The Universe: The Book of the BBC TV Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox by Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox
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Category: Science and Nature
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovere ...Show more
How I Became a Tree by Sumana Roy
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Category: Science and Nature
An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world, in the tradition of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass and Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek"Sumana Roy has written--grown--a radiant and wondrous book."--Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Way ...Show more
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Absolutely Everything by Jordan Ellenberg
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Category: Science and Nature
How should a democracy choose its representatives? How does Covid-19 spread? How do computers teach themselves chess, and why is chess easier for them than analyzing a sentence? What should your kids study in school if they really want to learn to think? All of these are questions about geometry. Seriou ...Show more
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama
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Category: Science and Nature
Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity o ...Show more
The Hidden Life of Trees (Illustrated Edition) by Peter Wohlleben
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Category: Science and Nature
In his international bestseller, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers? eyes to the wonders and amazing processes at work in the forest. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling selections from the original book a ...Show more
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
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Category: Science and Nature
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination.For centuries, owls have capti ...Show more
Encounters with Euclid - How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the World by Benjamin Wardhaugh
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Category: Science and Nature
Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on mathematics - often hailed as the world's first textbook - shaped two thousand years of art, philosophy and literature, as well as science and maths. Thirteen v ...Show more
Call of the Reed Warbler: Revised Edition by Charles Massy
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Category: Science and Nature
Call of the Reed Warbler will change the way we farm, eat and think about food. In this groundbreaking book Charles Massy explores regenerative agriculture and the vital connection between our soil and our health. Using his personal farming experience as a touchstone, he tells the real story behind ind ...Show more
Deep Water: The World in the Ocean by James Bradley
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Category: Science and Nature
Through history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism, Deep Water invites you to explore the deepest recesses of our natural world. 'Teeming with mysteries, wonders and heartbreaking facts, this beautiful, lucid hymn to the sea is a reminder of what we still have, what we stand to lose, and why ...Show more
The Soul of Genius: Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and the Meeting that Changed the Course of Science by Jeffrey Orens
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Category: Science and Nature
In 1911, some of the greatest minds in science convened at the First Solvay Conference in Physics, a meeting like no other. Almost half of the attendees had won or would go on to win the Nobel Prize. Over the course of those few days, these minds began to realize that classical physics was about to give ...Show more
Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans by Charles Clover
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Category: Science and Nature
A landmark, inspiring book showing that the best way to protect our seas is to stand back and let nature repair the damage, from the Co-founder of Blue Marine Foundation and one of the leading figures in marine conservation.'A game-changer!' - Margaret Atwood, Twitter'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree ...Show more
Many Things Under a Rock The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel
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Category: Science and Nature
"Fascinating... the deepest of octopus books.' Peter Godfrey-Smith 'Mind-blowing and soul-expanding' Sy Montgomery Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none captivates us quite like the octopus. This highly intelligent master of disguise is one of our planet's most intriguing and enigmatic creatures ...Show more