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The World without Us by Alan Weisman Publisher Comments Discover the impact of the human footprint in The World Without Us. Take us off the Earth and what traces of us would linger? And which would disappear? Alan Weisman writes about which objects from today would vanish without us; how our pipes, wires, and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Gorgon: Paleontology, Obsession, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth's History by Peter Ward Staff Pick "Written for a broad audience, Gorgon has more in common with John McPhee's geology books like Rising from the Plains than it does with scholarly bone catalogs. This is a book about people, frustration, curiosity, friendship, family, and change, all set... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The New Physics & Cosmology: Dialogues with the Dalai Lama by Arthur Zajone Staff Pick "I believe reviewers should state their prejudices, so here goes. I consider books which attempt to equate quantum mechanics with Eastern philosophy to be a blight upon the intellectual landscape. The suggestion put forth by some that Heisenberg's... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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Earthquakes in Human History: The Far-Reaching Effects of Seismic Disruptions by Jelle Zeili De Boer Staff Pick "Written in an easy, accessible style, Earthquakes in Human History is a pleasantly breezy read....Historians may quibble with the authors' seismic-centric view of sociopolitical history; but for a nonfiction book on history and seismic geology, there is... (read more) List Price $46.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Staff Pick I know you shouldn't recommend books that you are only halfway through, but this is such a lush tapestry of a book I can't resist. Like a moist rich chocolate torte, Strange and Norrell is the sort of book you ration out to avoid finishing it too soon... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Book of Animal Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson Staff Pick This alphabetized bestiary is an entertaining overview of the critters that share our planet. Fun reading no matter your knowledge level, with The Book of Animal Ignorance, you'll laugh and learn your way through the animal kingdom.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express by Christopher Corbett Staff Pick "Corbett demonstrates the imprecise nature of history right off by telling the story of the first pony express rider leaving St. Joseph from all known sources. His lively style carries you through the morass of differing opinions, beginning with the... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Eyewitness to History by John Carey Staff Pick "[A] fascinating anthology of writings throughout history, all written by observers contemporary to the events they record. From Thucydides' account of plague in Athens in 430 B.C. to the fall of Marcos in 1986, eyewitness accounts offer interesting... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins Staff Pick "Despite my qualms with the 'Canterbury' chapter and Dawkins's general emphasis on heredity over organismal biology, The Ancestor's Tale is still an engaging history of life on our backwater planet....The pilgrimage metaphor describes the book well. Like... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Snakes by Harry W Greene Staff Pick This book was a long time in the making, and it was worth the wait. Greene took over the Herpetology course at Berkeley after Robert Stebbins retired and knows his subject well. Accompanied by amazing photographs by the Fogdens, a husband-wife team who... (read more) List Price $74.25 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene Your price: $8.50 Used - Book Club Paperback
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Travels with Barley: The Quest for the Perfect Beer Joint by Ken Wells List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Travels with Barley: A Journey through Beer Culture in America by Ken Wells Your price: $16.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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