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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 World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Updated Edition: Thomas L.
Friedman is not so much a
futurist, which he is
sometimes called, as a
presentist. His aim in The
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The Anatomy Coloring Book (3rd Edition)
Often imitated, never
duplicated. New! Lay-flat
binding makes coloring
easier. New! 8 plates have
been added: Accessory
Structures of the Skin,
Temporomandibular Joint,
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Explaining what William
McNeill called The Rise of
the West has become the
central problem in the study
of global history. In Guns,
Germs, and Steel Jared
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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 Female Brain
Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can’t remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with ... > read more -
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Eastern)
For the untrained observer, it can be quite a challenge to sort out the many trees that make up a stand of older forest in, say, New England or the Ozarks. This well-illustrated guidebook, covering ... > read more -
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
With the singular intelligence and exuberance that made Woman an international sensation, Natalie Angier takes us on a “guided twirligig through the scientific canon.” She draws on ... > read more -
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 -
Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease
Read it. You're already living it. Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to ... > read more -
Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)
This lavishly illustrated guide will enable you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. The more than 1,200 color photographs and two dozen ... > read more -
The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
Throw out your fossils—the best evidence for evolution is now found in DNA.DNA is the genetic blueprint of all creatures. Scientists have only recently discovered that it is also a living ... > read more -
The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
A groundbreaking work of science that confirms, for the first time, the independent existence of the mind–and demonstrates the possibilities for human control over the workings of the brain. ... > read more -
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
In American Prometheus, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin delve deep into J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and deliver a thorough and devastatingly sad biography of the man whose very name has come to ... > read more
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