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The Mexican Dream: Or, The Interrupted Thought of Amerindian Civilizations
J. M. G. Le Clezio
University Of Chicago Press
University Of Chicago Press
Not one dream but many unfold in J. M. G. Le Clézio's conjuring of the consciousness of Mexico, strange and powerful evocation of the imaginings that made and unmade an ancient culture. "What motivated me," Le Clézio has said, "was a sort of dream...
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Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum
Richard Fortey
Knopf
Knopf
Richard Fortey—one of the world’s most gifted natural scientists and acclaimed author of Life, Trilobite and Earth —describes this splendid new book as a museum of the mind. But it is, as well, a perfect behind-the-scenes guide...
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Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Chris Pellant
DK ADULT
DK ADULT
The Smithsonian Handbook of Rocks and Minerals combines 600 vivid full--color photos with descriptions of more than 500 specimens. This authoritative and systematic photographic approach, with words never separated from pictures, marks a new...
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Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
Fred Krupp, Miriam Horn
W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton
How to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe. The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that's not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp, longtime president of Environmental Defense Fund,...
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Salt: A World History
Mark Kurlansky
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod and The Basque History of the World , here turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very...
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Janine M. Benyus
Harper Perennial
Harper Perennial
This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature's best ideas to solve our toughest 21st–century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth....
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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Rob Hopkins
Green Books
Green Books
We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of time by treating petroleum as if it were in infinite supply. Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively...
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Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual
Solar Energy International
New Society Publishers
New Society Publishers
Producing electricity from the sun using photovoltaic (PV) systems has become a major industry worldwide. But designing, installing and maintaining such systems requires knowledge and training, and there have been few easily accessible,...
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