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A Carnival of Unicorns

One Man's Pursuit of Marine Biology in a Political World

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Ever wonder what drives scientists to spend a lifetime pursuing their passion? In this engaging and scholarly memoir, one of Florida’s leading pioneers in marine biology gives us a glimpse. Robert “Bob” Ingle weaves an intriguing tale of history, science, politics and personal insight. He recounts his early days as a WWII-era scientist studying tropical diseases in Trinidad and the Caribbean. His ... Read more

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Ever wonder what drives scientists to spend a lifetime pursuing their passion? In this engaging and scholarly memoir, one of Florida’s leading pioneers in marine biology gives us a glimpse. Robert “Bob” Ingle weaves an intriguing tale of history, science, politics and personal insight. He recounts his early days as a WWII-era scientist studying tropical diseases in Trinidad and the Caribbean. His
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The Water Will Come

Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

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An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing world in the age of climate change and rising tides.What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities ... Read more

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Four Fish

The Future of the Last Wild Food

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“A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times Book ReviewAcclaimed author of American Catch and The Omega Princple and life-long fisherman, Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate our menus: salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna.Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner ... Read more

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Fathoms

The World in the Whale

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Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship with other ... Read more

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The Mosquito

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A Crack in the Edge of the World

America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906

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The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive ... Read more

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The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive
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The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness

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The incomparable Rebecca Solnit, author of more than a dozen acclaimed, prizewinning books of nonfiction, brings the same dazzling writing to the essays in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness. As the title suggests, the territory of Solnit’s concerns is vast, and in her signature alchemical style she combines commentary on history, justice, war and peace, and explorations of place, art, and ... Read more

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The incomparable Rebecca Solnit, author of more than a dozen acclaimed, prizewinning books of nonfiction, brings the same dazzling writing to the essays in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness. As the title suggests, the territory of Solnit’s concerns is vast, and in her signature alchemical style she combines commentary on history, justice, war and peace, and explorations of place, art, and
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The Gulf

The Making of An American Sea

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The Big Ones

How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)

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By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to comeEarthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them ... Read more

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Running Away to Sea

Round the World on a Tramp Freighter

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At a turning point in his life, George Fetherling embarked on an adventure to sail round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. The four-month voyage carried him 30,000 nautical miles from Europe via the Panama Canal to the South Pacific and back by way of Singapore, Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, and Suez.Written with dash, colour, and droll humour, Fetherlings narrative is peopled ... Read more

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For readers of such crusading works of nonfiction as Katherine Boo’s Beyond the Beautiful Forevers and Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains comes a powerful and captivating examination of two entwined global crises: environmental destruction and human trafficking—and an inspiring, bold plan for how we can solve them.A leading expert on modern-day slavery, Kevin Bales has traveled to some of ... Read more

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