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Vendor:James Trefil
Cosmic Queries: Startalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going
For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his...- $29.95
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Vendor:Dale Jamieson
Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed--And What It Means for Our Future
From the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference there was a concerted international effort to stop climate change. Yet greenhouse gas emissions increased, atmospheric concentrations grew, and global warming became an observable fact of life. In this book, philosopher Dale...- $9.99
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Vendor:David Baker
The Shortest History of Our Universe: The Unlikely Journey from the Big Bang to Us
A complete history of the universe, spanning 13.8 billion years in an ultra-accessible, uncommonly illuminating, exhilarating chronicle of key events In this thrilling history, David Baker captures the longest-possible time span--from the Big Bang to the present day--in an astonishingly concise retelling. His impressive...- $41.99
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Vendor:MD
Gut Check: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health
In this groundbreaking addition to his New York Times bestselling Plant Paradox series, Steven R.Gundry, MD offers a definitive guide to the gut biome and its control over its home--us!--revealing the unimaginably complex and intelligent ecosystem controlling our health and teaching us how to...- $41.99
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Vendor:Teri Schnaubelt
The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design
Over the course of a generation, algorithms have gone from mathematical abstractions to powerful mediators of daily life. Algorithms have made our lives more efficient, more entertaining, and, sometimes, better informed. At the same time, complex algorithms are increasingly violating the basic rights of...- $36.99
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Vendor:Mike Mullane
Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut
Author: Mike MullaneISBN-10: 1665237554ISBN-13: 9781665237550Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/26/2017Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbs- $57.99
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Vendor:Jan Zalasiewicz
Geology: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Jan ZalasiewiczISBN-10: 1665220309ISBN-13: 9781665220309Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2018Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.20lbs- $41.99
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Vendor:John Gray
Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
Author: John GrayISBN-10: 1665197234ISBN-13: 9781665197236Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2020Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.10lbs- $41.99
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Vendor:John Foster
Cambrian Ocean World: Ancient Sea Life of North America
This volume, aimed at the general audience, presents life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago. The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history. During this immense span of time nearly every modern group...- $51.99
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Vendor:Gotham Chopra
Religion of Sports: Navigating the Trials of Life Through the Games We Love
From the sports documentarian and executive producer of the docuseries The Religion of Sports, a memoir-meets-manifesto about the overwhelming power of sports and how they provide meaning and purpose in people's lives all over the world. Sports is a religion. This isn't a metaphor--sports...- $39.99
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Vendor:James Howard Kunstler
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
In elegant and often hilarious prose, Kunstler depicts our nation's evolution from the Pilgrim settlements to the modern auto suburb in all its ghastliness. The Geography of Nowhere tallies up the huge economic, social, and spiritual costs that America is paying for its car-crazed...- $41.99
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Vendor:Florence Williams
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Author: Florence WilliamsISBN-10: 1665147180ISBN-13: 9781665147187Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/2017Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.17lbs- $41.99
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Vendor:David Reich
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to...- $34.95
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Vendor:Venki Ramakrishnan
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
"Utterly fascinating." --Bill Bryson"An incredible journey." --Siddhartha Mukherjee"[Ramakrishnan] has a knack for making biology accessible, and he brings a searching philosophical sensibility when considering the wisdom of seeking to extend life." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A groundbreaking exploration of the science of aging and mortality--from...- $46.99
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Vendor:Stephon Alexander
The Jazz Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
More than fifty years ago, John Coltrane drew the twelve musical notes in a circle and connected them by straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane had put physics and geometry at the core of his music. Physicist and jazz musician...- $41.99
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Vendor:Andrew Brown
Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: The Life and Work of Joseph Rotblat
As Andrew Brown shows in Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience, Joseph Rotblat's life--from an impoverished childhood in war-torn Warsaw to an active old age that brought honors and public recognition, including the Nobel Peace Prize--is a compelling human story in itself. What gives it...- $9.99
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Vendor:Sanjay Gupta
Remember It!: The Names of People You Meet, All of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else You Tend to Forget
Author: Sanjay Gupta, Nelson DellisISBN-10: 1665113235ISBN-13: 9781665113236Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/2018Format: CDWeight: 0.35lbs- $36.99
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Vendor:Anthony Youn
Younger for Life: Feel Great and Look Your Best with the New Science of Autojuvenation
From bestselling author and beloved social media star Dr. Anthony Youn comes a revolutionary step-by-step guide to reversing the effects of aging at any stage in lifeGrowing older is a blessing. But the slow decline and the loss of functionality associated with aging has...- $41.99
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Vendor:William F. Bynum
A Little History of Science
Author: William F. BynumISBN-10: 8200069087ISBN-13: 9798200069088Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2013Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.17lbs- $41.99
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Vendor:Neil Degrasse Tyson
Cosmic Queries: Startalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going
For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his...- $29.95
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Vendor:Michael J. Behe
Darwin Devolves: The New Science about DNA That Challenges Evolution
The scientist who has been dubbed the "Father of Intelligent Design" and author of the groundbreaking book Darwin's Black Box contends that recent scientific discoveries further disprove Darwinism and strengthen the case for an intelligent creator.In his controversial bestseller Darwin's Black Box, biochemist Michael...- $39.99
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Vendor:George E. Vaillant
Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
At a time when many people around the world are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers some welcome news for the new old age: our lives continue to evolve in our later years and often...- $34.95
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Vendor:Byron Reese
We Are Agora: How Humanity Functions as a Single Superorganism That Shapes Our World and Our Future
Could humans unknowingly be a part of a larger superorganism--one with its own motivations and goals, one that is alive, and conscious, and has the power to shape the future of our species?This is the fascinating theory from author and futurist Byron Reese, who...- $39.99
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Vendor:MD
Gut Check: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health
In this groundbreaking addition to his New York Times bestselling Plant Paradox series, Steven R.Gundry, MD offers a definitive guide to the gut biome and its control over its home--us!--revealing the unimaginably complex and intelligent ecosystem controlling our health and teaching us how to...- $41.99
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Vendor:Robert M. Sapolsky
Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
There's a silent epidemic in western civilization, and it is right under our noses. Our jaws are getting smaller and our teeth crooked and crowded, creating not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral...- $41.99
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Vendor:Thomas D. Seeley
Honeybee Democracy
Author: Thomas D. SeeleyISBN-10: 1665265094ISBN-13: 9781665265096Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2017Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.15lbs- $41.99
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Vendor:Donna Postel
Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science
In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful--and problematic--scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set...- $41.99
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Vendor:Christa Lewis
A Pocket History of Human Evolution Lib/E: How We Became Sapiens
Author: Christa Lewis, Silvana Condemi, Francois SavatierISBN-10: 1665205288ISBN-13: 9781665205283Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2019Format: CDWeight: 0.35lbs- $46.99
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Vendor:Jaime Green
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023
Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022. "What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take...- $41.99
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Vendor:Venki Ramakrishnan
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
"Utterly fascinating." --Bill Bryson"An incredible journey." --Siddhartha Mukherjee"[Ramakrishnan] has a knack for making biology accessible, and he brings a searching philosophical sensibility when considering the wisdom of seeking to extend life." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)A groundbreaking exploration of the science of aging and mortality--from...- $41.99
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Vendor:Dickson Despommier
The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century
Author: Dickson DespommierISBN-13: 9798200105045Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2010Format: CDWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.06h x 5.91w x 0.63d- $36.99
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Vendor:Daniel Z. Lieberman
The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Why are we obsessed with the things we want and bored when we get them?Why is addiction "perfectly logical" to an addict?Why does love change so quickly from passion to disinterest?Why are some people diehard liberals and others hardcore conservatives?Why are we always hopeful...- $36.99
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Vendor:Donald R. Prothero
Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of Indricotheres
Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls...- $41.99
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Vendor:Joe Roman
Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World
Joe Roman reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying--and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe. If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals migrating across oceans, streams, and mountains--eating, pooping, and...- $45.00
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Vendor:Fez Inkwright
Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow-Lives of Plants
Discover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants. If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison, ' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.--Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland In both history and fiction, some of the most...- $36.99
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Vendor:Max Solomon Bennett
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
Equal parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett chronicles the five "breakthroughs" in the evolution of human intelligence and reveals...- $41.99
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Vendor:Jessica Wapner
The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level
Author: Jessica WapnerISBN-10: 166515912XISBN-13: 9781665159128Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2013Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.13lbs- $41.99
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Vendor:Mark Lorch
Biochemistry: A Very Short Introduction
From the simplest bacteria to humans, all living things are composed of cells of one type or another, all of which have fundamentally the same chemistry. This chemistry must provide mechanisms that allow cells to interact with the external world, a means to power...- $41.99
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Vendor:Paul Engel
Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction
Enzymes are the astonishing, tiny molecular machines that make life possible. Each one of these small proteins speeds up a single chemical reaction inside a living organism many millionfold. Working together, teams of enzymes carry out all the processes that collectively we recognize as...- $41.99
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Vendor:Randall Munroe
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd comes this hilarious and informative book of answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology,...- $29.95
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Vendor:David K. Randall
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York's struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osborn, a socialite whose reputation rests on the museum's success, and...- $46.99
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Vendor:Noah Whiteman
Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―from Spices to Vices
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature's toxins and why we are attracted--and addicted--to them, in this "magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force" (Neil Shubin).A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes.Scratch beneath the surface...- $29.99
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Vendor:Jaime Green
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023
Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022. "What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take...- $46.99
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Vendor:Samuel Graydon
Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles
Walter Isaacson's Einstein meets Craig Brown's 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, in this innovative biography of the famous physicist told in ninety-nine dazzling vignettes.Most of us would agree that Albert Einstein's name is synonymous with "genius" and that his likeness is often used as...- $39.99
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Vendor:Adam Frank
The Little Book of Aliens
"With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life." --Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our...- $41.99
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Vendor:Gerald Schroeder
God According to God: A Physicist Proves We've Been Wrong about God All Along
In his first book since 2002's acclaimed The Hidden Face of God, popular scientist Gerald Schroeder combines decades of scientific research and biblical study to present a groundbreaking new paradigm of how to understand God. Fans of Jack Miles's God: A Biography, Francis Collins's...- $41.99
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Vendor:Lynne McTaggart
The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us
Author: Lynne McTaggartISBN-10: 8200096041ISBN-13: 9798200096046Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2011Format: CDWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d- $46.99
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Vendor:Elizabeth Rush
The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
An astonishing, vital book about Antarctica, climate change, and motherhood from the author of Rising, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.In 2019, fifty-seven scientists and crew set out onboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer. Their destination: Thwaites Glacier. Their goal: to learn as...- $39.99
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Vendor:Adam Frank
The Little Book of Aliens
"With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life." --Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsFrom astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions in our...- $41.99
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Vendor:Max Solomon Bennett
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
Equal parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett chronicles the five "breakthroughs" in the evolution of human intelligence and reveals...- $46.99
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