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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...
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The duo behind the massively successful podcast "Stuff You Should Know" offers an unexpected look at weird, fascinating, delightful, or unexpected elements of a wide variety of topics, featuring new subjects that they've long wondered about and wanted to explore.
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"This comprehensive cat care guide from the star of the hit Animal Planet show "My Cat from Hell," Jackson Galaxy, shows us how to eliminate feline behavioral problems by understanding cats' instinctive behavior. Cat Mojo is the confidence that cats exhibit when they are at ease in their environment and in touch with their natural instincts--to hunt, catch, kill, eat, groom, and sleep. Problems such as litter box avoidance and aggression arise when...
5) Sharks
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Get up close and personal with all kinds of sharks-from bullhead to cow to carpet sharks-and learn how to identify different types, which is strongest, and so much more with this exciting book full of amazing images, fun quizzes, and incredible information"--
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Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Why do we sometimes refer to a left-handed pitcher as a?southpaw?? Why are major league pitchers normally limited to 100 pitches per game? Why was Jack Roosevelt Robinson the first African-American ever to play as part of an official lineup for a team in Major League Baseball? Why is a baseball field sometimes referred to as a diamond?
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"A compact, accessible, life-changing book, internationally bestselling Walking on Sunshine offers fifty-two tips and tools (one for each week of the year) to increase your happiness year-round and help you manage the mood-altering pressures of everyday life,"--Amazon.com.
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Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"A collection of answers to the philosophical questions on people's minds-from the big to the personal to the ones you didn't know you needed answered. Based on real-life questions from his Ask a Philosopher series, Ian Olasov offers his answers to questions such as: - Are people innately good or bad? - Is it okay to have a pet fish? - Is it okay to have kids? - Is color subjective? - If humans colonize Mars, who will own the land? - Is ketchup a...
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"American culture is awash in lies. Despite the fact that we have the truth at our fingertips at all times, Americans still believe lies about everything from health to politics to science to business. Kate Adams's clever trivia book debunks the 500 most common untruths and shows readers why we are all so susceptible to misinformation, and also includes a chapter on facts that are true, but seem like bullsh*t."--Amazon.com
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Kingfisher books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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This essential title provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! Trustworthy and easy-to-follow text written by Clive Gifford is complemented by vibrant design and illustrations and explains how and why things happen. Covering a range of children's favorite subjects, including space, nature, wildlife, dinosaurs, volcanoes, technology and much more. Meet a meerkat mob, witness a volcanic eruption and discover how...
11) Volcanoes
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Introduces volcanoes, describing the different types of eruptions, historic eruptions, and how they can create islands.
12) Dinosaurs
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Introduces dinosaurs, describing the physical characteristics and behavior of different dinosaur groups, how they are studied today, and some of their distant relatives.--
13) Science
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DK Publishing
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2016.
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English
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An introduction to science breaks down what it is and how it works, from the difference between atoms and molecules and the water cycle to food chains and weather.--
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Centennial Books, an imprint of Centennial Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"The Giant Book of Anmials will give kids a close-up look at many of these, both familiar and unfamiliar, from the huge blue whale to the tiny pink fairy armadillo and dozens of other animals from all around the globe. They'll also get a fanciful glimpse of a few mythical creatures that have only existed in legendary tales, as well as a look at very real animals that are now permanently gone from the planet. Finally, kids will learn about some of...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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The cohost of the podcast "No Such Thing as a Fish" investigates the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories about time travel, aliens, ghosts, mysterious creatures, and more.
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"Be the life (or death) of any party with hundreds of gruesome and fascinating facts. From serial killer psychology basics to little-known details about notorious murders such as John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy [...] Perfect for any murderino, true crime junkie, or connoisseur of macabre tales, Serial Killer Trivia is sure to surprise and horrify." -- from Back Cover.
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The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Botanical encounters in the rainforest: trees that walk, a leaf as big as an awning, a plant that dances. This Atlas invites the reader to tour the farthest reaches of the rainforest in search of exotic-poetic-plant life. Guided in these botanical encounters by Francis Halle, who has spent forty years in pursuit of the strange and beautiful plant specimens of the rainforest, the reader discovers a plant with just one solitary, monumental leaf; an...
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Buster Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Packed full of fascinating facts that will astound and amaze, this irreverent and intelligent guide to the weird, wild and wonderful explores the bizarre truth about the world around us, and is the essential companion for clever and curious kids. Suitable 8 years+
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