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The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire

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Australia's Agricultural Identity

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Audubon's Birds of America

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Seven Deadly Sins

The Biology of Being Human

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A Geometrical Introduction to Tensor Calculus

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Advanced Linear Algebra

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Yisong Yang (New York University)

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Learning the Art of Electronics

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Thomas C. Hayes (Harvard University, Massachusetts)

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When the Earth Was Green

Plants, Animals, and Evolution's...

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Is a River Alive?

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Earth's Last Wilderness

Sir David Attenborough

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The Meteorites

Encounters with Outer Space and...

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From Imagination to Exploration...

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Space Mission Patches

A Collection Used by NASA

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Under a Metal Sky

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Hope Dies Last

Visionary People Across the World,...

Alan Weisman

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Home to Roost

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Birds of Costa Rica

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Your Life Is Manufactured

How We Make Things, Why It Matters...

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How Technology Has Made Us What...

Tom Chatfield

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