they have come into being not through God's agency but through the efforts of a generation of scientists who...

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by Peter Coveney (Author), Roger Highfield (With)"SCIENCE JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST. . . An impeccably researched, amazingly up-to-date, crisply written and well-illustrated survey."--NatureAt the cutting edge of the sciences, a dynamic new concept is emerging: complexity. In this groundbreaking new book, Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield explore how complexity in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and even the social sciences is transforming not only the way we think about the universe, ...

Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone - Paperback

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by Riley Black (Brian Switek) (Author)"A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone." --Wall Street Journal Our bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen. Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you, an undeniable document of who you are and how you live...

Natural Grace: Dialogues on Creation, Darkness, and the Soul in Spirituality and Science - Paperback

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by Matthew Fox (Author), Rupert Sheldrake (Joint Author)The chasm between science and religion has been a source of intellectual and spiritual tension for centuries, but in these ground breaking dialogues there is a remarkable consonance between these once opposing camps. In Natural Grace, Rupert Sheldrake and Matthew Fox show that not only is the synthesis of science and spirituality possible, but it is unavoidable when one considers the extraordinary insights they have both come upon in the...

Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliff - Paperback

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by Michael Novacek (Author)Over the past six years Michael Novacek, the Provost of Science at the American Museum of Natural History, has led a team of international scientists to the Gobi Desert on the greatest dinosaur expedition of the late 20th century. Closed to the West since the 1920's, the remote sands of Mongolia's Gobi Desert constitute the richest fossil site in the world. In Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs, Novacek invites the reader along with his team as he recounts the day-to-d...

Braving the Elements: The Stormy History of American Weather - Paperback

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by David Laskin (Editor)Nowhere in the world is weather as volatile and powerful as it is in North America. Scorching heat in the Southwest, hurricanes on the Atlantic coast, tornadoes in the Plains, blizzards in the mountains: Every area of the country has vastly different weather, and vastly different cultures as a result. Braving the Elements is David Laskin's delightful and fascinating history of how our unique weather has shaped a nation, and how we've tried to cope with it over centurie...

Understanding the Present: Science and the Soul of Modern Man - Paperback

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by Bryan Appleyard (Author)In a brilliant and explosively controversial work, the author attacks modern science for destroying our spiritual sense of self. What is the role of science in present-day society? Should we be as dazzled as we are by the innovations, the insights, and the miraculous improvements in material life that science has wrought? Or is there a darker, more pernicious side to our scientific success? Renowned British science columnist Bryan Appleyard thoroughly explores eac...