John Cronin

Robert F. Kennedy

Al Gore

Hardcover book in like new condition, with the exception of a black marker line on the bottom of the outer pages which do not affect the inside pages. Therefore, list of the book as in excellent condition. ￼

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Two Activists Fight to Reclaim Our Environment as a Basic Human Right

A look at the battle to protect the Hudson River.

The Riverkeepers

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Michael J. Novacek

Michael Novacek

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Delaware

Our 100-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem--And the Threats That Now Put It at Risk

An analytical synthesis of evolutionary biology, paleontology, and environmental science shows how all three branches of science can help us understand how human behavior endangers the entire global ecosystem and how we can prevent a mass extinction event.

Terra

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

Close Encounters: Exploring the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope

Walter Isaacson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post

The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a "compelling" (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies.

When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn't become scientists, she decided she would.

Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book's author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his codiscovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions.

The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code.

Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? Hmmm...Should we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids?

After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is an "enthralling detective story" (Oprah Daily) that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.

The Code Breaker

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Minnesota

The Tiny Tadpole

Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll

Keiron Pim

Jack Horner

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Massachusetts

Everything Worth Knowing about Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops

A Main Selection of Scientific American Book Club

"Remarkably all-encompassing and superbly illustrated . . . a fascinating tome."
--Huffington Post

A visual trove of more than 300 dinosaurs, with key anatomy, geology, history, and theory at a glance

We live in a golden age of paleontological discovery--the perfect time to dig in to the spectacular world of dinosaurs. From Aardonyx, a lumbering beast that formed a link between two- and four-legged dinosaurs, to Zuniceratops, who boasted a deadly pair of horns, Dinosaurs--The Grand Tour details everything worth knowing about more than 300 dinosaurs. The important discoveries and gory details touch on topics from geology, anatomy, and evolution to astronomy and even Native American and Chinese myth. Fascinating facts abound:

 * Giganotosaurus was longer, two tons heavier, and had bigger jaws than T. Rex.
 * The poison-spitting Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park wasn't actually venomous at all.??
 * Because of its bizarre single-clawed hands, scientists now believe Mononykus was a prehistoric predecessor of the anteater!

Illustrations on virtually every page, true to the latest findings, bring these prehistoric creatures to life in all their razor-sharp, long-necked, spiny, scaly glory.


Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour

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Lyn-Genet Recitas

Eliminate the Surprising &quot;Healthy&quot; Foods That Are Making You Fat--And Lose Weight Fast

A practitioner of holistic medicine offers a twenty-day program to help overweight people determine their unique body chemistry and identify the supposedly healthy "trigger" foods that cause a toxic reaction and, in turn, numerous health problems.

The Plan

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#science #relgion #bigbangtheory #evolution #creationism #soul #God #ethics #scientists

Are They Compatible?

In recent years a noticeable trend toward harmonizing the distinct worldviews of science and religion has become increasingly popular. Despite marked public interest, many leading scientists remain skeptical that there is much common ground between scientific knowledge and religious belief. Indeed, they are often antagonistic. Can an accommodation be reached after centuries of conflict?

In this stimulating collection of articles on the subject, Paul Kurtz, with the assistance of Barry Karr and Ranjit Sandhu, have assembled the thoughts of scientists from various disciplines. Among the distinguished contributors are Sir Arthur C. Clarke (author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and numerous other works of science fiction); Nobel Prize Laureate Steven Weinberg (professor of physics at the University of Texas at Austin); Neil deGrasse Tyson (Princeton University astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium); James Lovelock (creator of the Gaia hypothesis); Kendrick Frazier (editor of the Skeptical Inquirer); Steven Pinker (professor of psychology at MIT); Richard Dawkins (zoologist at Oxford University); Eugenie Scott (physical anthropologist and executive director of the National Center for Science Education); Owen Gingerich (professor of astronomy at Harvard University); Martin Gardner (prolific popular science writer); the late Richard Feynman (Nobel Prize-winning physicist) and Stephen Jay Gould (professor of geology at Harvard University); and many other eminent scientists and scholars.

Among the topics discussed are the Big Bang and the origin of the universe, intelligent design and creationism versus evolution, the nature of the "soul," near-death experiences, communication with the dead, why people do or do not believe in God, and the relationship between religion and ethics.

Science and Religion

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Tish Rabe

Oklahoma

All about Insects

Catch the bug buzz and learn all about insects with the Cat in the Hat--a perfect gift for little scientists on Earth Day and every day! The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library is a nonfiction picture book series that introduces beginning readers ages 5-8 to important basic concepts.

Find out all you ever wanted to know about insects when the Cat in the Hat and friends get an up-close view of life as a bug. Kids will learn how insects -- from the spittlebug to the honeybee to the moth -- see, smell, communicate, and pollinate, as well as sometimes pester and amaze and generally make life better for us humans.

Featuring beloved characters from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, the Learning Library are unjacketed hardcover picture books that explore a range of nonfiction topics about the world we live in and include an index, glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

On Beyond Bugs

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Two hikers in the Alps see something odd sticking out of the snow. It’s a mummy! but who is he and how did he get there?

Georgia

The Discovery of a 5,000 Year-Old Man

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In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first it looked like a doll's head. But it wasn't. It was a man, frozen in the ice for 5,000 years. Ice Mummy--first published by Random House in 1998--tells the story of this amazing discovery, from the struggle to remove the mummy from his icy grave to the creation of his final resting place: a specially designed refrigeration chamber in his own museum in Bolzano, Italy.

Now updated to include shocking new evidence that the Iceman was murdered--shot with an arrow after hand-to-hand combat with an assailant--Ice Mummy will provide young readers with more chills than ever!

Ice Mummy

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Discover the amazing world of reptiles with flaps, textures, and changing pictures.

They're scaly and scary, colorful and cute, poisonous and powerful. They're . . . reptiles! Discover amazing reptiles in "Explore: Reptiles," new from best-selling illustrator Maurice Pledger. Texture patches and amazing moving pictures bring the illustrations to life, while flaps, fact boxes and booklets explain all the cool stuff in a way that appeals to young readers. Kids can smile at crocodiles, lounge with lizards, and clown with chameleons as they meet extraordinary animals on every page. A slithering, scintillating time is in store for all!

Reptiles

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-TinkerActive workbooks take kids beyond the ABCs and 123s and encourage them to try new things, discover new skills and imagine new possibilities. 

Science

TinkerActive Workbooks: 1st Grade Science

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Oregon

An enterprising group of kids introduces a recycling program in their town.

In the Planet Protectors series, students are introduced to some of the key environmental issues affecting the United States today. Each book explores a particular environmental problem. These fictional accounts develop as students identify a problem and then design a solution. Readers will be thrilled by the engaging stories and, at the same time, they will learn importance science content. (Genre: Realistic Fiction)

Content-Based Chapter Books Fiction (Science: Planet Protectors): Waste Watchers

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The Biggest Carnivores of the Prehistoric World

Discover the most dangerous carnivores that ever roamed the Earth in this exciting and action-packed exploration of Prehistoric Predators, featuring a unique cover that feels like dinosaur-skin!

The biggest baddies of the prehistoric world -- the carnivores -- come alive in Prehistoric Predators. From favorites like T-Rex and Giganotosaurus, to the ferocious Spinosaurus and terrifying Megalodon, the stunning full-color illustrations from renowned paleoartist Julius Csotonyi make these dangerous creatures spring to life on each page. Bursting with fascinating facts written by National Geographic contributor Brian Switek, dynamic artwork, and a unique dino-skin textured cover, this is the perfect book for dinosaur lovers of every age!

Prehistoric Predators

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Library sticker on spine and pocket and stamps inside back cover.

Pennsylvania

50 Facts About Animals

Anita Ganeri

Bottom of book near spine bent out of shape/frayed open. Inscribed on front free end page. 

New Jersey

The seas and ocean cover three-quarters of our world. By viewing 3-dimensional computer scans, we can see and explore underwater features.

The Oceans Atlas

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Christopher Brochu

Colin McHenry

Missouri

The guides are lavishly illustrated handbooks designed to provide authoritative information on a wide range of general interest topics.

Dinosaurs

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Rhonda Lucas Donald

Ex-library copy with torn out front page and internal markings/stamps

Text and color photos present the causes and effects of water pollution, covering pesticides, airborne pollutants, wetland conservation, and other related topics.

Water Pollution

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Ex-library copy with torn out front page and other internal stamps/markings.

Explores the problems of waste disposal and ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle to save resources and create less waste.

Recycling

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David Petersen

Ex-library copy with torn out front page, several internal stamps/markings.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and hunting and feeding habits of the mountain lion.

Mountain Lions

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Albert Einstein

Book is in great condition with no markings or highlights. 

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Rhonda Lucas Donald

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