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Facing Up to Climate Reality : Honesty, Disaster and Hope: Honesty, Disaster and Hope
London Publishing Partnership 2019We are used to hearing that the climate crisis is serious, but still tractable if we start acting on it soon. The reality is different. Things are going to get much worse, for a lo...
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Factfulness : Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Rosling, Hans; Rosling Rönnlund, Anna; Rosling, OlaFlatiron Books 2018INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "One of the most important books I've ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world." – Bill Gates"Hans Rosling tells the s...
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Falling in Love : With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
Allen, GrantDuke Classics 2014Canadian author Grant Allen initially pursued scholarly research as a profession, but after several years as a professor, he decided to try his hand at writing instead. Though his...
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The Feather Thief : Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Johnson, Kirk WallaceRandom House 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLD DAGGER AWARD'A tale of obsession ... vivid and arresting' The TimesOne summer evening in 2009, twenty-year-old musical prodigy Edwin Rist broke into the Na...
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Fen, Bog and Swamp : A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Proulx, AnnieScribner 2022*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Literary Hub!* A Finalist for the 2022 NBCC Awards in Nonfiction, the 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, and the...
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Field Notes from a Catastrophe : Climate Change--Is Time Running Out?
Kolbert, ElizabethBloomsbury Publishing 2012_________________ 'A superbly crafted, diligently compressed vision of a world spiralling towards destruction' - Observer 'Kolbert mesmerises with her poetic cadence in this riveti...
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Fragile Lives : A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table
Westaby, StephenHarperCollins Publishers 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT'S AWARD 2017 An incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart...
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe
Cham, Jorge; Whiteson, DanielPenguin Publishing Group 2021"Delightful, funny, and yet rigorous and intelligent: only Jorge and Daniel can reach this exquisite balance." —Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Helgolan...
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The Future of the Colored Race in America
Aikman, WilliamDuke Classics 2014Travel back in time to the midst of Civil War-torn America and get a first-hand glimpse into how progressive American thinkers were conceptualizing race relations and grappling wit...
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Fuzz : When Nature Breaks the Law
Roach, MaryW. W. Norton & Company 2021An Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 Los Angeles Times Bestseller #1 Indie Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 Longlisted for the...
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The Gap : The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals
Suddendorf, ThomasBasic Books 2013 1. painosThere exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals. Our minds have spawned civilizations and technologies that have changed the face of the Eart...
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The Genetic Lottery : Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
Harden, Kathryn PaigePrinceton University Press 2021A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DN...
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Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy
Wolfe, JamesBritannica Educational Publishing 2015 1. painosModern science has made remarkable advances in genetics. This volume covers the foundations of genes and heredity to give readers a solid understanding of what modern genetics has...
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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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The God Delusion
Dawkins, RichardTransworld 2009'Timely, impassioned and brilliantly argued' Rod Liddle, Sunday Times 'A spirited and exhilarating read' Joan Bakewell, GuardianDawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerate...
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The Great Influenza : The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
Barry, John M.Penguin Publishing Group 2005 Revised#1 New York Times bestseller “Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.”—Bill Gates"Monumental... an authoritat...
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The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time : The Arctic Mission to the Epicenter of Climate Change
Rex, MarkusGreystone Books 2022For readers of Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Endurance, and other seafaring adventure stories comes a thrilling account of a 21st-century Arctic mission." A contemporary cla...
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Hacking Darwin : Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
Metzl, JamieSourcebooks 2019"A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." — Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Tim...
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic : The Enhanced Ebook of the Exhibition
British Library, BritishPottermore Publishing 2017Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic!Harry Potter: A History of Magic is the official book of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition from the brilliant curators of the British Libra...
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The Hidden Life of Trees : What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World
Wohlleben, PeterGreystone Books 2016A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows...