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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...
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The Control of Nature
by John Mcphee 
Publisher Comments "The Control of Nature" is John McPhee's bestselling account of places where people are locked in combat with nature. Taking us deep into these contested territories, McPhee details the strageties and tactics through which people attempt to control...
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Best American Science and Nature 2007 (Rev 07 Edition)
by Greene Publisher Comments Edited by Richard Preston, Jr., the bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" and "The Cobra Event," this new collection is a terrific sampling of science writing at its best" ("Booklist")....
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The Best American Science Writing (Best American Science Writing)
by Gina Kolata Publisher Comments The latest edition of the popular annual series dedicated to collecting the best, most relevant, and most thought-provoking science writing of the year features articles from a wide variety of publications and covers provocative and engaging topics....
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Small Wonder: Essays
by Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher Comments In 22 wonderfully articulate essays, the author of "The Poisonwood Bible" raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence and poverty in the world. Illustrations....
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Divine Proportion: Phi in Art, Nature, and Science
by Priya Hemenway Publisher Comments The number Phi, simply defined, is one plus the square root of five, all divided by two. But its myriad occurrences in art, nature, and science have been a source of speculation and wonder for thousands of years. "Divine Proportion "draws upon both...
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Wild Thoughts from Wild Places
by David Quammen
From Powells.com David Quammen's column, "Natural Acts," ran for fifteen years in Outside magazine; his stories, profiles, and essays have appeared in magazines ranging from Rolling Stone to Powder. Wild Thoughts from Wild Places collects twenty-three of the...
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