The World Without Us
A penetrating, page-turning
tour of a post-human Earth
In The World Without Us,
Alan Weisman offers an
utterly original approach to
questions of
humanity’s impact on
the planet: he asks us to
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
A New York Times bestseller
that has changed the way
readers view the ecology of
eating, this revolutionary
book by award winner Michael
Pollan asks the seemingly
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
New York Times bestselling
author Steven Pinker
possesses that rare
combination of scientific
aptitude and verbal
eloquence that enables him
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Yoga Anatomy
See inside every yoga pose!
With clear, expert
instruction and full-color,
detailed anatomical
drawings, Yoga Anatomy
depicts the most common
asanas to provide a deeper
understanding of the
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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition
The first edition of this workbook is regarded as a classic in its field, and was the first book to introduce trigger point therapy to the general public as a self-care tool for alleviating chronic ... > read more -
Strength Training Anatomy
Discover for yourself the magic of Strength Training Anatomy, one of the best-selling strength training books ever published! Get an inside look at the human form in action with more than 400 ... > read more -
Stumbling on Happiness
Do you know what makes you happy? Daniel Gilbert would bet that you think you do, but you are most likely wrong. In his witty and engaging new book, Harvard professor Gilbert reveals his take on how ... > read more -
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author
Inheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from Darwin, Watson, and Crick, Richard Dawkins forced an enormous change in the way we see ourselves and the world with the publication of The ... > read more -
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, ... > read more -
The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior
Every dog owner must make a choice: Do you want a fearful and submissive pet, or do you want a happy, joyful, and well-mannered member of the family?Tamar Geller's mission in life is to teach her ... > read more -
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Working in his garden one day, Michael Pollan hit pay dirt in the form of an idea: do plants, he wondered, use humans as much as we use them? While the question is not entirely original, the way ... > read more -
The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters—the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has both vertical and ... > read more -
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
The act of reading is a miracle. Every new reader's brain possesses the extraordinary capacity to rearrange itself beyond its original abilities in order to understand written symbols. But how does ... > read more -
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
It's little wonder that longtime Windows users are migrating in droves to the new Mac. They're fed up with the virus-prone Windows way of life, and they're lured by Apple's well-deserved reputation ... > read more
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