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Geological Ramblings in Yosemite
N. King Huber Heyday Books/Yosemite Association Heyday Books/Yosemite Association
The incomparable Yosemite Valley has arrested the attention of both science and the public since its discovery in the 1850s. N. King Huber, a lifelong student of the Valley s geologic history, writing as both scientist and science historian,...
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The Taste of Sweet: Our Complicated Love Affair with Our Favorite Treats
Joanne Chen Crown Crown
Dismissed as déclassé by gourmands, blamed for the scourge of obesity, and yet loved by all, the taste of sweet has long been at the center of both controversy and celebration. For anyone who has ever felt conflicted about a cupcake, this is a book...
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Cross-Pollinations: The Marriage of Science and Poetry (Credo)
Gary Paul Nabhan Milkweed Editions Milkweed Editions
A pioneering ethnobotanist, Gary Paul Nabhan credits the arts with sparking unlikely scientific breakthroughs and believes that such "cross-pollination" engenders new forms of expression that are essential to discovery. In this highly readable...
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Harmonies Of The World (On the Shoulders of Giants)
Johannes Kepler, Stephen Hawking Running Press Running Press
Book Five of Johannes Kepler's great masterpiece on planetary motion is presented with an introduction by the ultimate authority on this topic, noted physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking. Modifying Copernicus's sun-centered model of the...
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Aldo Leopold and the Ecological Conscience
Oxford University Press, USA Oxford University Press, USA
In Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscience ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professional conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his A Sand County Almanac and his contributions to the environmental movement,...
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The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History
Stephen Jay Gould Three Rivers Press Three Rivers Press
Celebrated paleontologist and science writer Stephen Jay Gould has honed and matured his voice over almost 30 years of writing for Natural History . His tenure at that magazine closes with the end of the century, so The Lying Stones of Marrakech ...
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Cosmic Adventure: Other Secrets Beyond the Night Sky
Bob Berman Harper Perennial Harper Perennial
Have you ever wondered what happened before the Big Bang, or how we would colonize Mars, or what an alien invasion might really be like? Astronomer Bob Berman has, and in Cosmic Adventure, a collection of twenty-six profound to outrageous...
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El origen de las especies/ The Origin of Species (Los Inmortales/ the Immortals)
Charles Darwin Grupo Editorial Tomo Grupo Editorial Tomo
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Candid Science: Conversations with Famous Chemists
Istvan Hargittai Imperial College Press Imperial College Press
In this book, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell about their lives in science, the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, and their hardships and triumphs. The reader will learn about their seminal discoveries, and the...
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Great Essays in Science
Prometheus Books Prometheus Books
In Great Essays in Science Martin Gardner has collected essays by 32 great scientists and science writers. This excellent assortment of well-written, uncut pieces features Albert Einstein on "E=mc2," G. K. Chesterton on "The Logic of Elfland,"...
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