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1491 (Second Edition)
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Written by Charles C. Mann
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of...
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Wave
Written by Sonali Deraniyagala
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $11.99
On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since. She...
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Animal Wise
The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
Written by Virginia Morell
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $26.00
Noted science writer Virginia Morell explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising and moving exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals. Did you know that ants teach, earthworms make decisions, rats love to be tickled, and chimps grieve? Did you know that...
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Wave
Written by Sonali Deraniyagala
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $24.00
On the morning of December 26, 2004, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. In this brave and searingly frank memoir, she describes those first horrifying moments and her long journey since. She...
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Into Thin Air
Written by Jon Krakauer
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 12, 1998
Price: $11.99
When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10,1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin the perilous descent from 29,028 feet (roughly the cruising altitude of an Airbus jetliner)...
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National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America
Written by Jonathan Alderfer and Paul Hess
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $18.95
Essential for the estimated 62 million Americans who watch and feed birds in their backyards—from the experts at National Geographic and co-author of the popular and perennial best seller
Field Guide to the Birds of North America. No matter where you live—in the country, city, a high-rise or house—this handy guide will quench...
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The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $16.00
The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in AmericaEvery schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and...
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