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The Long History of the Future: Why Tomorrow's Technology Still Isn't Here - Hardcover

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by Nicole Kobie (Author)We love to imagine the future. But why are groundbreaking future technologies always just around the corner, and never a reality? For decades we've delighted in dreaming about a sci-fi utopia, from flying cars and bionic humans to hyperloops and smart cities. And why not? Building a better world - be it a free-flying commute or an automated urban lifestyle - is a worthy dream. Given the pace of technological change, nothing seems impossible anymore. But why are these i...

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss - Paperback

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by Mary-Frances O'Connor (Author)NPR SciFri Book Club PickNext Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022"Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and learning.In The Grieving Brain, neuroscientist and psychologist Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD, gives us a fascinating new window into one of the hallmark experien...

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us - Paperback

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by Steve Brusatte (Author)New from the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs ("A masterpiece of science writing." --Washington Post) and "one of the stars of modern paleontology" (National Geographic), a sweeping and revelatory history of mammals, illuminating the lost story of the extraordinary family tree that led to us.National Bestseller - Top 10 Nonfiction of 2022: Kirkus - Best Science Books of 2022: The Times UKWe humans are the inheritors of a dynasty t...

The Book of Strange But True Science - Hardcover

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by Publications International Ltd (Author)Packed with hundreds of articles on the most interesting things that ever happened in science. Plus a few things that didn't. Filled with both pragmatic, commonsense explanations and outrageous revelations, Strange but True Science is packed with articles on all things scientific. Chapter subjects cover astronomy, consumer products, inventions, scientists, medicine, animals, fringe science, UFOs, and the human body. Over 300 articles drawn from every...

The Topographic Map Mystery: Geology's Unrecognized Paradigm Problem - Hardcover

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by Eric Clausen (Author)Most drainage system and erosional landform features as mapped on United States Geological Survey topographic maps represent anomalous evidence which the accepted Cenozoic geology and glacial history research community has almost always ignored. These features blanket most continental land areas and include river and stream valleys, drainage divides, mountain passes, through valleys (valley crossing drainage divides), canyons cut across mountain ranges, water gaps, win...

The Topographic Map Mystery: Geology's Unrecognized Paradigm Problem - Paperback

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Wild Edible Plants of Texas: Volume 1: The Essential Forages - Paperback

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by Charles W. Kane (Author)Designed as a light-weight and field-portable reference booklet, Wild Edible Plants of Texas: Volume 1, highlights the Lone Star State's most important edible wild plants. To the point and understandable, this guide best suits the prepper or outdoor enthusiast in need of a salient introduction to the field. No fluff. Just the facts. A discussion of each plant's edible use and preparation is the publication's primary aim, though space is also given to range and habit...

Spectrograph Design Fundamentals - Hardcover

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by John James (Author)This book was first published in 2007, a time of enormous change in the field of optical spectrometry. Although the basic optical principles remained unchanged, the design considerations were very different and, in many cases, more demanding. Developments in computer ray-tracing and computer-aided design coped with the extra impositions and allowed the construction of a new generation of spectrographs. The book covers the general principles of spectrographic design at th...

Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction - Hardcover

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by Nick Redfern (Author) A look at more than 30 instances of travel--real and imagined--to the past and future Stories gleaned from literature, film, myth, first-person accounts and historical documents Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy Numerous photographs Thoroughly indexed Authoritative resource Sure to appeal to anyone interested in time travel Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites focused on the unexplained and the conspiratorial ...

The Neck: A Natural and Cultural History - Hardcover

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by Kent Dunlap (Author)A 300-million-year tour of the prominent role of the neck in animal evolution and human culture. Humans give a lot of attention to the neck. We decorate it with jewelry and ties, kiss it passionately, and use it to express ourselves in word and song. Yet, at the neck, people have also shackled their prisoners, executed their opponents, and slain their victims. Beyond the drama of human culture, animals have evolved their necks into a staggering variety of shapes and us...

Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science - Hardcover

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by Renée Bergland (Author)A captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and science started to grow apart, and...

American Dinosaur Abroad: A Cultural History of Carnegie's Plaster Diplodocus - Paperback

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by Ilja Nieuwland (Author)In early July 1899, an excavation team of paleontologists sponsored by Andrew Carnegie discovered the fossil remains in Wyoming of what was then the longest and largest dinosaur on record. Named after its benefactor, the Diplodocus carnegii--or Dippy, as it's known today--was shipped to Pittsburgh and later mounted and unveiled at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 1907. Carnegie's pursuit of dinosaurs in the American West and the ensuing dinomania of the late...

Virtual Reality: The Revolutionary Technology of Computer-Generated Artificial Worlds-And How It Promises to Transform Society - Paperback

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by Howard Rheingold (Author)Imagine being able to "walk" into your computer and interact with any program you create. It sounds like science fiction, but it's science fact. Surgeons now rehearse operations on computer-generated "virtual" patients, and architects "walk through" virtual buildings while the actual structures are still in blueprints. In Virtual Reality, Howard Rheingold takes us to the front lines of this revolutionary new technology that creates computer-generated worlds complet...

Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains - Paperback

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by Edgar W. Spencer (Author)As you travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, or visit the national and state parks scattered throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains, you will encounter an incredible variety of natural landscapes, microclimates, and fascinating rock formations. Over millions of years the ecosystems thriving here have evolved into some of the world's most diverse collections of flora and fauna. Full of rich detail and easy to use, this beautifully illustrate...

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by Graham Scott (Author)Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied taxonomic groups. The book begins by considering the dinosaur origins of birds and their subsequent evolution. Development, anatomy, and physiology are then discussed followed by chapters devoted to avian reproduction, migration, ecology, and conservation. Sections dealing with aspects of bird/human relationships and bird conse...

Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind - Paperback

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by Sue Black (Author)Winner of the Crime Writers' Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction--A tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal, from the author of All That Remains In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plenty of insights into the fascin...

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by Michael Rowan-Robinson (Author)Drawing on exciting discoveries of the last forty years, Night Vision explores how infrared astronomy, an essential tool for modern astrophysics and cosmology, helps astronomers reveal our universe's most fascinating phenomena - from the birth of stars in dense clouds of gas, to black holes and distant colliding galaxies, and the traffic of interstellar dust from the formation of our Solar System. While surveying the progress in infrared observation, astronom...

Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Peter Atkins (Author)Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In this Very Short Introduction to Chemistry, he encourages us to look at chemistry anew, ...

Bald Eagles: The Ultimate Raptors - Paperback

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by Stan Tekiela (Author)Enter the World of the Eagle with Stan's Amazing Photography If you've ever seen an eagle fly gracefully over an unbroken forest or watched it snatch a fish from the surface of a crystal-clear lake, you probably experienced a feeling of inspiration. Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela believes that eagles are the most majestic of birds. He spent years studying bald eagles, noting their behaviors and capturing them in photographs. St...

Matter: The Magnificent Illusion - Hardcover

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by Guido Tonelli (Author), Edward Williams (Translator)What are we made up of? What holds material bodies together? Is there a difference between terrestrial matter and celestial matter - the matter that makes up the Earth and the matter that makes up the Sun and other stars? When Democritus stated, between the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, that we are made up of atoms, few people believed him. Not until Galileo and Newton in the seventeenth century did people take the idea seriously, and i...

Idea Makers: Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Some Notable People - Hardcover

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by Stephen Wolfram (Author)This book of thoroughly engaging essays from one of today's most prodigious innovators provides a uniquely personal perspective on the lives and achievements of a selection of intriguing figures from the history of science and technology. Weaving together his immersive interest in people and history with insights gathered from his own experiences, Stephen Wolfram gives an ennobling look at some of the individuals whose ideas and creations have helped shape our worl...

The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life - Paperback

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by Arthur Firstenberg (Author)5g is being rolled out across the country, despite growing evidence that it is disruptive to our health, our safety, and the environment. The Invisible Rainbow is the groundbreaking story of electricity as it's never been told before--exposing its very real impact on the biosphere and human health. 100,000 copies sold! Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is 'safe' for humanity and the planet. Scientist and journalist A...

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything - Hardcover

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by Chris Hadfield (Author)Travel to space and back with astronaut Chris Hadfield's "enthralling" bestseller as your eye-opening guide (Slate). Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. The secret to Col. Hadfield's s...

Introducing Palaeontology: A Guide to Ancient Life - Paperback

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by Patrick Wyse Jackson (Author), John Murray (Illustrator)Life on Earth can be traced back over three billion years into the past. Many examples of the Earth's former inhabitants are to be found in rocks, preserved as beautiful and fascinating fossils. The earliest life forms were bacteria and algae; these produced the oxygen that enabled more complex life forms to develop. About 600 million years ago multi-cellular organisms appeared on Earth, some of which could protect themselves with har...

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by Karen Katz (Author), Karen Katz (Illustrator)I think about the forests, the water, all the animals, the fish, and the sun. I think about all the ways I can take care of our earth.Introduce young readers to Earth Day with Karen Katz's lovely storytelling and colorful collage art. There's no better way to spend the day than visiting Nana and learning all about Earth Day. Planting trees and vegetables, visiting the forest and lake, recycling, and supporting local businesses, this book helps l...

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life - Paperback

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by Ed Yong (Author)The New York Times BestsellerFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin--a "microbe's-eye view" of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as ...

Science and Engineering of Small Arms - Paperback

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by Prasanta Kumar Das (Author), Lalit Pratim Das (Author), Dev Pratim Das (Author)This book initiates with the story of the evolution of firearms to enable the reader to appreciate the sequence of the development of firearms. It discusses different classes of small arms, their mechanics, internal and external ballistics. Further, it covers the design idea of barrels and actions, various operating principles and relevant discussion on ammunition and propellants. The principle of quality in the...

The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis - Paperback

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by Christiana Figueres (Author), Tom Rivett-Carnac (Author)A cautionary but optimistic book about the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity, from Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac--who led negotiations for the United Nations during the historic Paris Agreement of 2015. The authors outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement's climate targets. In the other, they lay out w...

A Traveler's Guide to the Stars - Paperback

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by Les Johnson (Author)Author BiographyLes Johnson is a physicist whose many books include Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World; Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel; and The Spacetime War. He researches advanced spacecraft propulsion for NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN Publication Date: June 04, 2024

The Immune Mind: The Hidden Dialogue Between Your Brain and Immune System. - Paperback

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by Monty Lyman (Author)"Superbly written with excellent insights...One of the best nonfiction books I've read!"--Dr. Rupy Aujla, author of The Doctor's KitchenUntil a decade ago, we misunderstood a fundamental aspect of human health. Although the brain and the body have always been viewed as separate entities--treated in separate hospitals--science now shows that they are intimately linked. Startlingly, we now know that our immune system is in constant communication with our brain and can dir...

Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World (Environmental Sustainability, Doing Good Things, Book for Activists) - Paperback

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by Zahra Biabani (Author), Christiana Figueres (Foreword by)A Guide on Climate Optimism and Environmental Sustainability "If you want to be part of the solution, this book is for you." ―Kip Pastor, founder and CEO of Pique Action#1 New Release in Sustainable Business Development and Environmental PolicyZahra Biabani, a climate activist focused on hope and action, wrote this book to help readers learn why we need to and how we can stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis. People are d...

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World - Paperback

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by Jamil Zaki (Author)"In this masterpiece, Jamil Zaki weaves together the very latest science with stories that will stay in your heart forever."--Angela Duckworth, author of Grit Don't miss Jamil Zaki's TED Talk, "We're experiencing an empathy shortage, but we can fix it together," online now. Empathy is in short supply. We struggle to understand people who aren't like us, but find it easy to hate them. Studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago. In 2006, Barac...