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FOSSIL PLANTS PB (Smithsonian's Living Past)
An amazing look at plants of
the past through an
examination of the fossils
that remain. Long before
there were animals on the
earth, many kinds of plants
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Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago
Some 250 million years ago,
the earth suffered the
greatest biological crisis
in its history. Around 95%
of all living species died
out--a global catastrophe
... > full story
The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide
“I didn’t think
about the dangers before
going into space, but now I
realize how hazardous it
is!”–Cosmonaut
Alexei Leonov, first person
... > full story
Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
All the best stuff about
some of the worst stuff on
earth. From the liquids,
solids, and gases -
especially the gases! - of
the human body to the
... > full story
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The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History, 1300-1850
"Climate change is the ignored player on the historical stage," writes archeologist Brian Fagan. But it shouldn't be, not if we know what's good for us. We can't judge what future climate change will ... > read more -
When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
"The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth's history….The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly recommended."—ChoiceToday it ... > read more -
Elemental Geosystems
This book gives readers an accessible, systematic, non-mathematical, and visually appealing start in physical geography. It features a distinctive, holistic integration of human-Earth relationships, ... > read more -
A Traveler's Guide to Mars
A Traveler's Guide to Mars revitalizes the Red Planet, leaving readers with the urge to don a spacesuit and take a long trip. With the look and heft of a guide to someplace you might actually go, the ... > read more -
Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: The Causes of Mass Extinctions
This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass ... > read more -
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What You Need to Know (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
Every year, millions of people are exposed to a sexually transmitted disease. And many people who are sexually active often worry about being infected. In her comprehensive guide to STDs, Dr. Lisa ... > read more -
Chemistry: Study Guide and Selected Solutions: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
Written by the author, the Study Guide is keyed to the learning goals in the text and designed to promote active learning through a variety of exercises with answers and mastery exams. Also contains ... > read more -
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Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition
The definitive, Jolt-award winning guide to learning and using Rails is now in its Second Edition. Rails is a new approach to web-based application development that enables developers to create ... > read more -
Young Men and Fire
On August 5, 1949, lightning came crashing down in the vast spruce forest above Seeley Lake, Montana, and touched off a roaring blaze. As every Westerner knows, lightning means fire, but the fire ... > read more
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