Life Sciences
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
$20.00 Add to cartThis national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as “a masterpiece” by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as “marvelous” by Jane Goodall.
The popularity of When Elephan- Author: Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 02 1996
- ISBN10: 0385314280
- Language: English
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
$20.00 Read moreA groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human history.
Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is pro- Author: Reich, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1101873469
- Language: English
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Failure to Communicate: Why We Misunderstand What We Hear, Read, and See
$26.95 Read more“Why didn’t they understand me? I was as clear as I could be.” Everyone has had this thought at one time or another. Research from the fields of psychology and cognitive science can provide concrete a
- Author: Kreuz, Roger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: April 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1633888894
- Language: English
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Genetics 101: From Chromosomes and the Double Helix to Cloning and DNA Tests, Everything You Need to Know about Genes
$16.99 Read moreA clear and straightforward explanation of genetics in this new edition of the popular 101 series.
Our genetic makeup determines so much about who we are, and what we pass on to our children–from ey- Series: Adams 101
- Author: Skwarecki, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 17 2018
- ISBN10: 1507207646
- Language: English
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Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener’s and Farmer’s Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd Edition
$32.95 Read moreAll gardeners and farmers should be plant breeders, says author Carol Deppe. Developing new vegetable varieties doesn’t require a specialized education, a lot of land, or even a lot of time. It can be
- Author: Deppe, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1890132721
- Language: English
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You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation
$28.00 Read moreOne of America’s top physicians traces the history of risk in medicine–with powerful lessons for today
Every medical decision–whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery–is a risk, no matte- Author: Offit, Paul A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1541620399
- Language: English
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Astounding Mushrooms
$19.95 Read more“Beautiful … we’re given a glimpse into the wild world of mushrooms that exists like another realm beneath our feet. With over one million species of mushrooms said to exist worldwide, this book sh
- Author: Maly, Jaroslav
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 022810386X
- Language: English
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Genomics in the AWS Cloud: Analyzing Genetic Code Using Amazon Web Services
$50.00 Read morePerform genome analysis and sequencing of data with Amazon Web Services
Genomics in the AWS Cloud: Analyzing Genetic Code Using Amazon Web Services enables a person who has moderate familiarity with A
- Author: Vacher, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1119573378
- Language: English
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Methuselah’s Zoo: What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
$22.95 Read more“Opossums in the wild don’t make it to the age of three; our pet cats can live for a decade and a half; cicadas live for seventeen years (spending most of them underground). Whales, however, can live … [more below]
- Author: Austad, Steven N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0262547171
- Language: English
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Birds of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
$24.00 Read moreFor sheer diversity of birds, Ecuador cannot be beaten. Nowhere else is it as easy to experience such a range of habitats, from the high Andes to the Amazon and Chocó rainforests and those jewels in
- Series: Helm Wildlife Guides
- Author: Freile, Juan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472993373
- Language: English
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Gray’s Anatomy Puzzle Book
$19.99 Read moreThink you know your cranium from your clavicle? Tibia from your trachea? Think again…
Test your brain, solve riddles and learn about how the body works with this unique puzzle book using illustrati… [more below]- Author: Moore, Gareth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 17 2020
- ISBN10: 0711254419
- Language: English
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How Light Makes Life: The Hidden Wonders and World-Saving Powers of Photosynthesis
$14.95 Read moreIt’s a clunky word for a miracle: Photosynthesis. But there’s no life on Earth without it. For biologist Raffael Jovine, it’s a consuming passion, a great unsung force of nature. He makes his case in
- Author: Jovine, Raffael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1615198636
- Language: English
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Field Guide to Birds of Senegal and the Gambia: Second Edition
$38.00 Add to cartThis comprehensive and fully updated edition of Birds of Senegal and The Gambia is the ultimate guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting one of Africa’s richest birdwatching regions.
The Gambia- Series: Helm Field Guides
- Author: Borrow, Nik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 139940220X
- Language: English
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The Body Factory: From the First Prosthetics to the Augmented Human
$18.95 Add to cartA young man has a horrible motorcycle accident. He wakes up in the hospital to discover that one of his arms has been amputated. Then a portrait on the wall of his hospital room begins to speak to him… [more below]
- Author: Chochois, Heloise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0271087064
- Language: English
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Bones: Inside and Out
$17.95 Read moreHuman bone is versatile and entirely unique: it repairs itself without scarring, it’s lightweight but responds to stresses, and it’s durable enough to survive for millennia. In Bones, orthopedic surge
- Author: Meals, Roy A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 0393868257
- Language: English
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Life-Size Animals: An Illustrated Safari
$19.99 Read moreA gorgeously illustrated, oversize picture book that shows young readers the sizes of their favorite animals.
Could you picture the size of a tiger’s face, or an elephant’s tail, or an ostrich’s egg?- Author: Schiavo, Rita Mabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1419744607
- Language: English
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A Tale of Two Cranes: Lessons Learned from 50 Years of the Endangered Species ACT
$29.95 Read moreIt’s been 50 years since the United States attempted a conservation revolution with the passing of the Endangered Species Act in 1973. Now, fifty years later, the Fish and Wildlife Service finds itse
- Author: Gronewold, Nathanial
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1633887626
- Language: English
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Scats and Tracks of North America: A Field Guide to the Signs of Nearly 150 Wildlife Species
$19.95 Add to cartSee those animal signs on the trail? Was that footprint left by a fox or a wolf? Was that pile of droppings deposited by a moose, a mouse, or a marten? Scats and Tracks of North America will help you … [more below]
- Series: Scats and Tracks
- Author: Halfpenny, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1493043021
- Language: English
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Homo Deus: Breve Historia del Mañana / Homo Deus. a History of Tomorrow: Breve Historia del Mañana = Homo Deus
$21.95 Read moreTras el ?xito de Sapiens. De animales a dioses, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia d?nde nos dirigimos.
La guerra es algo obsoleto. Es m?s probable quitarse la vida que morir- Author: Harari, Yuval Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 194554094X
- Language: Spanish
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Common Insects of Texas and Surrounding States: A Field Guide
$26.95 Read moreThanks to its size and geographic position, Texas is home to nearly 30,000 species of insects, likely making its insect population the most diverse in the nation. Ranging from eastern and western to t
- Author: Abbott, John C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1477310355
- Language: English
