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Nature and Science April 2019
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How to know the birds : the art & adventure of birding
by Ted Floyd
What it's about: A unique blend of narrative and field studies introduces a new, holistic approach to bird-watching, by noting how behaviors, settings and seasonal cycles connect with shape, song, color, gender age distinctions and other characteristics traditionally used to identify species.
Reviewers say: "Highly recommended for those interested in the natural world. This is a book to be read; there is nothing else quite like it." (Library Journal)
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| Earth-Shattering: Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear... by Bob BermanWhat it is: a chronicle of the universe's biggest explosions, beginning (naturally) with the Big Bang.
Why you might like it: Author and astronomer Bob Berman chronicles cosmic catastrophes in an engaging and accessible manner.
Reviewers say: "This lively menagerie of astrophysical oddities will entertain any reader who’s ever wondered what the biggest, most dangerous “bangs” in the universe might be." (Publishers Weekly) |
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Mama's last hug : animal emotions and what they tell us about ourselves
by F. B. M. de Waal
What it's about: The influential primatologist and best-selling author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? draws on renowned primate studies in an exploration of animal emotions that touches on such subjects as expressions, animal sentience and free will.
Why you might like it: "De Waal turns his years of research into a delightful and illuminating read for non-scientists, a book that will surely make readers want to grab someone's arm and exclaim, "Listen to this!"" (Kirkus Reviews)
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| Europe: A Natural History by Tim FlanneryWelcome to: Europe, the tropical archipelago that formed 100 million years ago and, following floods, ice ages, and other events, transformed into the geographically and biologically diverse region we know today.
Look for: the "hell pigs" of the Oligocene period, the two-foot long proto-hedgehog Deinogalerix, and Europe's first hominids -- the human-Neanderthal hybrids that colonized the continent 38,000 years ago.
What's next? Confronting the existential threats of climate change, according to Australian author and paleontologist Tim Flannery. |
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| Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction by Judith GriselWhat it's about: a behavioral neuroscientist with a history of substance abuse examines addiction from a scientific and personal perspective.
Media buzz: Author Judith Grisel appeared on NPR's Fresh Air to discuss both the book and her experiences with addiction.
Food for thought: Grisel notes, "The opposite of addiction, I have learned, is not sobriety but choice." |
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| Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature... by Adam RutherfordWhat it is: a thought-provoking look at human evolution that examines similarities and differences between humans and other species.
Reviewers say: "a refreshing and perspective-altering view of the complex history of life on Earth" (Publishers Weekly).
About the author: Geneticist and science journalist Adam Rutherford is the author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived. |
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