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"A splendid introduction to geology and paleontology for the lay reader. To compress Earth's history into a single, lucidly written volume is a maj...
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A comprehensive, highly readable referenceThis is an authoritative, one-stop resource for essential information on the exploration of North America...
View full detailsA fascinating look at weather, including a wealth of unusual proverbial and naturalist lore. Makes the vagaries of the weather comprehensible, from...
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The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat searches for life on other planets Are we alone in the universe? Surely amidst the immensit...
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"The 'dreams' that I write of are not the usual ones, the images that come up in our minds involuntarily during certain stages of sleep, but rather...
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"I thought it must be the fairest picture the whole earth affords,” wrote Mark Twain of Lake Tahoe. Countless other visitors have agreed, and since...
View full detailsThe first popular book to explain the dramatic theory behind the Moon's genesis This lively science history relates one of the great recent breakth...
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Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty worldSome see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it ...
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Advance Praise for Gravity's Arc"A beautifully written exposition of the still mysterious force that holds our universe together--and the even more...
View full details"I thought it must be the fairest picture the whole earth affords,” wrote Mark Twain of Lake Tahoe. Countless other visitors have agreed, and since...
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Be on hand to witness some of the most monumental scientific discoveries of the past three millennia This engaging collection offers readers the ...
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A bold new theory on what sparked the "big bang" of human culture The abrupt emergence of human culture over a stunningly short period continues to...
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin left humanity’s first footprints on the Moon, July 20, 1969.“A beautiful demonstration of how cur...
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The Study of Plants in a Whole New Light “Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ―James T. Costa, PhD, execut...
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Embark on a riveting journey through the hidden corridors of history, where the ambitions of brilliant women crossed paths with the stars. These un...
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Palisades Park is a summer community of 200 cottages scattered throughout the dunes and along the shore of Lake Michigan, seven miles south of Sout...
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AN ENLIGHTENING, EXPANDED VIEW OF AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY From Native Americans with birch bark canoes and inventive colonists who took fishing ...
View full detailsIn support of Pluto-the cutest and most unfairly treated planet Pity poor Pluto: It's a planet that was discovered because of a mistake, a planet ...
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Power, pageantry, and pride Queen Victoria ruled the most powerful empire the world has ever seen, covering one fourth of the earth's land surface,...
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Discover the Surprising History of Ordinary Things "Emily magically weaves a vibrant history of simple everyday objects we often take for granted. ...
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The history of Ireland told through the words of the people who lived it Eyewitness to Irish History draws upon original source materials to captu...
View full detailsWhat do Gandalf and Merlin have in common, besides robes and magical staffs? Where do hobbits get their recipes, riddles, and love of rambling? Wh...
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Who was Rome’s greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey? Few people have had as many words written about them down throug...
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The History of the 101st Airborne Division is the epic story of the Division from its activation in August 1942 through the completion of Operatio...
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