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Paul M. Sutter
Woven with the author's own experiences as an astrophysicist, Rescuing Science peels back the layers of academia to reveal how science actually operates, why it's so powerful and vital, and…
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A brilliant and breathtakingly vivid tour of the universe, describing the physics of the dangerous, the deadly, and the scary in the cosmos.
An astrophysicist presents an in-depth yet accessible tour of the universe for lay readers, while conveying the excitement of astronomy–
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Ian M. Miller
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Restores China's place in forest history
The disappearance of China's naturally occurring forests is one of the most significant environmental shifts in the country's history…
The disappearance of China’s naturally occurring forests is one of the most significant environmental shifts in the country’s history, one often blamed on imperial demand…
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Simone M. Mueller
In 1986 the Khian Sea, carrying thousands of tons of incinerator ash from Philadelphia, began a two-year journey, roaming the world's oceans in search of a dumping ground. Its initial…
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A distinctive feature of the Georgia coast is its deep and diverse human history. In this book, editors Paul Sutter and Paul Pressly have brought together work from historians and…
An unusual collection of Civil War essays as seen through the lens of noted environmental scholars, this book’s provocative historical commentary explores how nature–disease, climate, flora and fauna, etc.–affected the…
