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On Mount Hood : A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak
Bell, JonSasquatch Books 2011On Mount Hood is a contemporary, first-person narrative biography of Oregon's greatest mountain, featuring stories full of adventure and tragedy, history and geology, people and pl...
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A Closer Look at the Animal Kingdom
Britannica Educational PublishingBritannica Educational Publishing 2011 1. painosDistinguished by their highly developed mental faculties and their capacity for reason, humans are often said to reign sovereign in the animal kingdom. With their complex interacti...
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The Sun, Stars, and Galaxies
Britannica Educational PublishingBritannica Educational Publishing 2011 1. painosMost avid sky gazers wait until nightfall to catch a glimpse of the stars that are scattered across the heavens. The fact of the matter is that one needs only to feel the Sun’s ray...
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The Beginning of Infinity : Explanations that Transform The World
Deutsch, DavidPenguin Books Ltd 2011'Science has never had an advocate quite like David Deutsch ... A computational physicist on a par with his touchstones Alan Turing and Richard Feynman, and a philosopher in the li...
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The God Delusion
Dawkins, RichardHarperCollins 2011A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades...
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Storms of My Grandchildren : The Truth about the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity
Hansen, JamesBloomsbury Publishing 2011_______________ 'When the history of the climate crisis is written, Hansen will be seen as the scientist with the most powerful and consistent voice calling for intelligent action...
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The Ends of the Earth : An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic
Kolbert, Elizabeth; Spufford, FrancisBloomsbury Publishing 2011An innovatively packaged literary anthology published to commemorate the International Polar Year-and remind us what we're in danger of losing. The Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves...
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Elämänmittainen luontoretki : mitä luonto ja eläimet ovat minulle opettaneet
Koivisto, IlkkaMinerva 2010Ilkka Koivisto on tarkkaillut ja tutkinut luonnonilmiöitä koko ikänsä. Uteliaisuudella siunattu "luontosetä" avaa lukijan ihmeteltäväksi vuosien saatossa tekemiään havaintojaja luo...
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Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age : Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
Clark, Robert L.Springer 2011 1. painosTable of contents 1. Introduction Robert L. Clark 2. To Buy or Build a TelescopeRobert L. Clark 3. Telescope Types and Designs Robert L. Clark 4. Build a Good CopyscopeRobert L. Cl...
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Seeing Further : The Story of Science and the Royal Society
Bryson, BillHarperCollins 2010"Bryson is as amusing as ever....As a celebration of 350 years of modern science, [Seeing Further] it is a worthy tribute." —The EconomistIn Seeing Further, New York Times bestsell...
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UFOs : Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record
Kean, LeslieCrown 2010NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Impeccably researched, this riveting journalistic investigation separates fact from fiction, and documents the existence of—and government reactions to—...
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New Thinking About Pollution
Britannica Educational PublishingBritannica Educational Publishing 2010 1. painosAs the world’s resources continue to suffer from overuse and the effects of human activity, understanding the causes and effects of pollution is critical to preserving the land, wa...
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Exel 2010 formulas
Walkenbach, JohnWiley 2010Take your Excel formulas to the next level with this updated reference John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher complex technical topi...
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Genetiikkaa sukututkijoille ja väestöjen juurtenetsijöille
Kalevi Wiik[Kalevi Wiik] 2009Geneettisissä tutkimuksissa on viimeksi kuluneen kymmenen vuoden aikana saavutettu tuloksia, joilla on suuri merkitys väestöjen ja myös yksittäisten yksilöiden juurten etsimisessä....
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The Singularity is Near
Kurzweil, RayGerald Duckworth & Co 2010Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil examines the next step in the evolutionary process of the union of human and machine. He foresees the dawning of a new civilization where we will...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Skloot, RebeccaCrown 2010#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOT...
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Sushi : food for the eye, the body & the soul
Mouritsen, Ole G.Springer 2009Table of contents 1. Sushi and Zen Ole G. Mouritsen 2. What is sushi?Ole G. Mouritsen 3. The molecules of life Ole G. Mouritsen 4. Sensory perceptionOle G. Mouritsen 5. ‘The fruit...
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Mysteries and discoveries of archaeoastronomy : from Giza to Easter Island
Magli, GiulioPraxis publishing 2009Table of contents 2. Thirty thousand years of silence Giulio Magli 3. Forests of stones, rings of giants Giulio Magli 4. The island of the goddess Giulio Magli 5. A Civilization en...