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by Lynn Margulis (Author), Dorion Sagan (Author)In the 1970s, microbiologist Lynn Margulis and atmospheric chemist James Lovelock developed the Gaia theory. Embracing the circular logic of life and engineering systems, the Gaia theory states that Earth is a self-regulating complex system in which life interacts with and eventually becomes its own environment. Gaia describes a living Earth: a body in the form of a planet. Fusing science, mathematics, philosophy, ecology and mythology, *Gaia an...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Young (Author)The Botany Coloring Book is an exciting, new approach to learning botany. Though this book is of particular value to students of botany, any reader with an interest in plant life will find it an enjoyable and highly effective way to learn about plants.Coloring provides an effective means of learning the fundamentals of botany. The structure and function of plants, a survey of the Plant Kingdom, and associated botanical terminology are all lea...

The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance - Paperback

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by Dan Egan (Author)Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it's also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people. In this major work of explanatory science and environmental journalism, Pulitzer Prize finalist Dan Egan investigates the past, present, and future of what has been called "the oil of our time."The story of phosphorus spans the globe and ...

Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster - Paperback

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by Mike Davis (Author)A witty and engrossing look at Los Angeles' urban ecology and the city's place in America's cultural fantasies Earthquakes. Wildfires. Floods. Drought. Tornadoes. Snakes in the sea, mountain lions, and a plague of bees. In this controversial tour de force of scholarship, unsparing vision, and inspired writing, Mike Davis, the author of City of Quartz, revisits Los Angeles as a Book of the Apocalypse theme park. By brilliantly juxtaposing L.A.'s fragile natural ecology wi...

The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Dawkins (Author) The Blind Watchmaker is the seminal text for understanding evolution today. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous metaphor for creationism: that of the skilled watchmaker. In The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins crafts an elegant riposte to show that the complex process of Darwinian natural selection is unconscious and automatic. If natural selection can be said to play the role of a watchmaker in natur...

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Report copyright infringementby David Sibley (Author), Clay Sutton (Author)Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance. In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen. The new edition of the book that Rog...

Butterflies of the World: A Guide to Every Subfamily

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Report copyright infringementby Blanca Huertas (Author), Shinichi Nakahara (Author)A lavishly illustrated guide to the diversity of the world's butterflies Conspicuous for their beauty, butterflies are one of the most popular and well-studied insects. This book explores the astonishing variety of butterfly species around the world and examines their central role in maintaining a range of delicate ecosystems. Their sensitivity to changes in the environment across their life stages makes them e...

Too Big for a Single Mind: How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World - Paperback

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by Tobias H?ter (Author), David Shaw (Translator)"A new, exciting approach to the literature about this momentous era."--The Wall Street Journal There may never be another era of science like the first half of the twentieth century, when a peerless cast of physicists--Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Max Planck, Wolfgang Pauli, and others--came together to uncover the quantum world, a concept so outrageous and contrary to traditional physics that its own founders rebelled against it until the eq...

Introduction to Applied Geophysics - Paperback

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by H. Robert Burger (Author), Anne F. Sheehan (Author), Craig H. Jones (Author)Introduction to Applied Geophysics covers the fundamental methods of exploration geophysics in a depth and style both challenging and appropriate to undergraduates. Because of the increasing opportunities for students to conduct field experiments, the authors focus on methods, examples, illustrations, applications, and problem sets that emphasize shallow exploration of the Earth's surface. The textbook includes cha...

Fold and Fly Paper Airplane Kit - Hardcover

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by Publications International Ltd (Author)Pick and build favorite paper airplane styles: from classic flyers and smooth-sailing gliders to wild rides and looping daredevils. Fold, customize, and launch! Colorful sheets to make 100 paper airplanes - camouflage prints, rally stripes, sci-fi themes, cartoon colors, polka dots, and more! Stickers to decorate your planes - letters, racing stripes, aviation insignia, eyes, numbers, and more! A 36-page booklet includes: Basic aerodynamics: learn ...

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Report copyright infringementby David Allen Sibley (Author)A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of David Allen Sibley's classic guide to birding. "Undoubtedly the finest guide to North American birds."--Guy McCaskie, Birding The publication of The Sibley Guide to Birds, First Edition quickly established David Allen Sibley as the author and illustrator of the nation's supreme and most comprehensive guide to birds. Used by millions of birders from novices to the most expert, The Sibley Gui...

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Report copyright infringementby Andreas Weber (Author), John Elder (Foreword by)Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process--constantly transforming the self through contact with others, desiring ever more life. In c...

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

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by Heather Holm (Author)This pocket-sized booklet features common bees of the eastern United States and their look-alikes, so you can quickly and easily identify them.Author BiographyHeather Holm is a biologist, pollinator conservationist, and award-winning author. In addition to assisting with native bee research projects, she informs and educates audiences nationwide, through her writing and many presentations, about the fascinating world of native pollinators and beneficial insects, and th...

How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Munroe (Author)AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "How To will make you laugh as you learn...With How To, you can't help but appreciate the glorious complexity of our universe and the amazing breadth of humanity's effort to comprehend it. If you want some lightweight edification, you won't go wrong with How To." --CNET "[How To] has science and jokes in it, so 10/10 can recommend." --Simone Giertz The world's most entertaining and useless self-h...

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Roach (Author)Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers--some willingly, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA...

Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary

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Report copyright infringementby Agust?n Fuentes (Author)Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male Being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture, and while there are important differences between women and men, there is a lot more variation and overlap than we may realize. Sex Is a Spectrum offers a bold new paradigm for understanding the biology of sex, drawing on the latest science to explain why the binary view of t...

Brief Answers to the Big Questions - Hardcover

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by Stephen Hawking (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The world-famous cosmologist and author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind. "Hawking's parting gift to humanity . . . a book every thinking person worried about humanity's future should read."--NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Forbes - The Guardian - Wired Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking ...

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by DK (Author)Discover and understand the key ideas that underpin the core science of chemistry and learn about the great minds who uncovered them.The Chemistry Book is packed with short, pithy explanations of some of the most historic moments in science, from the birth of atomic theory to the discovery of polyethylene and the development of new vaccine technologies to combat COVID-19. Simple graphics, such as flowcharts and mind maps, support the text and make the explanation of key concepts...

How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now - Paperback

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by Stanislas Dehaene (Author)"There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and 'learning' is such a word. It seems so ordinary, everyone does it. Actually it's more of a black box, which Dehaene cracks open to reveal the awesome secrets within."--The New York Times Book Review An illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the potential of the machines we program to imitate them The human brain is ...

Following the Bend: How to Read a River and Understand Its Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Ellen Wohl (Author)An engaging and thought-provoking introduction to river science When we look at a river, either up close or while flying over a river valley, what are we really seeing? Following the Bend takes readers on a majestic journey by water to find answers, along the way shedding light on the key concepts of modern river science, from hydrology and water chemistry to stream and wetland ecology. In this accessible and uniquely personal book, Ellen Woh...

National Audubon Society Mushrooms of North America

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Report copyright infringementby National Audubon Society (Author)A must-have reference for any nature lover: The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the mushrooms of North America, updated for the first time in decades to reflect the impact of climate change and the advancements in DNA sequencing that have radically altered the classification process. Whether marveling at species like the "shaggy rose goblet" and "dead man's fingers," or getting to know the miraculous forms that tak...

Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America - Paperback

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by Dan Flores (Author)In 1908, near Folsom, New Mexico, a cowboy discovered the remains of a herd of extinct giant bison. By examining flint points embedded in the bones, archeologists later determined that a band of humans had killed and butchered the animals 12,450 years ago. This discovery vastly expanded America's known human history but also revealed the long-standing danger Homo sapiens presented to the continent's evolutionary richness.Distinguished author Dan Flores's ambitious histor...

All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis - Paperback

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by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (Editor), Katharine K. Wilkinson (Editor)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. "A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say . . . hope?"--The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristicall...

Pump: A Natural History of the Heart - Paperback

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by Bill Schutt (Author)"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor."--The Wall Street JournalIn this lively, unexpected look at the hearts of animals--from fish to bats to humans--American Museum of Natural History zoologist Bill Schutt tells an incredible story of evolution and scientific progress. We join Schutt on a tour from the origins of circulation, still evident in microorganism...

Management of Hazardous Agents: Volume 1: Industrial and Regulatory Approaches

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Report copyright infringementby Duane G. Levine (Editor), Arthur C. Upton (Editor)This book, along with its companion volume, discusses the research needs, institutional modifications, and legislative changes that must be addressed to deal more effectively with the risks of hazardous materials. Prominent among the research needs is the necessity to assess the health effects of low-level exposure to toxicants. For none of these agents (lead, mercury, radiation, PCDDs, dioxins, PCBs, pesticides...

Living with Radiation: How to Be a Nuclear Greenie

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Pope (Author)Charles Pope a well know expert on Non-destructive radiation expels a few myths surrounding the fears associated with the use of radiation. Charles is what you would discribe, a Nuclear Greenie. He has written a layman's guide in plain English to ionising radiation over the last 4 billion years via prehistoric Gabon, Einstein, Hiroshima, Chernobyl and Fukushima. We really do stress ourselves too much about nuclear radiation simply because w...

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Report copyright infringementby Louis Casimir (Author)Master the world of science without the stress.Chemistry is often seen as a daunting subject filled with complex formulas and abstract theories. Easy Chemistry changes that narrative, offering a clear, jargon-free path to understanding the building blocks of our universe. Whether you are a student looking for a study companion or a lifelong learner curious about how the world works at a molecular level, this guide simplifies the essentials...

Medieval Universities and the Birth of Scholasticism

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Carter (Author)On a winter morning in 1215 Paris, a young scholar clutching a precious copy of Aristotle hurries through narrow streets toward the cathedral school of Notre Dame. This seemingly ordinary moment marks an extraordinary historical turning point-the birth of one of humanity's most enduring and influential institutions: the university.Medieval Universities and the Birth of Scholasticism takes readers on a captivating journey through the intel...

Teaching Basic Engineering mechanics for optimum student involvement

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Report copyright infringementby Pastoll (Author), Gregory Pastoll (Illustrator)This book is intended primarily for instructors of engineering subjects, whether in high school, college or universities. The teaching/learning activities described in the book are based on the author's experience of teaching basic engineering mechanics in a university of technology for 14 years.These teaching/learning activities would also be of interest to teachers in other disciplines, because they result in the...

Presenting an Effective and Dynamic Technical Paper: A Guidebook for Novice and Experienced Speakers in a Multicultural World

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Report copyright infringementby William B. Krantz (Author)Presenting an Effective and Dynamic Technical Paper: A Guidebook for Novice and Experienced Speakers in a Multicultural World is intended for inexperienced speakers as well as those aspiring to improve their communication skills in making either formal or informal presentations on a technical subject. The book focuses on how to make presentations to a cross-cultural audience, including such tactics as how to list the names of the co-au...

Lies of the Land: Painted Maps in Late Medieval and Early Modern France - Hardcover

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by Camille Serchuk (Author) Lies of the Land examines the often-overlooked artistic roots of mapmaking practice in early modern France, offering an original perspective on discourses of accuracy and their relationship to the pictorial origins of modern mapmaking.Until the seventeenth century, most mapmakers in France were painters. Schooled in techniques of drawing and perspective--and in the careful study of nature that we associate with early modernity--they also learned the more expressive...

S.T.E.M. 4 Girls: The Urban Girl's Guide To The S.T.E.M. Disciplines

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Report copyright infringementby Shalena D. I. V. a. Broaster (Foreword by), Jessica Aa Highsmith (Author)It is a well-known fact that there is a shortage of women who work in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. A growing problem which has become an even greater reality for those girls who come from urban communities, and dysfunctional or impoverished environments. Part of the reason women are not choosing these fields as a career, as well as part of the solution, can be ...