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The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes
In this new book noted grass expert and advocate Rick Darke addresses both the aesthetic qualities of grasses in private gardens and the opportunities and challenges of using them in wild and ... > read more -
The Demon in the Freezer
On December 9, 1979, smallpox, the most deadly human virus, ceased to exist in nature. After eradication, it was confined to freezers located in just two places on earth: the Center for Disease ... > read more -
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs, Second Edition (Comstock Book)
Praise for the First Edition-- Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Division Award Winner (Life Sciences) "One of the ten best horticultural books of the century."--The ... > read more -
Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age. Sputnik, all of 184 pounds with only a radio transmitter inside its highly ... > read more -
In the Company of Horses: A Year on the Road With Horseman Mark Rashid
When Kathleen Lindley showed up at one of Mark RashidÂ's horsemanship clinics, she told him that she didnÂ't know who he was and didnÂ't really care, as long as he could fix her ... > read more -
Human Genetics
Human Genetics, Seventh Edition, is a non-science majors human genetics text that clearly explains what genes are, how they function, how they interact with the environment, and how our understanding ... > read more -
Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction
Almost eighty years after the Scopes trial, the debate over the teaching of evolution continues to rage. There is no easy resolution--it is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, ... > read more -
Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots Is Boldly Privatizing Space
In the more than forty years since the first human left the atmosphere of Earth, no one had ever done so without the help of a government agency. That changed on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, ... > read more -
The Great Gatsby
In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write "something new--something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned." That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately ... > read more -
Failure is not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
In 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik and the ensuing space race. Three years later, Gene Kranz left his aircraft testing job to join NASA and champion the American cause. What he found was an ... > read more
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