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Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America with CD (Audio)
by Ted Floyd  Publisher Comments This new field guide provides a suite of modern tools to effectively aid in the identification of more than 750 species of birds across North America. It introduces a "whole bird" approach by concisely gathering a collection of information about birds...
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50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth: Completely New and Updated for the 21st Century
by John Javna and Sophie Javna and Jesse Javna Publisher Comments Today's environmental problems may seem too overwhelming for one person to tackle... but you don't have to do it alone. Now you have partners: 50 of them. 50 Simple Things, the revolutionary 1990 bestseller, is back in a completely revised, updated...
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Underwater Eden: 365 Days
by Jeff Rotman Publisher Comments UNDERWATER EDEN: 365 DAYS features spectacular undersea photography taken by Jeff Rotman, who has spent over thirty years photographing life in our planet's seas and oceans. The focus is on the exquisite beauty of the world's coral reefs and inhabitants....
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Encyclopedia of Scientific Principles, Laws, and Theories: Two Volumes]
by Robert E. Krebs Publisher Comments What is a scientific theory? How is it different from a law or a principle? And what practical is it? Science students, especially those new to studying the sciences, ask these questions everyday about these essential parts of a science education. To...
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T'ai Chi (05 Edition)
by Man-ch'ing Publisher Comments The Chinese secret for youthfulness, health and long life lies at least partly in T'ai Chi, the ballet-like calisthenics they've practiced for centuries. This rhythmical art stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures and absolute calmness of...
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House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest
by Craig Childs Publisher Comments In this landmark work on the Anasazi tribes of the Southwest, naturalist Craig Childs dives head on into the mysteries of this vanished people. The various tribes that made up the Anasazi people converged on Chaco Canyon (New Mexico) during the 11th...
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Scientific Review of Cyanide Ecotoxicology and Evaluation of Ambient Water Quality Criteria
by R. Gensemer Publisher Comments The USEPA's ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for cyanide were developed in 1984. Recently, however, concerns have arisen that the AWQC for cyanide have been problematic to implement and may not accurately reflect either the toxic forms or...
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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds (P.S.)
by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments An award-winning scientist presents a lyrical and scientific exploration of the raven, one of the most complex and engaging creatures known to man. Photo insert. Line drawings throughout....
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Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory
by Michael C Carroll Publisher Comments Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds -- and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of Plum Island. It...
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Blood on the Table: The Greatest Cases of New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
by Colin Evans Publisher Comments A behind-the-scenes look at death in New York City. For almost a century, New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has presided over the dead. Over the years, the OCME has endured everything- political upheavals, ghastly murders, bloody gang...
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Evaluation of Wet Testing as an Indicator of Aquatic Health in Effluent-Dominated Streams: A Pilot Study
by Jerry Diamond Book News Annotation This work reports on a project evaluating the quality of data needed to determine relationships between whole effluent toxicity (WET) test results and instream biological conditions. The objectives of the project were to evaluate the ability of...
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Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking
by Herv This Publisher Comments An international celebrity and founder of molecular gastronomy, or the scientific investigation of culinary practice, Hervé is known for his ground-breaking research into the chemistry and physics behind everyday cooking. His work is consulted...
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Bones, Rocks, and Stars: The Science of When Things Happened
by Chris Turney Synopsis Understanding how we pinpoint the past is crucial to putting the present in perspective and planning for the future. Now, for the first time, journalist and geologist Chris Turney explains to the non-specialist exactly how archaeologists...
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Electric Universe
by David Bodanis Publisher Comments For centuries, electricity was viewed as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an explosion of knowledge and invention...
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A Gift of Wings
by Richard Bach Publisher Comments Once in a generation a book, a vision, a writer, capture the imagination and emotions of millions. "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" was such a book. Richard Bach's unique vision again shines forth, touching with magic the drama of life in all its limitless...
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An Introduction to Turbulent Reacting Flows
by R. S. Cant Synopsis This book provides physical intuition and key entries to the ever-growing body of literature on turbulent reacting flows. It is of a tutorial nature and includes some historical perspective of the theories developed over the past 30 years. A selection of...
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First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
by Richard Preston Publisher Comments Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing narrative around a complex scientific subject--in...
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Uncle Tungsten : Memories of Chem. Boyhood (01 Edition)
by Oliver Sacks 
Publisher Comments From his earliest days, Oliver Sacks, the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time, was irresistibly drawn to understanding the natural world. Born into a large family of doctors, metallurgists, chemists...
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Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern Science
by Nigel Calder Publisher Comments As a prolific author, BBC commentator, and magazine editor, Nigel Calder has spent a lifetime spotting and explaining the big discoveries in all branches of science. In Magic Universe, he draws on his vast experience to offer readers a lively, far...
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Literary Links to the Orient #433: Budoshoshinshu
by William S Wilson Publisher Comments This 17th-century text written for the education and guidance of Japanese warriors delineates the ethics, morality and daily duties of a class of people dedicated to honor and courag. William Scott Wilson holds a master's degree in Japanese language and...
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