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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan

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National Audubon Society Field Guide To the Pacific Northwest (98 Edition)
by National Audubon Society

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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
by Mary Roach

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Trees of the Pacific Northwest (Backpacker Field Guides)
by George A Petrides

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For wilderness travelers and backyard naturalists alike, the sheer number and variety of North American trees can make identification a daunting task. For those who have struggled to distinguish the Pacific Yew from the Redwood or the Quaking Aspen from... (read more)
 
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
by Norman Doidge

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An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing... (read more)
 
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The Cartoon Guide to Physics
by Larry Gonick

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Anyone who thinks a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill-or imagines that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate-or believes that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car-needs The Cartoon Guide to Physics. This handy... (read more)
 
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Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin

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"The Origin of Species" sold out on the first day of its publication in 1859. It is the major book of the nineteenth century, and one of the most readable and accessible of the great revolutionary works of the scientific imagination. "The Origin of... (read more)
 
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The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History
by Howard K Bloom

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by Larry Gonick

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Insects of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press Field Guide)
by Peter Haggard

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Origin of Life

The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language
by John M Smith

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