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Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives by Michael Specter Publisher Comments In this provocative and headline- making book, Michael Specter confronts the widespread fear of science and its terrible toll on individuals and the planet. In Denialism, New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter reveals that Americans have come to... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Civilians Guide to the U.S. Military: A Comprehensive Reference to the Customs, Language and Structure of the Armed Forces by Barbara Schading Publisher Comments A basic primer on military life, this authoritative book provides explanations of military language and protocol and breaks down information by branch and includes military slang. Perfect for anyone looking to verify military information or learn more... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places by Bill Streever Publisher Comments From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to The Year Without Summer, Bill Streever journeys through history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold--real, icy, 40-below cold. In July he... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are. by Henry Petroski Publisher Comments Only Henry Petroski, author of The Pencil, could make one never pick up a paper clip again without being overcome with feelings of awe and reverence. In his new book the author examines a host of techno-trivia questions how the fork got its tines... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel and William J. H. Andrewes Publisher Comments A fully illustrated edition of the international best-seller Longitude. The Illustrated Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the greatest scientific problem of the eighteenth and three prior centuries: determining how a... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Splendidly Unreasonable Inventors: The Lives, Loves, and Deaths of 30 Pioneers Who Changed the World by Jeremy Coller Publisher Comments A brilliant and humorous analysis of thirty inventors who changed the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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The way things work by David Macaulay Publisher Comments From levers to lasers, from cameras to computers, this 384-page volume is a remarkable overview of the machines and inventions that shape our lives, amusingly presented with a large dose of Macaulay's wit and personality.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age by James Essinger Publisher Comments Circuits from silk? Today's technophiles probably have no idea how much today's computer technology owes to the invention of one ingenuous textile manufacturer in nineteenth-century France. Here, master storyteller James Essinger shows through a series... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming by Paul Hawken Staff Pick Feeling crushed beneath the weight of ominous news, borderline-apocalyptic statistics, and global warming alerts that offer no recourse but panic? Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest is the book you've been waiting for. Here is a call to arms with concrete... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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