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Award-winning wildlife ecologist and bestselling author Anne LaBastille was a trailblazer in every sense of the word. Pe......more
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Raymond Hoser is known as the "Snakeman," a moniker that he has zealously defended. As a day job, Hoser runs a Melbourne......more
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George Stephenson is the ultimate self-made man. Born in the pit village of Wylam, near Newcastle, and denied a formal e......more
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Exploring the changing relations between humans, marine beings and oceans as captured in the autobiographical writings o......more
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From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, stone has always drawn us in. In The Spirit of Sto......more
The first biography of a visionary biologist whose groundbreaking ideas regarding wildlife and science revolutionized na......more
In the 1960s, at the height of the Space Race, a young boy named Steven Hawley dreamed of getting close to the stars. Bu......more
The definitive biography of Charles Darwin--now in one abridged and fully updated volume Based on the two-volume Nationa......more
Winner of the 2021 Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota Nonfiction The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesota’s......more
From internationally acclaimed nature writer, agrarian activist, and ethnobiologist Gary Nabhan comes a profound, inspir......more
The Untold Story of Steve Jobs’s Wilderness Years--and the Creation of a Legend In 1985, Steve Jobs--the brilliant, vola......more
A young queer millennial physicist unveils some of the most mind-bending physics concepts in the universe--and uses them......more
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To Life explores the Jewish relationship with nature by illuminating significant Jewish thinkers who increased in import......more
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John Henry Gurney: A Passion for Birds details the life of John Henry Gurney (1819- 1890) who became a successful banker......more
In 2015, a massive avalanche descended on the small Arctic Norwegian city of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, leveling eleven hou......more
A fascinating look at the largely unrecognized work of David Garrick, whose intense and unflagging dedication to protect......more
After the Wright brothers helped America "find her wings," the early days of aviation were fraught with disaster. That i......more
Peter Debye was a brilliant teacher and great communicator, who could get along with people from all layers of society. ......more
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The untold story of an iconoclastic scientist: a psychiatrist who dedicated his career to documenting consciousness afte......more
In this riveting portrait of George B. Schaller, the world’s leading field biologist, Miriam Horn captures the seventy y......more
A collection of funny, lighthearted anecdotes from a dedicated Mississippi fisherman...more
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Donald C. Jackson’s newest book of outdoor essays, Restless Winds: Memoirs of an Outdoorsman, takes the reader on a jour......more
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"Marc Hamer knows how to live--simply, sparely, reverently, abundantly. Spring Rain is a tonic for the soul."--Sy Montgo......more
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A posthumous work from the beloved conservationist and naturalist Gerald Durrell, to celebrate the centenary of his birt......more
From Samurai to Engineer-Manager reconstructs the life and work of the Japanese mining engineer Ōhara Junnosuke in the e......more
A Reese’s Book Club selection in hardcover, this critically acclaimed memoir from a fearless activist tells the story of......more
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The tumultuous life and radical science of a revolutionary thinker, and the history of an idea that changed the world In......more
This keepsake collection, featuring tributes from Margaret Atwood and Neil Young, captures the essence of a revolutionar......more
A poignant and modern reminder of untamed creatures so close to home. --Sam Roberts, The New York Times The Quarry Fox a......more
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People have always been fascinated by snakes, but only during the last few decades have researchers begun to reveal the ......more
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousness--what ......more
A richly illustrated overview of the work of Neri Oxman, whose design approach embodies the union of technology and biol......more
The extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi G......more
Discover the little-known story of the famous inventor’s time in the Sunshine State Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was A......more
A wealthy textile titan from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Frank Masland Jr. was an ardent political conservative and an equal......more
From the Marginalian creator and bestselling author Maria Popova, a bold exploration of what makes a meaningful life. In......more
Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are rarely......more
Upendranath Brahmachari conjured a potent drug to vanquish the deadly scourge of Kala Azar, saving millions from the dea......more
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"The Company of Owls is a book filled with wonder, wisdom, and warmth ... Her moving and meaningful observations and lyr......more
Winner of the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction - Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Nonfiction Prize - Short......more
From the author of the award-winning Visions of Linus Pauling comes this riveting sequel that chronicles four pivotal bu......more
The former editor of the Financial Times delivers, "with literary flair and stunning revelations" (Steve Coll, Pulitzer ......more
The extraordinary life story of the celebrated naturalist who transformed our understanding of evolution Enchanted by Da......more
An astute study of Alfred Russel Wallace’s path to natural theology. A spiritualist, libertarian socialist, women’s righ......more
The fascinating life and legacy of a pioneering seventeenth-century microbiologist. The pioneering Dutch microbiologist ......more
Since its founding 150 years ago, Purdue University’s College of Engineering has profoundly shaped and improved the worl......more
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A novel exploration of why Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the leader of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalist party, didn’t believe in......more
Britain is defined by the dynamic, mysterious and fragile coastline that surrounds it. In this moving and beautiful acco......more
Anton Pannekoek (1873-1960), prominent astronomer and world-renowned socialist theorist, stood at the nexus of the revol......more
Throughout history, Chinese scholars have made profound contributions to mathematics and science, earning global recogni......more
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The Danish physician and anatomist Thomas Bartholin (1616-1680) was one of the most diligent communicators of scientific......more
She met the man of her dreams and suddenly had it all. Then, in one fateful night, she lost everything, and the nightmar......more
The amazing story of one man’s obsession with an enigmatic and deadly reptile. Raymond Ditmars (1876-1942), the first cu......more
What if the future had already been imagined and ignored? This provocative exploration of Nikola Tesla s biography revea......more
This memoir brings out the unique life journey in a remote village where the oral traditions and customs taught the chil......more
In addition to his work in public health, Dr Dash served as Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Tamil Nadu and ......more
A fascinating history of physicist Ernest Rutherford, who developed the key concepts underlying modern physics today. By......more