Category: Science

A Sense of the Cosmos: The Encounter of Modern Science and Ancient Truth

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Publisher: Penguin Books : November 1988

Seller ID: 88515

ISBN-13: 9780140190557

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Antarctica: An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton

Price: ~~$6.00~~ $3.60

Publisher: Firefly Books : September 2002

Seller ID: 84781

ISBN-13: 9781552975909

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Arranged alphabetically and extensively cross-referenced, this fact-packed, definitive guide to Antarctica includes over 1,000 entries and 250 photographs covering climate, geology, natural history, exploration, science, tourism and conservation. An indispensable reference for the curious, the armchair traveler, the budding scientist and the environmentalist, Antarctica will fascinate and inform about the world's last true wilderness with answers to questions such as: How was Antarctica formed? The effects of Antarctica's weather on the world's climate The life of an iceberg Life on land be...
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Atlas of the Skies

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Publisher: Taj Books International : January 2005

Seller ID: 85412

ISBN-13: 9781844060115

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Nowadays we have stopped watching the sky. We are so submerged by our towns' lights, constantly busy, hypnotized by the television, that we hardly have time to contemplate the sky at night. We forget the stars' beauty, the planet's slow sliding, the lunar rhythms and the rotations of planets, season after season. This book is here to capture people's imagination through pictures, and to stimulate the reader to regain an interest in the stars, which was part of people's daily life less than one century ago. It teaches us how to use binoculars to discover the Moon and the stages of Venus, and al...
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Canaries by Otto von Frisch (April 01,1999)

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Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (April 01,1999)

Seller ID: 75992

ISBN: B01B99WBK2

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Cat Women: Female Writers on Their Feline Friends

Price: ~~$3.00~~ $1.80

Publisher: Seal Press : April 2007

Seller ID: 85330

ISBN-13: 9781580052030

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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CATS

Price: ~~$2.00~~ $1.20

Publisher: BARRON'S PUBLISHING

Seller ID: 6913

ISBN: 027011009334

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - Good

Dogs: The Ultimate Care Guide: Good Health, Loving Care, Maximum Longevity

Price: ~~$5.00~~ $3.00

Publisher: Rodale Books : May 2000

Seller ID: 80391

ISBN-13: 9781579542443

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Return the Love and Devotion Your Dog Gives You Reap the knowledge and wisdom of more than 100 top veterinarians, trainers, groomers, and other pet experts Dogs: The Ultimate Care Guide edited by Matthew Hoffman offers powerful, practical advice on everything from obedience training and stopping misbehavior to providing the best health care, snacks, grooming, accessories, and more. With over 800 full-color photographs and helpful, step-by-step illustrations, Dogs: The Ultimate Care Guide captures the excitement and doggone good fun that goes into raising and caring for your canine companion....
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From the Mountains to the Sea

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Publisher: Islandport Press : March 2021

Seller ID: 88064

ISBN-13: 9781944762988

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

On June 14, 2016, for the first time in two centuries, an Atlantic salmon swam through the town of Howland, Maine bound for spawning grounds that had been inaccessible for generations. Along the riverbank, hundreds of people cheered as they helped celebrate the event marking the culmination of a remarkable seventeen-year effort by an unlikely and diverse alliance of people and organizations. From Mountains to the Sea tells the inside story of the Penobscot River Restoration Project drawing on interviews with more than fifty participants who helped navigate local politics and federal budgets an...
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In Dogs We Trust: An Anthology of American Dog Literature

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Publisher: University of South Carolina Press : May 2019

Seller ID: 85336

ISBN-13: 9781611179668

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

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Mysteries of Life and the Universe: New Essays from America's Finest Writers on Science

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Publisher: Harcourt : January 1992

Seller ID: 85326

ISBN-13: 9780151639724

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Puppy's First Steps: The Whole-Dog Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, Well-behaved Puppy

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt : January 2007

Seller ID: 80217

ISBN-13: 9780618663040

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The new gold standard in raising puppies for the enlightened dog owner: a unique whole-dog approach combining health, training, and behavior If you feel bombarded with conflicting advice about what to feed your new puppy or uncomfortable rapping her under the chin, if the idea of a choke collar makes you wince even though you've heard it's the right way to go, here at last is advice you can trust -- and embrace. The faculty of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, one of the most prestigious and pioneering veterinary schools in the world, now shares its accumulated kn...
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Realms of the Sea by National Geographic Society (U. S.) (1994-05-02)

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Publisher: Natl Geographic Society : January 1798

Seller ID: 94073

ISBN: B01M13DZ2L

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

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Sandy: The True Story of a Rare Sandhill Crane Who Joined Our Family, by Dayton O., Hyde (1968-01-05)

Price: ~~$9.00~~ $5.40

Publisher: Doubleday

Seller ID: 77227

ISBN: B01N90XFEI

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Space Year, 1991: The Complete Record of the Year's Space Events

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Publisher: Motorbooks Intl : November 1990

Seller ID: 64749

ISBN-13: 9780879384821

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Records and appraises the year's space events, including manned and unmanned missions, planetary projects, and international ventures.
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The Essential Guinea Pig

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Publisher: *Howell Book House : August 1998

Seller ID: 84837

ISBN: 021898653307

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Horse Tales

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Publisher: The Lyons Press : August 2001

Seller ID: 85425

ISBN-13: 9781585742370

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

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The Last Rain Forests: A World Conservation Atlas

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Publisher: Oxford University Press : November 1990

Seller ID: 92409

ISBN-13: 9780195208368

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

As seen from Skylab a mere ten years ago, the Amazon Basin was a dense expanse of trees stretching from horizon to horizon. Broken only by winding rivers, it was a lush image of endless growth. More recent photographs, however, depict quite a different landscape: a blazing forest enshrouded in a vast cloud of smoke that thinned only at the foot of the Andes. Once it was difficult to comprehend the extent of rain forests; now it is hard to comprehend the extent of their destruction. In 1989 alone, more than 55,000 square miles of rain forests were lost around the world: burned for cattle ranchi...
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The Smithsonian Book of Invention

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Publisher: Smithsonian Exposition Books : June 1978

Seller ID: 67844

ISBN-13: 9780895990020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Well-Mannered Dog: From Dealing With Cats to Staying in Hotels : A Tool Guide to Good Manners (Dog Care Companions)

Price: ~~$3.00~~ $1.80

Publisher: Rodale Books : July 1999

Seller ID: 67570

ISBN-13: 9781579541156

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Tools for Grassroots Activists: Best Practices for Success in the Environmental Movement

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Publisher: Patagonia : February 2016

Seller ID: 67255

ISBN-13: 9781938340444

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

For over twenty years, Patagonia has organized a Tools Conference, where experts provide practical training to help make activists more effective. Now Patagonia has captured Tools' best wisdom and advice into a book, creating a resource for any organization hoping to hone core skills like campaign and communication strategy, grassroots organizing, and lobbying as well as working with business, fundraising in uncertain times and using new technologies. Patagonia hopes the book will be dog-eared and scribbled in; a solid, inspiring guide and reliable companion. The book is organized in two secti...
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Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide

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Publisher: Covent Garden Books : January 2009

Seller ID: 94095

ISBN-13: 9780756660017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

What Kinda Cactus Izzat?

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Publisher: Reganson Cartoon Books

Seller ID: 89408

ISBN: B00CYY7JY0

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Guide to Sevilla

By: AA., VV.

Price: ~~$4.00~~ $2.40

Publisher: ESCUDO DE ORO SA : 1988

Seller ID: 91519

ISBN-13: 9788437818573

Binding: Trade Paperback

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A New Owner's Guide to Maltese

By: Abbott, Vicki

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Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc : November 1997

Seller ID: 67882

ISBN-13: 9780793827831

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

In purebred dog circles the names Maltese and Vicki Abbott are, practically synonymous, and this book presents an insight into the breed that's incomparable. There are chapters on history, characteristics, genera; care, health, grooming, the sport of purebred dogs, and more. For Maltese owners, there's no better information.
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The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us

By: Ackerman, Diane

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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company : September 2015

Seller ID: 70184

ISBN-13: 9780393351644

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

With her celebrated blend of scientific insight, clarity, and curiosity, Diane Ackerman explores our human capacity both for destruction and for invention as we shape the future of the planet Earth. Ackerman takes us to the mind-expanding frontiers of science, exploring the fact that the "natural" and the "human" now inescapably depend on one another, drawing from "fields as diverse as evolutionary robotics...nanotechnology, 3-D printing and biomimicry" (New York Times Book Review), with probing intelligence, a clear eye, and an ever-hopeful heart.

The Mystery of the Aleph: Mathematics, the Kabbalah, and the Search for Infinity

By: Aczel, Amir D.

Price: ~~$5.00~~ $3.00

Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows : October 2000

Seller ID: 79994

ISBN-13: 9781568581057

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Pippa's Challenge

By: Adamson, Joy

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Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich : January 1972

Seller ID: 86589

ISBN-13: 9780151719808

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Cat Calls: Wonderful Stories and Practical Advice from a Veteran Cat Sitter

By: Adlon, Jeanne,Logan, Susan

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Publisher: Square One : September 2011

Seller ID: 78500

ISBN-13: 9780757003448

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Thirty-five years ago, Jeanne Adlon became New York City's first full-time cat sitter, and since then, she has done it all. Jeanne has dodged tarantulas, served up kosher cat meals, and fed pampered felines in Waterford crystal goblets. Cat Calls recounts Jeanne's experiences, from adventures with quirky cats to the challenges faced by a woman who's determined to reach her clients despite blinding winter storms. But since Jeanne Adlon is no ordinary cat sitter, Cat Calls offers far more than tales of the cat. Over years of devoting herself to feline needs, Jeanne has become a recognized expert...
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A Philosopher Looks at Science

By: Alfred North Whitehead

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Publisher: Philosophical Library : 1965

Seller ID: 81173

ISBN: 281DES1004020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Earth: The Operators' Manual

By: Alley, Richard B.

Price: ~~$8.00~~ $4.80

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company : April 2011

Seller ID: 55600

ISBN-13: 9780393081091

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, world authority Richard B. Alley explores the fascinating history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century.
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Category: Science