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Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep
Sharks and dinosaurs, dinosaurs and sharks, we find them both alien and awe-inspiring, at once utterly inhuman and somehow irresistibly compelling. But forget Jaws and Jurassic Park—nothing can ... > read more -
Space Systems Failures: Disasters and Rescues of Satellites, Rockets and Space Probes
In the 1960s and 1970s deep space missions were dispatched in pairs in case one was lost in launch or failed during its journey. Following the triumphs of the Viking landings on Mars in 1976 and both ... > read more -
Sun, Earth and Sky
This Second Edition of Sun, Earth and Sky updates the popular text by providing comprehensive accounts of the most recent discoveries made by five modern solar spacecraft during the past decade. ... > read more -
David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition
There has been an explosion of recent discoveries in biblical archaeology. These finds have shed powerful light on figures and stories from the Bible -- and completely changed what we know about some ... > read more -
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as ... > read more -
Deep Ancestry: Inside The Genographic Project
Travel backward through time from today's scattered billions to the handful of early humans who lived in Africa 60,000 years ago and are ancestors to us all. In Deep Ancestry, scientist and National ... > read more -
Cassini at Saturn: Huygens Results (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Cassini At Saturn – Huygens Results brings the story of the Cassini-Huygens mission and their joint exploration of the Saturnian system right up to date. Cassini entered orbit around Saturn ... > read more -
The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu
A “brilliant” and “fascinating” investigation of the looming avian flu pandemic—and how we arrived at the brink of a global health catastrophe—The New York ... > read more -
A Primate's Memoir
Robert Sapolsky, the author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers and other popular books on animal and human behavior, decided early in life to become a primatologist, volunteering at the American Museum ... > read more -
AIDS in the Twenty-First Century: Disease and Globalization Fully Revised and Updated Edition
First published in 2002, AIDS in the Twenty-First Century met with widespread praise from researchers and policy makers. This edition is fully revised to take account of the latest facts and ... > read more
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