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["Author (Last, First)","Title","Subtitle","Series","Volume","Publisher","Year Published","Genre","Summary"]
["Ackerman, Diane","The Human Age","The World Shaped by Us",null,null,"W.W. Norton",2014,"Natural Science/Science","Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is now the dominant force shaping the future of planet Earth.Humans have \"subdued 75 percent of the land surface, concocted a wizardry of industrial and medical marvels, strung lights all across the darkness.\" We tinker with nature at every opportunity; we garden the planet with our preferred species of plants and animals, many of them invasive; and we have even altered the climate, threatening our own extinction. Yet we reckon with our own destructive capabilities in extraordinary acts of hope-filled creativity: we collect the DNA of vanishing species in a \"frozen ark,\" equip orangutans with iPads, and create wearable technologies and synthetic species that might one day outsmart us. With her distinctive gift for making scientific discovery intelligible to the layperson, Ackerman takes us on an exhilarating journey through our new reality, introducing us to many of the people and ideas now creatingâ€”perhaps savingâ€”our future and that of our fellow creatures.A beguiling, optimistic engagement with the changes affecting every part of our lives, The Human Age is a wise and beautiful book that will astound, delight, and inform intelligent life for a long time to come."]
["Adams, Ansel","Yosemite and the Range of Light",null,null,null,"Little, Brown",1979,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Association, Mendocino area parks","Plants of the Big River Region -  Mendocino Coast",null,null,null,null,null,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Carwardine, Mark","Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises",null,null,null,"Fog City Press",2002,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Cole, K. C.","The Universe and the Teacup","The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty",null,null,"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt",1999,"Natural Science/Science","Mathematics, that breathtaking invention of ours that reveals the tiniest particles of matter and takes us to the outermost reaches of the cosmos, is found by many people to be intimidating. In The Universe and the Teacup, K. C. Cole demystifies mathematics and shows us-with humor and wonderfully accessible stories-why math need not be frightening. Using the O. J. Simpson trial, the bell curve, and Emmy Noether, the nineteenth-century woman scientist whose work was essential for Einstein's theory of relativity, Cole helps us see that more than just being a tool, math is a key to understanding the beauty of everything from rainbows to relativity."]
["Darwin, Charles","The Origin of Species",null,null,null,"Barnes & Noble Classics",2003,"Natural Science/Science","The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is part of theBarnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:   New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate  All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works. On December 27, 1831, the young naturalist Charles Darwin left Plymouth Harbor aboard the HMS Beagle. For the next five years, he conducted research on plants and animals from around the globe, amassing a body of evidence that would culminate in one of the greatest discoveries in the history of mankind--the theory of evolution. Darwin presented his stunning insights in a landmark book that forever altered the way human beings view themselves and the world they live in. In The Origin of Species, he convincingly demonstrates the fact of evolution: that existing animals and plants cannot have appeared separately but must have slowly transformed from ancestral creatures. Most important, the book fully explains the mechanism that effects such a transformation: natural selection, the idea that made evolution scientifically intelligible for the first time. One of the few revolutionary works of science that is engrossingly readable, The Origin of Species not only launched the science of modern biology but also has influenced virtually all subsequent literary, philosophical, and religious thinking. George Levine, Kenneth Burke Professor of English Literature at Rutgers University, has written extensively about Darwin and the relation of science and literature, particularly in Darwin and the Novelists. He is the author of many related books, including The Realistic Imagination, Dying to Know, and his birdwatching memoirs, Lifebirds."]
["Darwin, Charles","The Voyage of the Beagle",null,null,null,"Wordsworth Editions",1997,"Natural Science/Science","With an Introduction by David Amigoni. Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely capture. Words, he said, were inadequate to convey to those who have not visited the inter-tropical regions, the sensation of delight which the mind experiences'. Yet in a travel journal which takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to South Sea Islands, Darwin's descriptive powers are constantly challenged, but never once overcome. In addition, 'The Voyage of the Beagle' displays Darwin's powerful, speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relation between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. AUTHOR: Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English Naturalist who realized and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, through the process he called natural selection. In recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was one of only five 19th-century UK non-royal personages to be honoured by a state funeral, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton."]
["Doidge, Norman","The Brain's Way of Healing","Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity",null,null,"Penguin",2015,"Natural Science/Science","NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  The New York Times-bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. Now in an updated and expanded paperback edition. Winner of the 2015 Gold Nautilus Award in Science & Cosmology  In his groundbreaking work The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge introduced readers to neuroplasticity--the brain's ability to change its own structure and function in response to activity and mental experience. Now his revolutionary new book shows how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. The Brain's Way of Healing describes natural, noninvasive avenues into the brain provided by the energy around us--in light, sound, vibration, and movement--that can awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated chronic pain; recovered from debilitating strokes, brain injuries, and learning disorders; overcame attention deficit and learning disorders; and found relief from symptoms of autism, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy. And we learn how to vastly reduce the risk of dementia, with simple approaches anyone can use.  For centuries it was believed that the brain's complexity prevented recovery from damage or disease. The Brain's Way of Healing shows that this very sophistication is the source of a unique kind of healing. As he did so lucidly in The Brain That Changes Itself, Doidge uses stories to present cutting-edge science with practical real-world applications, and principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain's performance and health."]
["Ehrenreich, Barbara","Living with a Wild God","A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything",null,null,"Twelve",2015,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Farrand, John","The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding: Loons to sandpipers",null,null,null,"Knopf",1983,"Natural Science/Science","A field handbook for bird watchers shows and describes all of the 835 species of birds in North America"]
["Fossey, Dian","Gorillas in the Mist",null,null,null,"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt",2000,"Natural Science/Science","One of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world, GORILLAS IN THE MIST is the riveting account of Dian Fossey's thirteen years in a remote African rain forest with the greatest of the great apes. Fossey's extraordinary efforts to ensure the future of the rain forest and its remaining mountain gorillas are captured in her own words and in candid photographs of this fascinating endangered species. As only she could, Fossey combined her personal adventure story with groundbreaking scientific reporting in an unforgettable portrait of one of our closest primate relatives. Although Fossey's work ended tragically in her murder, GORILLAS IN THE MIST remains an invaluable testament to one of the longest-running field studies of primates and reveals her undying passion for her subject."]
["Fox, Matthew","Order of the Sacred Earth","An Intergenerational Vision of Love and Action",null,null,"Monkfish Book Publishing Company",2018,"Natural Science/Science","Matthew Fox, a 76-year-old elder, activist and spiritual theologian, along with Skylar Wilson, a 33-year-old wilderness guide, leader of inter-cultural ceremonies, and an event producer, and Jennifer Berit Listug, a 28-year-old writer, spiritual leader, and publicist, are presenting a challenge and an opportunity in the vision launched in this modest book. That vision is about creating an Order of the Sacred Earth. Essay contributors to the book and its vision include Mirabai Starr, Brian Thomas Swimme, Adam Bucko, and David Korten."]
["Goodall, Jane","Harvest for Hope","A Guide to Mindful Eating",null,null,"Grand Central Publishing",2006,"Natural Science/Science","From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a provocative look into the ways we can positively impact the world by changing our eating habits. \"One of those rare, truly great books that can change the world.\" - John Robbins, author of The Food RevolutionThe renowned scientist who fundamentally changed the way we view primates and our relationship with the animal kingdom now turns her attention to an incredibly important and deeply personal issue-taking a stand for a more sustainable world. In this provocative and encouraging book, Jane Goodall sounds a clarion call to Western society, urging us to take a hard look at the food we produce and consume-and showing us how easy it is to create positive change.Offering her hopeful, but stirring vision, Goodall argues convincingly that each individual can make a difference. She offers simple strategies each of us can employ to foster a sustainable society. Brilliant, empowering, and irrepressibly optimistic, HARVEST FOR HOPE is one of the most crucial works of our age. If we follow Goodall's sound advice, we just might save ourselves before it's too late."]
["Goodall, Jane","Reason for hope","a spiritual journey",null,null,"Warner Books",1999,"Natural Science/Science","As a young woman, Jane Goodall was best known for her groundbreaking fieldwork with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Africa. Goodall's work has always been controversial, mostly because she broke the mold of research scientist by developing meaningful relationships with her \"specimens\" and honoring their lives as she would other humans. Now at the age of 60, she continues to break the mold of scientist by revealing how her research and worldwide conservation institutes spring from her childhood callings and adult spiritual convictions. Reason for Hope is a smoothly written memoir that does not shy away from facing the realities of environmental destruction, animal abuse, and genocide. But Goodall shares her antidote to the poison of despair with specific examples of why she has not lost faith. For instance, she shares her spiritual epiphany during a visit to Auschwitz; her bravery in the face of chimpanzee imprisonment in medical laboratories; and devotes a whole chapter to individuals, corporations, and countries that are doing the right thing. But most of all Goodall provides a beautifully written plea for why everyone can and must find a reason for hope. --Gail Hudson"]
["Goodall, Jane","Seeds of hope : wisdom and wonder from the world of plants","Wisdom and wonder from the world of plants",null,null,"Grand Central Publishing",2015,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Grandin, Temple","Animals in Translation","Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior",null,null,"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt",2006,"Natural Science/Science","I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do know people can learn to \"talk\" to animals, and to hear what animals have to say, better than they do now. --From Animals in TranslationWhy would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber? Why do dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn to spell? How did wolves teach man to evolve? Temple Grandin draws upon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas. People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them in the perfect position to translate \"animal talk.\" Grandin is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense and will forever change the way we think about animals. *includes a Behavior and Training Troubleshooting Guide Among its provocative ideas, the book: argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness--and that animals do have consciousness applies the autism theory of \"hyper-specificity\" to animals, showing that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they \"can't see the forest for the trees\"--a talent as well as a \"deficit\" explores the \"interpreter\" in the normal human brain that filters out detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality that surrounds them--a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too clearlyexplains how animals have \"superhuman\" skills: animals have animal geniuscompares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal people do not possess and sometimes cannot even see examines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to decide, and even to predict the future reveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animals maintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to make it feel afraid"]
["Hawken, Paul","Blessed Unrest","How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being, and why No One Saw it Coming",null,null,"Penguin",2007,"Natural Science/Science","One of the worldâ€™s most influential environmentalists reveals a worldwide grassroots movement of hope and humanityBlessed Unresttells the story of a worldwide movement that is largely unseen by politicians or the media. Hawken, an environmentalist and author, has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person causes, these organizations collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This is a movement that has no name, leader, or location, but is in every city, town, and culture. It is organizing from the bottom up and is emerging as an extraordinary and creative expression of peopleâ€™s needs worldwide. Blessed Unrestexplores the diversity of this movement, its brilliant ideas, innovative strategies, and centuries-old history. The culmination of Hawkenâ€™s many years of leadership in these fields, it will inspire, surprise, and delight anyone who is worried about the direction the modern world is headed. Blessed Unrestis a description of humanityâ€™s collective genius and the unstoppable movement to re-imagine our relationship to the environment and one another. Like Hawkenâ€™s previous books, Blessed Unrestwill become a classic in its fieldâ€” a touchstone for anyone concerned about our future."]
["Hawking, Stephen","A Brief History of Time",null,null,null,"Bantam Books",1998,"Natural Science/Science","#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking's book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe beginâ€”and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unendingâ€”or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and â€œarrows of time,â€\u009d of the big bang and a bigger Godâ€”where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation."]
["Hawking, Stephen","Brief Answers to the Big Questions",null,null,null,"Random House Publishing Group",2018,"Natural Science/Science","NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The world-famous cosmologist and author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind.\"Hawking's parting gift to humanity . . . a book every thinking person worried about humanity's future should read.\"--NPR  Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues. Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe's greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet--including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence--he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us.  Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? â€‹â€‹These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history.  Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking's daughter, Lucy, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world. Praise for Brief Answers to the Big Questions  \"[Hawking is] a symbol of the soaring power of the human mind.\"--The Washington Post  \"Hawking's final message to readers . . . is a hopeful one.\"--CNN  \"Brisk, lucid peeks into the future of science and of humanity.\"--The Wall Street Journal  \"Hawking pulls no punches on subjects like machines taking over, the biggest threat to Earth, and the possibilities of intelligent life in space.\"--Quartz  \"Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and--where it matters--witty.\"--The Guardian  \"This beautiful little book is a fitting last twinkle from a new star in the firmament above.\"--The Telegraph"]
["Heisenberg, Werner","Physics and Philosophy","The Revolution in Modern Science",null,null,"HarperCollins",2007,"Natural Science/Science","The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he played a towering role. The outgrowth of a celebrated lecture series, this book remains as relevant, provocative, and fascinating as when it was first published in 1958. A brilliant scientist whose ideas altered our perception of the universe, Heisenberg is considered the father of quantum physics; he is most famous for the Uncertainty Principle, which states that quantum particles do not occupy a fixed, measurable position. His contributions remain a cornerstone of contemporary physics theory and application."]
["Huler, Scott","Defining the Wind","The Beaufort Scale, and how a Nineteenth-century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry",null,null,"Three Rivers Press",2005,"Natural Science/Science","Defining the Wind is a wonderfully written account of one man's crusade to learn about what the wind is made of by tracing the history of the Beaufort Scale and its eccentric creator, Sir Francis Beaufort. It's as much about the language we use to describe our world as it is an exhortation to observe it more closely."]
["Jensen, Derrick","A Language Older Than Words",null,null,null,"Context Books",2000,"Natural Science/Science","At once a beautifully poetic memoir and an uncompromising political tract, the narrative moves elegantly between the microcosm of Jensen's family and the macrocosm of world history. Parallels are drawn between the abuse he experienced at the hands of his father and the destructive march of \"progress\" under the banner of a world market. He highlights the inevitable losses of a planet that is dying to keep up with the selfish whims of its inhabitants."]
["Nabhan, Gary Paul","The Geography of Childhood","Why Children Need Wild Places",null,null,"Beacon Press",1994,"Natural Science/Science","In this unique collaboration, naturalists Gary Nabhan and Stephen Trimble investigate how children come to care deeply about the natural world. They ask searching questions about what may happen to children denied exposure to wild places - a reality for more children today than at any time in human history. The authors remember pivotal events in their own childhood that led each to a life-long relationship with the land: Nabhan's wanderings in the wasteland of steel mills and power plants of Gary, Indiana, and in the Indiana Dunes; Trimble's travels in the West with a geologist father. They tell stories of children learning about wild places and creatures in settings ranging from cities and suburbs to isolated Nevada sheep ranches to Native American communities in the Southwest and Mexico. The Geography of Childhood draws insights from fields as various as evolutionary biology, child psychology, education, and ethnography. The book urges adults to rethink our children's contact with nature. Small children have less need for large-scale wilderness than for a garden, gully, or field to create a crucial tie to the natural world. Nabhan suggests that traditional wilderness-oriented rites of passage may help cure the alienation of adolescence: \"Those who as adolescents fail to pass through such rites remain in an arrested state of immaturity for the remainder of their lives\". Trimble's fatherhood leads him to question how we grant different freedoms to girls and boys in their exploration of nature - and how this bias powerfully affects adult lives. Both authors return to their experiences with indigenous peoples to show how nature is taught and wilderness understood in cultures historicallygrounded outside of America's cities and suburbs. The Geography of Childhood makes clear how human growth remains rooted, as it always has, both in childhood and in wild landscapes. It is an essential book for all parents and teachers who wonder what our children may miss if they never experience local wildlife or wild landscapes."]
["Piccioni, Robert Libero","Everyone's Guide to Atoms, Einstein, and the Universe","Real Science for Real People",null,null,"Real Science Publishing",2009,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Sagan, Carl","Billions and Billions","Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium",null,null,"Random House",1997,"Natural Science/Science","In this book, his last, Carl Sagan shows once again his extraordinary ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the universe for the general reader. Brilliant, eloquent, and imbued with Sagan's uniquely childlike sense of awe, this entertaining collection of essays captures the authors spirit at its best. In Billions and Billions Sagan applies what we know about science, mathematics, and space to everyday life, as well as to the exploration of many essential questions concerning the environment and our future. Ranging far and wide in subject matter, he takes his readers on a soaring journey, from the invention of chess to the possibility of life on Mars, from Monday Night Football to the relationship between the United States and Russia, from global warming to the abortion debate. And, on a more intimate note, we are given a rare glimpse of the author himself as he movingly describes his valiant fight for his life, his love of his family, and his personal beliefs about death and God. Throughout these essays, Sagan provides clarity and understanding for an audience eager to make sense of the world around it as it prepares for the challenges of the coming millennium, and in the process he illuminates his strongly held belief that we have the ability to change the world and our lives for the better. Sagan has said, We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers. With this book, as in his magnificent career, he makes this world significant indeed."]
["Sagan, Carl","Cosmos",null,null,null,"Ballantine",2013,"Natural Science/Science","RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOXCosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan's collaborator, Ann Druyan, full color illustrations, and a new Foreword by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson,Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science.Praise for Cosmosâ€œMagnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge,Cosmos often seems too good to be true.â€\u009dâ€”The Plain Dealerâ€œSagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a thirdâ€”his mind'sâ€”on the human condition.â€\u009dâ€”Newsdayâ€œBrilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . . shimmers with a sense of wonder.â€\u009dâ€”The Miami Heraldâ€œSagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.â€\u009dâ€”Cosmopolitanâ€œEnticing . . . iridescent . . . imaginatively illustrated.â€\u009dâ€”The New York Times Book Review"]
["Sobel, Dava","Galileo's Daughter","A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love",null,null,"Bloomsbury Publishing USA",2011,"Natural Science/Science","Inspired by a long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of his daughter Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun, Dava Sobel has crafted a biography that dramatically recolors the personality and accomplishments of a mythic figure whose early-seventeenth-century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion-the man Albert Einstein called \"the father of modern physics-indeed of modern science altogether.\" It is also a stunning portrait of Galileo's daughter, a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as \"a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me.\"Moving between Galileo's grand public life and Maria Celeste's sequestered world, Sobel illuminates the Florence of the Medicis and the papal court in Rome during the pivotal era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was about to be overturned. During that same time, while the bubonic plague wreaked its terrible devastation and the Thirty Years' War tipped fortunes across Europe, Galileo sought to reconcile the Heaven he revered as a good Catholic with the heavens he revealed through his telescope. Filled with human drama and scientific adventure, Galileo's Daughter is an unforgettable story.Praise for Galileo's Daughter : \"[Sobel] shows herself a virtuoso at encapsulating the history and the politics of science. Her descriptions of Galileo's ideas...are pithy, vivid, and intelligible.\"-Wall Street Journal"]
["society, The Audubon","Pacific Coast, the Audubon society nature guides","A comprehensive field guide to the birds plants social creatures fishes wheels and other natural wonders",null,null,null,null,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Sperling, Norman","What Your Astronomy Textbook Won't Tell You","Clear, Savvy Insights for Mastery",null,null,"Everything in the Universe",2002,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Stienstra, Tom","Foghorn Outdoors California Wildlife","A Practical Guide",null,null,"Avalon Publishing",2000,"Natural Science/Science","The Golden State is blessed with a diversity of wildlife unrivaled anywhere on Earth. From coastal tidepools to high desert, and from mountain forests to fertile valleys, the ecosystems of California teem with a vast array of species. This encyclopedic guide, written by Tom Stienstra in collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Game, profiles over 100 animals, from the formidable black bear and majestic gray whale to river otters, bald eagles, and great horned owls. The guide is cross-referenced and has been reviewed for accuracy by professional biologists."]
["Taylor, Barbara","The great big book of snakes & reptiles",null,null,null,"Hermes House",2014,"Natural Science/Science"]
["Wallace, David Rains","The Klamath Knot","Explorations of Myth and Evolution",null,null,"University of California Press",2003,"Natural Science/Science","\"The Klamath Knot is a classic work of natural history, a wondrous meditation through time and space, and an intimate portrait of a miraculous stretch of land, forest, and mountain as botanically rich as any place in North America, as ecologically vital and important as any place on the planet.\"â€”Wade Davis, author of One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest\"In Wallace's hands, evolution is never mechanical or abstract; it is always seen operating in particular sites and species. As a stylist and a thinker Wallace is in a select class of writers who make science into literature.\"â€”Ernest Callenbach, author of Ecotopia\"For those of us who like David Rains Wallace's writing, it is good news indeed that his much-admired The Klamath Knot is back in print.\"â€”Sue Hubbell, author of Waiting for Aphrodite: Journeys into the Time Before Bones\"A classic of natural history which will take its place alongside Walden and A Sand County Almanac.\"â€”G. Ledyard Stebbins, author of Variation and Evolution in Plants \"The Klamath Knot is a marvelous book, one of the finest nature essays I have read, beautifully written, full of stimulating ideas and insights.\"â€”George B. Schaller, author of The Last Panda"]
["Wild, Paula","The cougar","beautiful, wild and dangerous",null,null,"D & M Publishers",2013,"Natural Science/Science","The Cougar is a skillful blend of natural history, scientific research, First Nations stories and first person accounts. With her in-depth research, Wild explores the relationship between mountain lions and humans, and provides the most up-to-date information on cougar awareness and defense tactics for those living, working or travelling in cougar country."]
["Williams, Terry Tempest","Red","Passion and Patience in the Desert",null,null,"Vintage Books",2002,"Natural Science/Science","The beloved author of Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams is one of the country's most eloquent and imaginative writers. The desert is her blood. In this potent collage of stories, essays, and testimony, Red makes a stirring case for the preservation of America's Redrock Wilderness in the canyon country of southern Utah. As passionate as she is persuasive, Williams writes lyrically about the desert's power and vulnerability, describing wonders that range from an ancient Puebloan sash of macaw feathers found in Canyonlands National Park to the desert tortoiseâ€“an animal that can â€œteach us the slow art of revolutionary patienceâ€\u009d as it extends our notion of kinship with all life. She examines the civil war being waged in the West today over public and private uses of landâ€“an issue that divides even her own family. With grace, humor, and compassionate intelligence, Williams reminds us that the preservation of wildness is not simply a political process but a spiritual one.â€œLush elegies to the wilderness. . . . Earthy, spiritual, evocative.â€\u009d â€”The Boston Globeâ€œErotic, scientific, literary. . . . Her intimacy with this landscape is complex and passionate.â€\u009d â€”Los Angeles Times Book Reviewâ€œHer finest writing . . . Use[s] pure language in the face of laws that need to be changed and lawmakers and citizens who need to understand that there is another way to see.â€\u009d â€”Portland Oregonian"]
["Zim PhD, Herbert S","Trees a guide to familiar American trees",null,"A golden nature guide",null,null,null,"Natural Science/Science"]