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New York Times best-selling author and renowned science journalist Ed Yong compiles the best science and nature writing published in 2020.
"The stories I have chosen reflect where I feel the field of science and nature writing has landed, and where it could go," Ed Yong writes in his introduction. "They are often full of tragedy, sometimes laced with wonder, but always deeply aware that science does not exist in a social vacuum. They are...
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This work explains that information is experience put in memory, that knowledge is the assimilation of information, that truth is knowledge without inconsistency within a reference of relevancy, and free will is simply effort plus our rational faculties. This discourse is distinguished amongst others that explore this subject matter in that its treatment is not tortuous, circumlocutory, or laborious but clear, concise, enjoyable... yet cogent.
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In his debut poetry collection, The Nature of Things Fragile, Peter Vertacnik depicts a world fraught with vulnerability and loss. Utilizing a wide range of both received and nonce poetic forms, including sonnets, villanelles, triolets, a sestina, epigrams, blank verse, and word-count, he confronts the illnesses and deaths of loved ones, both recent and long past ("Face Value," "Odd Elegy," "Trace,"); the memories of old houses and towns left behind...
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"Undeniably exquisite . . . Reveal[s] not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity." -Maria Popova
"An excellent introduction to the key issues in science today." -P. D. Smith, Guardian
"[A] stellar compendium . . . Delightful to read." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
A renowned scientist and the best-selling author of Lab Girl, Hope Jahren selects the year's top science and nature...
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Exempt de toute angoisse (car trop fort pour craindre un prédateur) Barnabé vit paisiblement dans la montagne qui l'a vu naître. Aux prises avec la nature et ses éléments, il peut s'adonner à des expérimentations en tous genres. Accompagné par son ami lapin, il nous livre les secrets de son implacable logique et de sa capacité de raisonnement…
À destination des plus jeunes (dès 4 ans) et des lecteurs de toutes langues, cet ouvrage au...
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"Embracing Nature: A Guide to Mindful Living, Gratitude, and Sustainable Connection" by Ranjot Singh Chahal is a transformative journey into the depths of our relationship with the natural world. As an author deeply rooted in the principles of mindfulness, Chahal invites readers to explore the profound impact that conscious awareness can have on our lives and the planet.The book begins with an exploration of awareness and mindfulness, guiding readers...
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Descubre todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los gatos con nuestra "Guía de cuidados y entrenamiento de gatos". Aprende sobre la interesante historia y características de los gatos domésticos, y obtén consejos expertos en salud, alimentación, cuidados y entrenamiento. Con esta guía , podrás asegurarte en brindarle a tu mascota la vida saludable y feliz que se merece. Conviértete en un experto en felinos domésticos.Este es un excelente regalo...
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¿Alguna vez has soñado con tener un hermoso jardín en tu hogar pero no sabes por dónde empezar? Si es así, con "Jardinería para todos" podrás transformarte en un experto en jardinería, ya sea en el interior de tu hogar en el patio exterior de tu casa.Este libro contiene todo lo que necesitas saber para crear un hermoso y vibrante jardín, cosechar tus propias verduras o cultivar hiervas aromáticas para perfumes o remedios. Encontrarás consejos...
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Los Angeles is a hiker's perfect playground: from enchanted canyons to bountiful beaches, the range of terrain provides an almost endless variety of trails, vistas, and even weather conditions.
Organized by level of difficulty, beginning with the most forgiving trails and building up to the toughest, Ecstatic Trails emphasizes the experience of the hike, guiding you to romantic hikes, trails that are right for children, thrill hikes, day trips you...
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Beyond Thorns is a poetic avowal of the fringe between the human world and nature. It goes beyond imagination into the realm of perception and existence itself. It is an endearing acceptance of sorrow that is ingrained in the being's interactions with nature. The poetry in this collection subsumes romantic and philosophical (almost prophetic) undertones, as it comes to grips with lived experiences of love, nature, and God. The poems dive subsurface...
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ES HORA DE MIRAR HACIA FUERA, AL UNIVERSO
¿Cómo hubiera sido caminar por una Tierra cubierta de lava hace medio millón de años?
¿Te imaginas cómo sería estar cerca de un volcán a punto de entrar en erupción? ¿O de dar tu primer paso en la Luna?
¿Qué harías si los robots se hicieran con el control del planeta?
Descifrar el universo es una interesante colección de ensayos llenos de información que Stephen y Lucy Hawking recopilaron juntos...
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Listen to birds sing as you've never listened before, as the world-renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma takes you on personal journeys of discovery and intrigue. Read stories of wrens and robins, thrushes and thrashers, warblers and whip-poor-wills, bluebirds and cardinals, and many more bird. Learn how each acquires its songs, how songs vary from bird to bird and place to place, how some birds' singing is especially beautiful or ceaseless or...
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How did the Great Bear get its name? Where can I find Orion in the sky? And why is the constellation of Cassiopeia hanging upside down?
Stories of the Constellations collects 40 classic myths and legends of the night sky. Aries may be a ram, but why can it be found among the stars? How can you find the Big Dipper? What are the stories behind Cancer the Crab, Sagittarius the Centaur and Hydra the serpent?
Explained in this book are the stories behind...
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A provocative, moving, kinky, and often absurdly funny memoir about Shakespeare, love, obsession, and spanking
When it came to understanding love, a teenage Jillian Keenan had nothing to guide her-until a production of The Tempest sent Shakespeare's language flowing through her blood for the first time. In Sex with Shakespeare, she tells the story of how the Bard's plays helped her embrace her unusual sexual identity and find a love story of her...
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These three books--Body Rags, Mortal Acts, Mortal Words, and The Past--are central to the life's work of one of the masters of contemporary poetry. Published here in one volume, they include many of Galway Kinnell's best loved and most anthologized poems. In a note, Galway Kinnell comments on the numerous revisions he has made to many of the poems for this edition.
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Though life on earth is the history of dynamic interactions between living things and their surroundings, certain powerful groups would have us believe that nature exists only for our convenience. One consequence of such thinking is the apparent fate of the Pacific salmon--a key resource and preeminent symbol of America's wildlife--which is today threatened with extinction.
Drawing on abundant data from natural science, Pacific coast culture, and...
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Global warming, loss of biodiversity, and toxic chemicals are undermining the ability of the planet to support complex life. Routinely overlooked in causing our current predicament is that several million years of evolution has predisposed Homo sapiens, both anatomically and behaviorally, to vanishing.A former endangered species biologist looks at the ongoing sixth extinction through the prism of human behavior, personal experience, ecology, evolutionary...
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A masterful new collection from award-winning poet Russell Thornton.
With intense lyricism, Thornton records his imaginative movement between the element of water, waking to "the aloneness of water," and the phenomenon of light, comprehending "light" as "fate" and "love" as "memory of light." In the process, Thornton highlights how hard lives can manifest beauty and affirmation. A mother transcends degrading circumstances through laughter. A long-lost...
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The Chilcotin's wild horses are are romantic and beautiful, but they are also controversial: they are seen by government policy as intruders competing for range land with native species and domestic cattle and, as a result, they have been subject to culls and are not officially protected.
In this compelling book, wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory draws upon two decades of research to make a case for considering these wonderful creatures, called...
20) Crossroads
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Crossroads is a collection of poems that talks about positive thinking, love, life, happiness and sometimes sadness. After you have read this collection, you will gladly relive old feelings or you will be astonished to discover new ones.
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