Life Sciences
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Chessie: A Cultural History of the Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster
$22.95 Read moreThe incredible true story of the mysterious sea creature who captured hearts and imaginations during the turbulent 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
In the summer of 1978, residents along the Virginia side of t
- Author: Cheezum, Eric A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 1421449056
- Language: English
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Letters
$40.00 Add to cartThe letters of one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his passion for life and work, friendship and art, medicine and society, and the richness of his relationships with friends… [more below]
- Author: Sacks, Oliver
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0451492919
- Language: English
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The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing
$30.00 Add to cartThe follow-up to celebrated grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor’s The Grieving Brain focuses on the impact of grief–and life’s other major stressors–on the human
- Author: O’Connor, Mary-Frances
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 11 2025
- ISBN10: 0063338904
- Language: English
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Psychology According to Shakespeare: What You Can Learn about Human Nature from Shakespeare’s Great Plays
$28.95 Add to cartWilliam Shakespeare has undergone psychological analyses ever since Freud diagnosed Hamlet with an Oedipus complex. But now, two psychologists propose to turn the tables by telling how Shakespeare him
- Author: Zimbardo, Philip G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1633889602
- Language: English
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Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins–From Spices to Vices
$19.99 Add to cartAn evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted–and addicted–to them, in this “magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force” (Neil Shubin).
A deadly sec… [more below]
- Author: Whiteman, Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0316386677
- Language: English
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Botany for Dummies
$24.99 Read moreHarvest basic botany knowledge from this abundant book
Botany For Dummies gives you a thorough overview of the fundamentals of botany, but in simple terms that anyone can understand. Great for supplem
- Author: Fester Kratz, Rene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1394273894
- Language: English
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Mushroom Finder: Identifying Fungi in North America
$7.95 Add to cartBegin to identify mushrooms across North America with this pocket-size guide.
If you’re fascinated by fungi or the practice of foraging, then learning to identify mushrooms is essential. While this is
- Series: Nature Study Guides
- Author: Kalichman, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0912550414
- Language: English
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The Power of Prions: The Strange and Essential Proteins That Can Cause Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Other Diseases
$24.95 Add to cartThe remarkable family of proteins that can make us very ill–but can also be linked to long-term memory, immunity, and the origin of life
Over the last decade, scientists have discovered the importanc- Author: Brahic, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0691252386
- Language: English
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The Science of Weed: An Indispensable Guide to Cannabis
$39.95 Add to cartA witty, engaging, in-depth, and evidence-based look at how cannabis affects our brains.
Pot, weed, ganja, chronic: whatever you call it, cannabis can profoundly affect the human body and brain. In The
- Author: Pearlson, Godfrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1421449951
- Language: English
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Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know
$29.95 Add to cartHow scientists are unravelling one of the most tantalizing questions in paleontology
Our understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that- Author: Hone, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 069121591X
- Language: English
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Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons from the Yellowstone Packs
$27.95 Add to cartBook Five in the Award-Winning “Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone” series
“Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone.”–Jane Gooda- Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone
- Author: McIntyre, Rick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1778401252
- Language: English
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Have a Good Trip: Exploring the Magic Mushroom Experience
$28.99 Add to cartFrom a much-loved expert and popular science writer comes this straight-from-the-trenches report on how and why folks from all walks of life are using magic mushrooms to enhance their lives.
Interest- Author: Bone, Eugenia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1250885655
- Language: English
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The Extended Selfish Gene
$39.99 Add to cartThe Selfish Gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it Professor Dawkins articulates a gene’s eye view of evolution – a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of informati… [more below]
- Author: Dawkins, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0198788789
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of the Mind: How Your Brain Thinks, Feels, and Decides
$35.00 Add to cartFrom a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind.
Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? Wh- Author: Sigman, Mariano
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 27 2017
- ISBN10: 0316549622
- Language: English
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How Insects Work: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function – From Antennae to Wings
$18.95 Add to cartHow Insects Work goes beyond the typical field guide to show us not only what insects look like but why. Arguably the most successful land animals–still going strong after five mass extinctions–inse… [more below]
- Series: How Nature Works
- Author: Taylor, Marianne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1615196498
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist
$17.95 Add to cartA leading scientist describes his life, his gender transition, his scientific work, and his advocacy for gender equality in science.
Ben Barres was known for his groundbreaking scientific work and for
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Barres, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 0262539543
- Language: English
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Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World
$27.00 Add to cartFew issues have revealed deeper divisions in our society than the debate between creationism and evolution, between religion and science. Yet from the fray, Reverend Michael Dowd has emerged as a reco… [more below]
- Author: Dowd, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0452295343
- Language: English
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National Geographic the Photo Ark Vanishing: The World’s Most Vulnerable Animals
$40.00 Read moreCelebrated National Geographic photojournalist Joel Sartore continues his Photo Ark quest, photographing species around the world that are escaping extinction thanks to human efforts.
Joel Sartore’s q- Series: The Photo Ark
- Author: Sartore, Joel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1426220596
- Language: English
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Genomics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartGenomics has transformed the biological sciences. From epidemiology and medicine to evolution and forensics, the ability to determine an organism’s complete genetic makeup has changed the way science … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Archibald, John M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0198786204
- Language: English
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Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
$8.95 Add to cartMy heart always sinks within me when I hear the good housewife, of every class, say, ‘I assure you the bed has been well slept in, ‘ and I can only hope it is not true. What? Is the bed already satura
- Series: Dover Books on Biology
- Author: Nightingale, Florence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 01 1969
- ISBN10: 048622340X
- Language: English
