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Vendor: Anika Burgess
Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History
Today it's routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera underwater, or watch a movie or view an X-ray. But the photographic innovations more than a century ago that made such things possible were experimental, revelatory, and sometimes dangerous. In Flashes...- $39.99
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Vendor: Matt Kracht
Omfg, Bees!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're about to Find Out Why
Guess what: Bees are incredible. Extreme bee enthusiast and bestselling author Matt Kracht is here to set the record straight with this helpful guidebook to all things bees. Are you ready for the ultimate bee book? With humorous quips, lists, and musings, OMFG, BEES!...- $29.99
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Vendor: David Stifel
The Incredible Journey of Plants
When we talk about migrations, we should study plants to understand that these phenomena are unstoppable. In the many different ways plants move, we can see the incessant action and drive to spread life that has led plants to colonize every possible environment on...- $12.99
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Vendor: George D. Morgan
Rocket Girl: The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls...- $17.99
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Vendor: Chris Ferrie
42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: And One Reason Not to
If you've always suspected the universe was out to get you . . . you were right! Yes, the universe we live in is cosmically beautiful and mysterious and all that crap. But it's also a bit of an asshole. After all, remember that...- $39.99
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Vendor: Chris Ferrie
Cosmic Bullsh*t: A Guide to the Galaxy's Worst Life Hacks
A hilarious guide to what's real (and what's not) in our vast, beautiful (and terrifying) universe Embark on a journey through Cosmic Bullsh*t: A Guide to the Galaxy's Worst Life Hacks and uncover the real science behind some of the greatest lies society loves...- $39.99
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Vendor: Matt Richtel
How We Grow Up: Understanding Adolescence
""Essential reading."" -- Dr. Vivek Murthy""This book should be at the bedside of every parent."" -- Kirkus ReviewsGreatly expanding his award-winning New York Times series on the contemporary teen mental-health crisis, Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Matt Richtel delivers a groundbreaking investigation into adolescence, the...- $49.99
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Vendor: Chris Ferrie
Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics
Science is so f*cking rad. We don't deserve it. What actually is quantum physics? If you can answer that questions without bullsh*tting the person standing next to you in the bookstore, you can stop listening right now. But although most of us don't actually...- $19.99
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Vendor: Nicholas Wade
The Origin of Politics: How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations
The renowned New York Times bestselling author of Before the Dawn breaks down the startling ways that evolution explains why societies succeed and fail. In the modern world, human nature is seldom taken into account by those who would reshape society. Nicholas Wade argues...- $39.99
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Vendor: Nathan H. Lents
The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships
"A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world...The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction,...- $45.95
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Vendor: Agustín Fuentes
Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary
Being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture, and while there are important differences between women and men, there is a lot more variation and overlap than we may realize. Sex Is a Spectrum offers a bold new paradigm for understanding...- $35.99
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Vendor: Tom Zeller
The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction--And a Search for Relief
""Required reading for anyone with a head.""--Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and FuzzFor the many millions of headache sufferers, a deeply reported, sometimes harrowing, and frequently humorous journey into the author's own excruciating headaches, and the science behind these surprisingly...- $45.95
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Vendor: Matt Richtel
How We Grow Up: Understanding Adolescence
""Essential reading."" -- Dr. Vivek Murthy""This book should be at the bedside of every parent."" -- Kirkus ReviewsGreatly expanding his award-winning New York Times series on the contemporary teen mental-health crisis, Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter Matt Richtel delivers a groundbreaking investigation into adolescence, the...- $45.95
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Vendor: Scott Gottlieb
The Miracle Century: Making Sense of the Cell Therapy Revolution
New York Times bestselling author and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb provides a glimpse of a promising future that is quickly approaching: a world with cures for chronic illnesses and cancers.While traditional drugs mostly help us manage the effects of disease, cell therapies promise...- $45.99
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Vendor: Marah J. Hardt
Sex in the Sea: Our Intimate Connection with Kinky Crustaceans, Sex-Changing Fish, Romantic Lobsters and Other Salty Erotica of the De
Forget the Kama Sutra. When it comes to inventive sex acts, just look to the sea. There we find the elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters; giant right whales engaging in a lively threesome whilst holding their breath; full moon sex parties of groupers...- $41.99
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Vendor: Douglas W. Tallamy
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
"A timely and much needed call to plant, protect, and delight in these diverse, life-giving giants." --David George Haskell, author of The Forest Unseen and The Songs of Trees With Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallamy changed the conversation about gardening in America. His second...- $25.99
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Vendor: Jon Balchin
100 Great Scientists Who Changed the World
"If I saw further than others it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants."-- Sir Isaac NewtonThis audiobook introduces 100 of these giants of scientific discovery: the men and women who, often in the face of extreme skepticism or worse, have...- $45.95
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Vendor: Paige Williams
The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy
Author: Paige WilliamsISBN-10: 1549120468ISBN-13: 9781549120466Publisher: Blackstone AudiobooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/2018Format: Pre-Recorded Audio PlayerNot available to be shipped via Media Mail- $79.99
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Vendor: DVM
Heal the Beasts: A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary Arts
How and why did humans begin to treat sick and injured animals? And how did those practices, and the associated attitudes, evolve from prehistory to the present day? To answer these questions, Dr. Schott shares stories of twenty-two different animal healers and veterinarians from...- $39.99
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Vendor: Tim Gregory
Going Nuclear: How Atomic Energy Will Save the World
A bold, provocative, and knowledgeable case for the importance of nuclear science and how nuclear power is essential to reaching net zero. What if net zero is not an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge? In this visionary book, Dr. Tim Gregory challenges prevailing...- $49.99
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Vendor: Ellen Prager
Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change: Answers to Your Ocean and Atmosphere Questions
Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning strikes and how is climate change affecting hurricanes? With humor and easy-to-understand language, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist...- $45.95
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Vendor: Tom Zeller
The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction--And a Search for Relief
""Required reading for anyone with a head.""--Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and FuzzFor the many millions of headache sufferers, a deeply reported, sometimes harrowing, and frequently humorous journey into the author's own excruciating headaches, and the science behind these surprisingly...- $49.99
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Vendor: Or Graur
Galaxies: (The Mit Press Essential Knowledge Series)
In Galaxies, Or Graur offers a brief and fascinating overview of the history, physics, and astrophysical uses of galaxies. Starting with the history of the last two thousand years of galaxy studies, Graur discusses the types of galaxies we observe and the physics that...- $32.99
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Vendor: Emily Durante
Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography
Testosterone is a familiar villain, a ready explanation for innumerable social phenomena, from the stock market crash and the overrepresentation of men in prisons to male dominance in business and politics. It's a lot to pin on a simple molecule. Yet your testosterone level...- $41.99
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Vendor: Michael Guillen
Believing Is Seeing: A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered His Atheism and Revealed the Necessity of Faith
In Believing Is Seeing, Dr. Guillen recounts the fascinating story of his journey from atheism to Christianity, citing the latest discoveries in neuroscience, physics, astronomy, and mathematics to pull back the curtain on the mystery of faith as no one ever has. Is it...- $12.99
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The Secret World of Denisovans: The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals
The first book for a general audience to chronicle the epic story of the Denisovans, ancient cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals, who left traces of their DNA in modern-day humansIn December 2010, scientists discovered a fragment of a finger bone in an isolated cave...- $35.95
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Vendor: Richard Tarnas
Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View
From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Drawing on years of research and on thinkers from...- $77.00
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Vendor: Jacqueline Mitton
Vera Rubin: A Life
The first biography of a pioneering scientist who made significant contributions to our understanding of dark matter and championed the advancement of women in science. In Vera Rubin: A Life, prolific science writers Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton provide a detailed, accessible overview of...- $49.99
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Vendor: Madeleine Beekman
Origin of Language: How We Learned to Speak and Why
In a radical new story about the birth of our species, The Origin of Language argues that it was not hunting, fighting, or tool-making that forced early humans to speak, but the inescapable need to care for our children.Journeying to the dawn of Homo...- $39.99
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Vendor: Steven Pinker
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
From one of the world's most celebrated intellectuals, a brilliantly insightful work that explains how we think about each other's thoughts about each other's thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but Steven Pinker shows that we do it all the time. This awareness, which...- $39.99
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Vendor: Andrew D. Huberman
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body
Dr. Andrew Huberman, host of the world's leading health podcast, Huberman Lab, and neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine, introduces Protocols, an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance, and rewiring your...- $39.99
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Vendor: Johannes Krause
Hubris: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Humanity
Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us? Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about...- $45.99
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Vendor: Michael Gross
Intertwined: From Insects to Icebergs
In nature, everything is connected: from microscopic bacteria and soaring trees to animals struggling for survival amid thriving humanity. Yet many of today's toughest problems, from environmental destruction to divisive politics, stem from fundamental disconnections. In Intertwined, Michael Gross explains how the natural world...- $45.95
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Vendor: Kate Marvel
Human Nature: The Story of Climate Change in Nine Emotions
A captivating exploration of climate change that uses nine different emotions to better understand the science, history, and future of our evolving planet Scientist Kate Marvel has seen the world end before, sometimes several times a day. In the computer models she uses to...- $49.99
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Vendor: Janice Kaplan
What Your Body Knows about Happiness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind
Author: Janice KaplanISBN-13: 9798228541863Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/22/2025Format: CD- $49.99
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Vendor: Johnny Rasse
The Bird Singers: How Two Boys Discovered the Magic of Birdsong
In the vein of H is for Hawk and The Book of Eels, this moving memoir shines a light on the transformative power of nature as it tells the story of two boys, Jean and Johnny, who learned the language of birds.This captivating book...- $39.95
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Vendor: Sidney Perkowitz
Physics: A Very Short Introduction
Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment...- $45.95
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How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night's Rest
Author: Merijn Van de LaarISBN-13: 9798228469365Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2025Format: CD- $39.99
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Vendor: Tom Morris
Philosophy for Dummies, 2nd Edition
If you've ever pondered your existence over your morning coffee or considered the nature of crime and punishment, you're an amateur philosopher. From everyday questions about happiness and responsibility to deep, spiritual examinations about God and the cosmos, philosophy pervades every part of our...- $59.95
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Vendor: Eric Topol
Super Agers
Super Agers is a detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity. This is a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care. The person making that bold claim is one of the most respected medical researchers in the world, Eric Topol.Dr. Topol's...- $39.99
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Vendor: Mark Gober
An End to the Upside Down Cosmos: Rethinking the Big Bang, Heliocentrism, the Lights in the Sky...and Where We Live
Scientists tell us that ninety-six percent of the universe is unexplained dark matter and dark energy. Also, they admit that no unifying "theory of everything" exists in physics. This shaky foundation is the basis of modern thinking about the cosmos and Earth's place in...- $35.95
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Vendor: Miguel Nicolelis
The True Creator of Everything: How the Human Brain Shaped the Universe as We Know It
A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist placing the human brain at the center of humanity's universe.Renowned neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis introduces listeners to a revolutionary new theory of how the human brain evolved to become an organic computer without rival in the...- $29.95
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Vendor: Alex Hutchinson
The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map
New York Times bestselling author of Endure, Alex Hutchinson returns with a fresh, invigorating investigation into how exploration, uncertainty, and risk-taking shape our behavior and wellbeing. For fans of On Trails and Range alike, The Explorer's Gene makes the case not just that humans...- $49.99
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Vendor: Matt Ridley
Birds, Sex, and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea
The New York Times bestselling author of Genome and The Evolution of Everything revisits Darwin's revelatory theory of mate choice through the close study of the peculiar rituals of birds, and how understanding this driver of evolution complicates our view of even how human...- $49.99
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Vendor: David Baker
The Shortest History of Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation
From the first microbial exchanges of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex begin, and how did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our current love lives? And what might sex...- $45.95
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Vendor: Alex Hutchinson
The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map
New York Times bestselling author of Endure, Alex Hutchinson returns with a fresh, invigorating investigation into how exploration, uncertainty, and risk-taking shape our behavior and wellbeing. For fans of On Trails and Range alike, The Explorer's Gene makes the case not just that humans...- $45.95
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Vendor: Carolyn Collins Petersen
Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts about the Universe
Explore the curiosities of our galaxy with this comprehensive, digestible guide to astronomy!Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of outer space with tedious discourse that even Galileo would oppose. Astronomy 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives...- $34.99
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Vendor: M. Suhail Zubairy
A Mysterious Universe: Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and Cosmology for Everyone
A Mysterious Universe introduces the fundamental laws of quantum mechanics, theory of relativity, and cosmology to a novice in simple language. This concise book deals with deep issues related to the mysteries of modern physics. Both quantum mechanics and relativity are highly mathematical subjects...- $49.99
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Vendor: Peter Brannen
The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World
How carbon dioxide, the world's most important substance, shaped the planet's past and present--and holds the key to our future Carbon dioxide: this seemingly simple and ubiquitous substance is fundamental to how our planet works. All life is made from CO2, and its behavior...- $55.99
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Vendor: Peter Singer
Animal Liberation Now
Since its original publication in 1975, Animal Liberation has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism"--our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals--inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them. In Animal Liberation Now,...- $46.99
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