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The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty - Hardcover

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by Sy Montgomery (Author)A splendid and luminous celebration of one of nature's most perfect and mysterious creatures--the hawk--from the New York Times bestselling author of the "astoundingly beautiful" (NPR) The Soul of an Octopus. When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan's farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz, a feisty, four-year-old, female Harris's hawk with a wingspan of more t...

Princeton Review AP Physics C Premium Prep, 19th Edition: 4 Practice Tests + Digital Practice Online + Content Review

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Report copyright infringementby The Princeton Review (Author)EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5! Ace the newly-digital AP Physics C Exam with this comprehensive study guide--including 4 practice tests with answer explanations, timed online practice, and thorough content reviews. Techniques That Actually Work Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder Every...

The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code - Paperback

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by Sam Kean (Author)From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA. In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist's Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illumina...

Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It - Hardcover

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by Christof Koch (Author)"Deeply personal and infinitely digestible, Then I Am Myself the World is a remarkable must-read for anyone interested in knowing their mind."―Judson Brewer MD, PhD, New York Times-bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety The world's leading investigator of consciousness argues that by understanding what consciousness does--cause change in the world--we can understand its origins and its future  In Then I Am Myself the World, Christof Koch explores the only thing we ...

Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America, Second Edition - Paperback

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by Karl B. McKnight (Author), Joseph R. Rohrer (Author), Kirsten McKnight Ward (Author)A new edition of the classic, bestselling field guide to mushrooms from Peterson Field Guides.Peterson Field Guide To Mushrooms is a portable-sized field guide for mushroom identification--the ultimate, most comprehensive manual to mushrooms available. Toadstools, truffles, boletes and morels, witches' butter, conks, corals, puffballs and earthstars: mushrooms are both mysterious and ecologically essential....

The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American Life - Paperback

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by Nancy Tomes (Author)AIDS. Ebola. "Killer microbes." All around us the alarms are going off, warning of the danger of new, deadly diseases. And yet, as Nancy Tomes reminds us in her absorbing book, this is really nothing new. A remarkable work of medical and cultural history, The Gospel of Germs takes us back to the first great "germ panic" in American history, which peaked in the early 1900s, to explore the origins of our modern disease consciousness. Little more than a hundred years ago, ...

Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves - Hardcover

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by Michael J. Benton (Author)This timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. This compelling evidence, revealing a series of environmental crises resulting in the near collapse of life on Earth, illuminates our current dilemmas in exquisite detai...

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Hardcover

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by Matthew Walker (Author)"Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book...Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you." --Bill Gates A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this "stimulating and important book" (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber. Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael J. Benton (Author), Bob Nicholls (Illustrator)Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were--or at least, they didn't look like you thought they did. In this new visual guide to the world of the dinosaurs, world-leading paleontologist Michael J. Benton shows how rapid advances in technology and amazing new fossil finds have changed the way we see these extinct beasts forever. Stunning new illustrations by paleoartist Bob Nicholls display the latest and m...

Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants - Paperback

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by John Drury Clark (Author), Isaac Asimov (Foreword by)A classic work in the history of science, and described as "a good book on rocket stuff...that's a really fun one" by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential classic, available for the first time in decades. This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics imprint is the story of the search for a rocket propellant which could be trusted to take man into space. This sear...

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence - Paperback

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by Anna Lembke (Author)INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER"Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued."--Beth Macy, author of Dopesick This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, textin...

Reproduction and Development of Marine Invertebrates of the Northern Pacific Coast: Data and Methods for the Study of Eggs, Embryos, and Larvae - Hardcover

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by Megumi F. Strathmann (Author)This reference work is designed to provide background information on an array of northeastern Pacific marine invertebrate species so that they can be more easily included in comparative studies of morphology, cell biology, reproduction, embryology, larval biology, and ecology. It is meant to serve biologists who are new to the field as well as experienced investigators who may not be familiar with the invertebrate fauna of the northern Pacific Coast. The specie...

Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time - Paperback

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by Govert Schilling (Author)Join award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling on a journey through space and time to the most far-reaching corners of the universe in this stunning photographic voyage into deep space. This one-of-a-kind trip begins inside our own solar system with a brief tour of the sun, the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. We then accelerate into deep space and, with Schilling as our guide, we explore the birth of stars in the Orion and Carin...

Wicked Problems for Archaeologists: Heritage as Transformative Practice - Hardcover

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by John Schofield (Author)'Wicked Problems' are those problems facing the planet and its inhabitants, present and future, which are hard (if not impossible) to resolve and for which bold, creative, and messy solutions are typically required. The adjective 'wicked' describes the mischievous and even evil quality of these problems, where proposed solutions often turn out to be worse than the symptoms. This wide-ranging and innovative book encourages readers to think about archaeology in an enti...

The Metaphysics of Laws of Nature: The Rules of the Game - Hardcover

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by Walter Ott (Author)It can seem obvious that we live in a world governed by laws of nature, yet it was not until the seventeenth century that the concept of a law came to the fore. Ever since, it has been attended by controversy: what does it mean to say that Boyle's law governs the expansion of a gas, or that the planets obey the law of gravity? Laws are rules that permit calculations and predictions. What does the universe have to be like, if it is to play by them? This book sorts the mos...

Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases - Hardcover

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by Lydia Kang (Author), Nate Pedersen (Author)From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks--how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us. Written in the authors' lively and accessible style, chapters include page-turning medical stories about a particular disease or virus--smallpox, Bubonic plague, polio, H...

The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How to Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods - Paperback

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by Mike Krebill (Author)The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles is a National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) winner in the Nature Guidebook category.Ever seen a tasty-looking plant or mushroom in a yard or forest but weren't sure if it would taste good...or even be edible? In The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles, renowned forager Mike Krebill profiles 40 widely-found edible wild plants and mushrooms of North America, in a guide small enough to fit right in a pocket. The author offers clear color photos and...

Geology Underfoot in Yellowstone Country - Paperback

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by Marc S. Hendrix (Author)Although it�s also known for for wolves, bison, and stunning scenery, Yellowstone National Park was established as the world�s first national park in 1872 largely because of its geological wonders. In Geology Underfoot in Yellowstone Country, author and geologist Marc Hendrix takes you to over twenty sites in the park and surrounding region that illustrate the deep-time story of Yellowstone Country, from its early existence as a seafloor hundreds of millions of year...

The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop - Paperback

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by Tristan Gooley (Author)Learn to "see" the forecast in the hidden weather signs all around you--from the New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs In this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, acclaimed natural navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by "reading" nature as he does, you'll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict what's coming), you'll enter a secret wonderland of sights and sounds you've never noticed befo...

The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything - Paperback

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by Michio Kaku (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The epic story of the greatest quest in all of science--the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe--from renowned theoretical physicist and author of The Future of the Mind and The Future of Humanity.When Newton discovered the law of gravity, he unified the rules governing the heavens and the Earth. Since then, physicists have been placing new forces into ever-grander theories. But perhaps the ultimate challe...

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Report copyright infringementby Laura Poppick (Author)The epic stories of our planet's 4.54-billion-year history are written in strata--ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes, and riverbeds striping landscapes around the world. In this brilliantly original debut work, science writer Laura Poppick decodes strata to lead us on a journey through four global transformations that made our lives on Earth possible: the first accumulations of oxygen in the atmosphere; the deep freezes o...

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...

Bears of North America: Black Bears, Brown Bears, and Polar Bears - Paperback

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by Stan Tekiela (Author)Get to know black bears, brown bears, and polar bears like never before--through Stan Tekiela's wildlife photography, personal anecdotes, and years of research.They are icons of our wild places. They are powerful and intimidating, yet they signify calmness, comfort, and peace. Bears are adored around the world. They are magnificent animals that capture our fascination. Enter the world of bears with award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiel...

Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species - Hardcover

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by Marianne Taylor (Author), Merlin Tuttle (Photographer)The ultimate illustrated guide to all known bat species Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species explores bats and their fundamental role in our ecosystems through lavish full-color photographs and lively narrative. From the Giant Golden Crowned Flying Fox, a megabat with a wingspan of more than five feet, to the aptly named Bumblebee Bat, the world's smallest mammal, the number and diversity of bat species have proven to be both rich ...

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 Science of Agatha Christie: The Truth Behind Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and More Iconic Characters from the Queen of Crime - Paperback

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by Meg Hafdahl (Author), Kelly Florence (Author)Uncover the theories behind Dame Agatha Christie's most thrilling mysteries: Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, The A.B.C. Murders, and so much more! Gothic media moguls Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, authors of The Science of Stephen King and co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast called "the best horror film podcast out there" by Film Daddy, present a guide to the Agatha Christie stories and supersleuths we all know and love. Th...

The Cosmic Procession: Or the Feminine Principle in Evolution

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Report copyright infringementby Frances Swiney (Author)This Is A New Release Of The Original 1906 Edition. Number of Pages: 254 Dimensions: 0.53 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: March 30, 2014

Deathscapes: Spaces for Death, Dying, Mourning and Remembrance

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Report copyright infringementby James D. Sidaway (Author), Avril Maddrell (Editor)Death is at once a universal and everyday, but also an extraordinary experience in the lives of those affected. Death and bereavement are thereby intensified at (and frequently contained within) certain sites and regulated spaces, such as the hospital, the cemetery and the mortuary. However, death also affects and unfolds in many other spaces: the home, public spaces and places of worship, sites of accident, tra...

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Report copyright infringementby Julian Guthrie (Author)The New York Times bestselling author of How to Make a Spaceship presents the remarkable, uplifting story of a life-saving medical breakthrough.Good Blood is a powerful narrative nonfiction tale of discovery and invention, the progress and pitfalls of medicine, and the everyday heroics that came to fundamentally change the health of women and babies.This is the gripping tale of the race to cure Rh disease, a horrible blood disease that ca...

The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are - Paperback

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by Libby Copeland (Author)A deeply reported look at home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on our culture and on individual lives You swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or, the report could reveal a long-buried family secret that upends your entire sense of identity. Soon a lark becomes an obsession, a relentless drive to ...

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Tanous (Author)Land and Sky is a collection of essays and nonfiction articles about the issues and relationships that define family, the natural world, sense of community, and loss. Informed by life lived in the mountains and on the rivers of the West-these essays and nonfiction pieces explore basic human concerns and joys, while also serving to highlight broader political, environmental, and existential questions.Land and Sky delves into themes of reveren...

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by Marco Visscher (Author)From the pilot's seat in the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to Chernobyl's exclusion zone and to the site in Finland where highly radioactive waste will be buried, this is the incredible story of nuclear power. Providing a vivid account of the characters and events that have shaped the world's most controversial energy source and our thinking around it, The Power of Nuclear weaves politics, culture and technology to explore nuclear power's past and f...