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English
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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First American edition 2017.
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A physicist explains daily phenomena from the mundane to the magisterial. Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xi, 162 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The very best tactics and techniques that successful anglers use to get their fish. With decades of experience on the water, Lamar Underwood knows the best gear, the best times to head out, the best lures to select for certain fish, and the best casts to use for every angling situation. Now, he wants you to know the tips that he's picked up from his long experience. 250 Amazing Fishing Tips is a concise, easy to read collection of the best tested...
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English
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, Amelia Earhart, George Washington Carver, Wild Bill Hickok, and Jim Ryun all came from Kansas. A tornado took Dorothy and Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, but they decided there was "no place like home". Kansas Trivia features more than 1,200 fascinating questions and answers about the Sunflower State such as: Where is the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states? What is the name of the first national hamburger chain,...
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English
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"Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can't pay the bills. And it can be great: you've had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar--the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild--is the person thousands turn to for advice. [This book] brings the best of Dear Sugar together in...
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Series
Publisher
Weldon Owen International
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Revised and expanded edition
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Wondering whether eating powdered mummies might be just the thing to cure your ills? Tempted by those vintage ads suggesting you wear radioactive underpants for virility? Ever considered drilling a hole in your head to deal with those pesky headaches? Probably not. But for thousands of years, people have done things like this--and things that make radioactive underpants seem downright sensible! In their hit podcast, Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin McElroy...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 247 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on his historic mission to the International Space Station, Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's guide to life in space, filled with answers to the best of the thousands of questions he's been asked by people all over the world since his return to Earth."--Jacket
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Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
x, 243 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"You know the planets--from Alderaan and Corellia to Tatooine and Zonama Sekot--and the star systems, from the Deep Core to the Outer Rim. But now, for the first time, you can pinpoint their locations and chart the travels of your favorite characters through the vast reaches of space ... A galaxy-spanning trove of vital statistics and information ranging from the astronomical and geographical ("Systems, Sectors, Oversectors, and Regions") to the historical...
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Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Mixing Essential Oils for Magic offers everything you need to understand not only how to blend but also why specific blends work together. Learn how to mix oils by botanical family, scent group, and perfume note. Discover an encyclopedic listing of essential and carrier oil profiles, as well as thorough cross-references for the oils and their magical associations. With guidance on the historical and present-day uses of essential oils, you'll make...
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Publisher
Editorial Almuzara
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Primera edición: junio de 2021.
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
Español
Description
¿Conoces la Saga de los groenlandeses o el viaje de San Brandán? ¿Qué relación tiene el hacha y el cerezo de Washington con los sucesos de Long Island? ¿Quién inventó las hamburguesas americanas que han colonizado la mayor parte del mundo? ¿Conocías las extravagantes fake news de Benjamin Franklin? ¿Sabías que no hace mucho Texas fue una república independiente que emitió su propio papel moneda? ¿Te suenan los nombre de Stephen Austin...
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English
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"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
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English
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“Arizona Myths and Legends” explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizona's history, like the story of Pearl Hart or the ghosts that live in the Hotel Vendome. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Arizona history.
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Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 195 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can you plant a garden that tells the time, or know how many tumbles a hailstone has made through a cloud? These are among the many questions that international-bestselling author Peter Wohlleben poses in his newly translated book. Full of the very latest discoveries, combined with ancient, now forgotten lore, The Weather Detective helps you read nature's...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The historic tales of the Sunflower State and its people are as interesting as the days are long. A pair of brothers went from making airplanes to tractors and soon became part of John Deere. Kansan Captain Donald K. Ross won the first Congressional Medal of Honor through his actions at Pearl Harbor. The first telephone exchange in the area was invented by a Mr. Strowger because a rival funeral director had a girlfriend who was an operator for the...
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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 419 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What does it take to be a good American? And who gets to decide? Journalist Jess McHugh examines thirteen seemingly innocuous, mega-bestselling reference books, guidebooks, and self-help books that have become blueprints for core American values and shaped our national story"--
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