Natural sciences
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What an Owl Knows : The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Ackerman, JenniferPenguin Publishing Group 2023An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a...
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To Infinity and Beyond : A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Tyson, Neil deGrasse; Walker, Lindsey NyxDisney Book Group 2023Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrated narrative by the world's most celebrated astrophysicist explains the universe f...
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The Underworld : Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Casey, SusanKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2023NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its...
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Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Lembke, AnnaPenguin Publishing Group 2021INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,as heard on Fresh Air This boo...
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Your Brain on Art : How the Arts Transform Us
Magsamen, Susan; Ross, IvyRandom House Publishing Group 2023NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the ar...
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Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Kimmerer, Robin WallMilkweed Editions 2013As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that...
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The Real Anthony Fauci : Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
Kennedy Jr., Robert F.Skyhorse 2021#1 on AMAZON, TWENTY WEEKS on the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST, and a WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NATIONAL BESTSELLER Over 1,000,000 copies sold despite...
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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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What If? 2 : Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Munroe, RandallPenguin Publishing Group 2022AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An NPR Best Book of 2022"The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thor...
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The Code Breaker : Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Isaacson, WalterSimon & Schuster 2021A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a "compelling" (The Washington...
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Sapiens : A Brief History of Humankind
Harari, Yuval NoahHarperCollins 2015New York Times BestsellerA Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's...
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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity
Graeber, David; Wengrow, DavidFarrar, Straus and Giroux 2021INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of ag...
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Unmasked : My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
Holes, Paul; Fisher, Robin GabyCeladon Books 2022**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "It's a mark of the highest honor when I say it's even more riveting than an episode of 'Dateline'."—The New York Times From Paul Holes, t...
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Hidden Valley Road : Inside the Mind of an American Family
Kolker, RobertKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2020#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family...
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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...
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Under a White Sky : The Nature of the Future
Kolbert, ElizabethCrown 2021NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much dama...
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The Soul of an Octopus : A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Montgomery, SyAtria Books 2016Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books of the Month on Good...
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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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The Nature Fix : Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Williams, FlorenceW. W. Norton & Company 2017"Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the s...
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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...