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You are made up of about 10 trillion human cells-- but there are about 100 trillion microbial cells in and on your body. Knight and Buhler examine the links between our microbes and numerous diseases, and show how microbes are integrated into almost all aspects of our lives. Learn how microscopic life inside us influences our health, mood, and more.
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2017.
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354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"In We Have No Idea, they explore the biggest unknowns in the universe, why these things are still mysteries, and what a lot of smart people are doing to figure out the answers (or at least ask the right questions). While they're at it, they helpfully demystify many complicated things we do know about, from quarks and neutrinos to gravitational waves and exploding black holes. With equal doses of humor and delight, they invite us to see the universe...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
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xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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""Time" is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it's always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we're bored and speed by as we get older? How and why does time fly? In this witty and meditative exploration, award-winning author and New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick takes readers on a personal quest...
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
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viii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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The authors-- one a philosopher, the other a physicist-- draw on their training and six years of co-teaching to dramatize the quantum's rocky path from scientific theory to public understanding while also exploring the quantum's manifestations in everything from art and sculpture to the prose of John Updike and David Foster Wallace.
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Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2018.
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xviii, 494 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Based on the podcast known for battling sloppy reasoning, bad arguments, and superstitions with logical thinking, the "Skeptical Rogues" help readers try to make sense of an increasingly crazy world using critical thinking skills, science, and philosophy.
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MAST Publishing House
Pub. Date
[2016]
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xxviii, 256 pages ; 23 cm
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Within every community, toxic people can be found hiding in families, couples, companies, and places of worship. The cryptic nature of psychological abuse involves repetitious mind games played by one individual or a group of people. Psychological abuse leaves no bruises. There are no broken bones. There are no holes in the walls. The bruises, brokenness, and holes are held tightly within the target of the abuse. -- Goodreads
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"Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel. Describing the latest discoveries in astrophysics, the informative and entertaining...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
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vi, 425 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of thyroid problems and explains how to recognize the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, work with a doctor to get the correct diagnosis, and create an appropriate plan for treatment and recovery.
10) Baby care basics
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Robert Rose Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
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224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Just 125,000 years ago, humanity was on a path to extinction, until a dramatic shift occurred. We used our mental abilities to navigate new terrain and changing climates. We hunted, foraged, tracked tides, shucked oysters- anything we could do to survive. Before long, our species had pulled itself back from the brink and was on more stable ground. What saved us? The human brain- and its evolutionary journey is unlike any other. In A History of the...
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Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2021.
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191 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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"La endometriosis es una enfermedad ginecológica crónica que afecta a una de cada diez mujeres en edad reproductiva y que repercute profundamente en la vida de las pacientes. A pesar de ello, es una gran desconocida y pocas veces se habla abiertamente de ella. Este libro práctico e ilustrado, escrito por el doctor Francisco Carmona, explica de forma clara y rigurosa qué es la endometriosis, por qué se produce, los factores de riesgo, cuáles...
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Synthesis lectures on engineering volume 26
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Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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xvi, 196 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, the Milky Way would like a chance to speakfor itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it. It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds of gas scattered through the universe's primordial plasma...
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"On this epic voyage of discovery, astronomer Mark Thompson takes you on that journey. From how to prepare for take-off and the experience of leaving Earth's atmosphere, to the reality of living in the confines of a spaceship and the strange sensation of weightlessness, this is an adventure like no other. Suit up, strap in and enjoy the ride."--Amazon.com.
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2012
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xvii, 343 p. ; 25 cm.
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Discusses the Earth's inherent instability and susceptibility toward violent natural disasters and climate extremes, challenging beliefs about apocalyptic inevitabilities while revealing how to change humanity's place within the planet's cycles.
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Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
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xi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Over 99% of people who try to lose weight don't succeed. They don't get slender and they don't stay slender long term. The average dieter spends a significant amount of money and makes four or five new attempts each year. Four or five new attempts each year with almost no hope of success. Only 1% of people will get down to their goal weight on traditional diets. Susan Peirce Thompson. Ph.D., suggests that there's something fishy going on here, something...
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