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Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour Add to Wishlist
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Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour
by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet Add to Wishlist
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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
by Leah Thomas
A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm Add to Wishlist
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A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm
by Ginger Zee
Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World Add to Wishlist
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Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World
by Craig Foster, Ross Frylinck
The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science Add to Wishlist
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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
by Sam Kean
Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature Add to Wishlist
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Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature
by Richard Rhodes
Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings Add to Wishlist
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Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
by Earl Swift
Card Night: Classic Games, Classic Decks, and The History Behind Them Add to Wishlist
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Card Night: Classic Games, Classic Decks, and The History Behind Them
by Will Roya
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War Add to Wishlist
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Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
by Jeff Shesol

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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Add to Wishlist
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
by Mary Roach
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Add to Wishlist
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
by Walter Isaacson
Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive Add to Wishlist
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Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
by Philipp Dettmer
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Add to Wishlist
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
by Suzanne Simard
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship Add to Wishlist
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Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
by Catherine Raven
On Animals (Signed Book) Add to Wishlist
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On Animals (Signed Book)
by Susan Orlean
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment Add to Wishlist
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein
The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything Add to Wishlist
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The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything
by Michio Kaku
Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World Add to Wishlist
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Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World
by Craig Foster, Ross Frylinck
Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics Add to Wishlist
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Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics
by Stephon Alexander

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Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour Add to Wishlist
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by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei
Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent Add to Wishlist
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Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent
by Gabrielle Walker
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Add to Wishlist
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (Signed Book) Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (Signed Book)
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Regents Geometry Power Pack Revised Edition Add to Wishlist
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Regents Geometry Power Pack Revised Edition
by Andre Castagna Ph.D.
National Electrical Code 2020 (NEC) / Edition 1 Add to Wishlist
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National Electrical Code 2020 (NEC) / Edition 1
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The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Add to Wishlist
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The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Add to Wishlist
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari
Brain: The Complete Mind Add to Wishlist
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Brain: The Complete Mind
by Michael Sweeney, Richard Restak (Foreword by)
A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You Add to Wishlist
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A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
by Sean B. Carroll
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Add to Wishlist
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
by Merlin Sheldrake
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going Add to Wishlist
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How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
by Vaclav Smil
The Age of AI: And Our Human Future Add to Wishlist
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The Age of AI: And Our Human Future
by Henry A Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Add to Wishlist
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
by Walter Isaacson
Hello, World! Solar System Add to Wishlist
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Hello, World! Solar System
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Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour Add to Wishlist
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Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour
by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei
Brain: The Complete Mind Add to Wishlist
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Brain: The Complete Mind
by Michael Sweeney, Richard Restak (Foreword by)
A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You Add to Wishlist
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A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
by Sean B. Carroll
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going Add to Wishlist
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How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
by Vaclav Smil
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again Add to Wishlist
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari
Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas Add to Wishlist
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Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
by Jennifer Raff
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet Add to Wishlist
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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
by Leah Thomas
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World Add to Wishlist
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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
by Riley Black
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World Add to Wishlist
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There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World
by Carlo Rovelli
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Add to Wishlist
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
by Walter Isaacson
Silent Spring Add to Wishlist
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Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear (Introduction), Edward O. Wilson (Afterword)
Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey Add to Wishlist
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Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
by Fred Haise, Bill Moore, Gene Kranz (Foreword by)
The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything Add to Wishlist
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The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything
by Michio Kaku
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Add to Wishlist
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
by Elizabeth Kolbert
Clark Little: The Art of Waves Add to Wishlist
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Clark Little: The Art of Waves
by Clark Little, Jamie Brisick (Editor), Kelly Slater (Foreword by)

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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (Signed Book) Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (Signed Book)
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What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe
Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book: A Catalog of Familiar, Rare, and Unusual Pathologies Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book: A Catalog of Familiar, Rare, and Unusual Pathologies
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow
by Steven Novella, Jay Novella (With), Bob Novella (With)
The Carbon Almanac: It's Not Too Late Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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The Carbon Almanac: It's Not Too Late
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Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
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This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You) Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
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Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil: The Truth in Your Kitchen Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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by Cal Flyn
Travels with Trilobites: Adventures in the Paleozoic Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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by Andy Secher
The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It Pre-Order Now Add to Wishlist
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The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It
by Helen Scales

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