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Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life
by Carl Zimmer  Publisher Comments -Within days of being born, we are infected with billions of E. coli, They will inhabit each and every one of us until we die. E. coli is notorious for making people gravely ill, but engineered strains of the bacteria save millions of lives each year...
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Molecular Biology of the Cell 5TH Edition
by Bruce Alberts Publisher Comments For nearly a quarter century Molecular Biology of the Cell has been the leading cell biology textbook. This tradition continues with the new Fifth Edition, which has been completely revised and updated to describe our current, rapidly advancing...
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Water, Ice, and Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes
by Bill Green Publisher Comments "Nature writing of a very high order . . . a joyride for those who enjoy deep explorations of logic, human frailty and the laws of nature."-San Francisco Chronicle "[Bill Green's] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well."-PEN...
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The Hudson: America's River
by Frances F. Dunwell Publisher Comments Offering sea-level access through the Adirondacks, the Hudson River once helped the country's largest and most innovative iron, cotton, and ship manufacturers send their goods to remote locations around the world. The river's untamed landscape cultivated...
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The Biology Coloring Book (HarperCollins Coloring Books)
by Robert D Griffin Publisher Comments Readers experience for themselves how the coloring of a carefully designed picture almost magically creates understanding. Indispensable for every biology student....
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Saving Homewaters: The Story of Montana's Streams and Rivers
by Gordon Sullivan Publisher Comments A remarkable account of Montana's efforts to save its trout streams and rivers from pollution and neglect.The fabled nature of Montana's streams cannot be taken for granted. In the late 1800s many of Montana's rivers were filled with pollution and dying...
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Sky Time in Gray's River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten Place
by Robert Michael Pyle Publisher Comments Much the way Donald Hall's Seasons at Eagle Pond captured New England, Sky Time in Gray's River captures the essence of the Pacific Northwest by telling the story of Robert Pyle's life in rural Washington. One of the earliest communities established near...
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Bringing Down the Mountains: Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities
by Shirley Stewart Burns Publisher Comments Coal is West Virginia's bread and butter. For well over a century, West Virginia has answered the energy call of the nation--and the world--by mining and exporting its coal. In 2004, West Virginia's coal industry provided nearly forty thousand jobs...
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Salmon Without Rivers: A History of the Pacific Salmon Crisis
by Jim Lichatowich 
Publisher Comments "Fundamentally, the salmon's decline has been the consequence of a vision based on flawed assumptions and unchallenged myths.... We assumed we could control the biological productivity of salmon and 'improve' upon natural processes that we didn't even...
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The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
by Bruce Barcott Publisher Comments Mount Rainier is the largest and most dangerous volcano in the country. Looming massively above the rugged Cascade Range in Washington State, it is visited by millions, climbed by thousands, and romanticized as the most potent icon of the region. Yet it...
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Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are
by Marlene Zuk Publisher Comments "Zuk's book makes disease scintillating, wryly amusing and even sexy. Her enthusiasm and a hundred examples propel the reader to a deeper understanding of the nature of life."--Randolph M. Nesse, author of Why We Get Sick We treat disease as our enemy...
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River of Traps: A New Mexico Mountain Life (New York Times Notable Books)
by William Debuys Publisher Comments New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountains are a place where two cultures — Hispanic and Anglo — meet. They're also the place where three men meet: William deBuys, a young writer; Alex Harris, a young photographer; and Jacobo Romero, an...
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The Killers Within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
by Michael Shnayerson Synopsis A battle is taking place on the frontiers of medicine between rapidly evolving bacteria and the doctors struggling to outwit them. "The Killers Within" tells this horror story that just happens to be true....
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The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
by Michael Goulding Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-246) and index....
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Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty
by Nancy Etcoff Synopsis In this provocative, witty, and expertly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, psychologist Nancy Etcoff skewers the enduring myth that the pursuit of beauty is a learned behavior; instead "sensitivity to beauty is to a very large...
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Mountains of the Mind (04 Edition)
by Macfralane Synopsis Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has came to grip the Western imagination--and perennially draws...
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Biology for Dummies(r) (For Dummies)
by Donna Rae Siegfried Publisher Comments All U.S. students study natural science to prepare for college -- and a knowledge of biology can help people better understand recent advances in biotechnology, the theory of evolution, an their own plain-English explanations and practical examples, and...
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Ez 101 Biology 2ND Edition
by Eli C Minkoff Publisher Comments Books in this very practical series are designed to be compatible with standard college textbooks in a variety of subjects. Each EZ-101 book offers an overview of a 101-level college course, presenting material succinctly in note form, and emphasizing...
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Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon
by John Hemming Publisher Comments A history of the Amazon, its peoples, and those who have explored the river by an author with unsurpassed knowledge and experience in the region. By far the world's largest river, the Amazon flows through the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest on...
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Biology (Science 101)
by George Ochoa Publisher Comments The Ultimate Illustrated Guide for Nonscientists Science 101: Biology provides all the basics of biology in twelve easy chapters, ranging from such fundamental questions as "What is life?" to the essentials of anatomy, physiology, ecology, genetics, and...
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